15EC81 – Wireless Cellular & LTE 4G Broadband

Question Bank
Module 1
1. Briefly explain evolution of mobile technologies from 1G to 4G.
2. Explain the advantages of OFDM which led to its selection for the use in LTE.
3. Write a short note on Multi-antenna Techniques used in LTE
4. Write a short note on SC-FDE and SC-FDMA.
5. Briefly explain the 3GPP evolution toward a flat LTE SAE architecture
6. Briefly explain LTE Network Architecture with EPC architecture block diagram.
7. Write a short note on Cellular Concept (Co-cells, Cluster, Frequency Reuse, Handoff )
8. Explain the following terms with diagrams and equations (if needed)
a. Co-channel interference
b. Co-channel Reuse Ratio
c. SIR for a mobile station
d. SIR for the worst case scenario
e. Outage Probability, Pout
9. With the help of neat diagram, explain cell sectoring? Mention its advantages and
disadvantages.
10. Briefly Explain Fading in Broadband wireless Channels (BWC)
11. Briefly Explain the following Wireless channel Parameters
a. Delay Spread and Coherence Bandwidth
b. Doppler Spread and Coherence Time
c. Angular Spread and Coherence Distance
12. Briefly explain various statistical models for Broadband Fading Channel
13. Write a short note on Statistical Correlation of the Received Signal
14. Briefly explain empirical channel models
15. Write a short note on various techniques for mitigation of narrowband fading.
16. Write a short note on various techniques for mitigation of broadband fading.
Module 2
1. Briefly explain the concept of multicarrier modulation
2. Briefly explain block transmission with guard intervals and cyclic prefix
3. Briefly explain OFDM system in vector notation and in LTE using block diagrams.
4. Write a short note on timing and frequency synchronization
5. What is Peak to average ratio? Explain the PAR problem.
6. Explain the techniques for mitigation of PAR.
7. Explain how OFDMA works and mention its advantages and disadvantages.
8. Write a short note on LTE time frequency grid, allocation notification and uplink
feedback
9. Briefly explain resource allocation on cellular systems
10. Write a short note on fractional frequency reuse in cellular systems
11. Explain Array Gain and Diversity Gain
12. Briefly explain Selection combining and Maximal ratio combining
13. What is transmit diversity? Explain open loo transmit diversity schemes
14. Write a short note on Closed-Loop Transmit Diversity
15. Briefly explain DOA-Based Beam steering
16. Write a short note on Spatial multiplexing
Module 3
1. Briefly explain the design principles of LTE
2. With a neat block diagram, explain end to end network architecture of LTE
3. Briefly explain radio interface protocols
4. Write a short note on hierarchical channel structure (with Figure)
5. Briefly explain logical channels of LTE
6. Briefly explain transport channels of LTE
7. Briefly explain Physical channels of LTE
8. Write a short note on Channel Mapping in LTE Briefly explain the block diagram of
channel coding processing, CRC addition and Code Block Segmentation
9. Explain why Tail-Biting Convolutional Coding is used in LTE?
10. What is rate matching and how it is achieved in LTE?
11. Write a short note on Scrambling, Layer Mapping and Precoding
12. Write a short note on OFDM Baseband Signal Generation
13. Explain various transmission modes defined for data transmission on the PDSCH
channel
14. Briefly explain various MIMO modes in OL and CL modes.
15. Write a short note on i) DCI, ii) CFI and iii) HI
16. Briefly explain the Broadcast channels
17. Briefly explain the Multicast Channels
18. Write a short note on Cell-Specific Reference Signals
19. Write a short note on MBSFN Reference Signals
20. Write a short note on UE-Specific Reference Signals.
21. Briefly explain Synchronization signals used in LTE
22. What is H-ARQ? How it is more efficient than ARQ and how it is implemented in
LTE.
Module 4

1. Briefly explain the key factors and differences deciding the uplink transport channel
processing compared to downlink.
2. Construct the overview of uplink transport channel processing and explain the
modulation processing with a neat block diagram.
3. Write a short note on the following w.r.t. uplink shared channels
i. Channel encoding and modulation ii. Frequency hopping iii. Multi-antenna transmission
iv. MU-MIMO in Uplink
4. Write a short note on the following w.r.t. UCI
i. Types of physical layer control information ii. Channel coding for UCI iii. Resource Mapping
5. Explain the types of Uplink Reference Signals and their resource mapping (with
figures).
6. Write a short note on the following a. Random Access Channels b. H-ARQ in the Uplink
7. What is meant by H-ARQ feedback for Downlink transmission and Uplink
transmission
8. Explain CQI feedback and brief out primer on CQI estimation
9. Briefly explain CQI feedback modes
10. Briefly explain UE-selected sub-band CQI
11. Write a short note on PMI and RI feedback
12. Write a short note on Uplink Channel sounding and Buffer status reporting
13. Briefly explain scheduling and resource allocation
14. Briefly explain the cell search process
15. Write a short note on random access procedures
16. Briefly explain power control in uplink
Module 5

1. With a neat figure, explain EPS bearer service architecture

2. What are default bearer and dedicated bearer?

3. With a neat figure, explain PDCP functions for the user plane and the control plane.

4. With a neat figure, explain PDCP PDU formats for the user plane and the control

plane.

5. Write a short note on Header compression performed in PDCP.

6. Write a short note on Integrity maintenance and Ciphering performed in PDCP.

7. Briefly explain the three data transfer modes of RLC entity

8. List out the services and function of RLC and MAC sub layers

9. Briefly explain ARQ procedures followed by the RLC

10. List out various SRBs and function of the RRC protocol

11. Explain the mobility management over the S1 interface

12. Explain the mobility management over the X2 interface

13. Briefly explain RAN Procedures for mobility and Paging

14. Write a short note on Inter-Cell interference Coordination