TEL 7208: CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT TEST

Time: 1hr 30 minutes.

Question 1 (20 marks)

a) Describe the four main objectives of radio network planning and optimization. [4 marks]
b) Compare the network planning process of GSM with that of UMTS [6 marks]
c) List 3 methods of capacity enhancement in UMTS network. Highlight the pros & cons of each
method. [6 marks]
d) Briefly describe how TMA works as a coverage enhancement technology? [4 marks]

Question 2 (15 marks)

a) Briefly explain the concepts of frequency reuse in the cellular system [4 marks]
(i) Determine the distance for the nearest co-channel cell for a cell having a radius of 0.64km
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and a co-channel reuse factor of 12. [Hint: Frequency reuse ratio, q= ] [3 marks]
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(ii) Determine the frequency reuse ratio for a cell radius of 0.8km separated from the nearest co-
channel cell by a distance of 6.4km. [3 marks]

b) Consider a single high-power transmitter that can support 40 voice channels over an area of 140
km2 with the available spectrum. If this area is equally divided into seven smaller areas (cells),
each supported by lower power transmitters so that each cell supports 30% of the channels, then
determine
(i) coverage area of each cell. [2 marks]
(ii) total number of voice channels available in cellular system. Comment on the results
obtained. [3 marks]

Question 3 (15 marks)

a) How does the link budget impact to number of the sites required in an area? [3marks]
b) What is Cell Breathing and why does it happen in WCDMA? [3 marks]
c) Explain the importance of the antenna height in reduction of co-channel interference. [3 marks]
d) As a radio network planning and optimization engineer, explain how you can resolve a customer
complaint regarding Call drop and that of Low throughput.
i) In office [3 marks]
ii) By Drive test [3 marks]

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