This set of Wireless & Mobile Communications Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)

focuses on “4G Network Architecture”.

1. Which type of cell provides the best level of service for average subscribers?
a)Acceptance cell b) Barred cell
c) Reserved cell d) Suitable cell

Answer: d

2. 2. With the normal cyclic prefix, how many symbols are contained in 1 frame?
a) 7 b) 140 c) 12 d) 40

Answer: b

3. What is the PBCH scrambled with?

a) Current frame number b) Physical cell ID
c) UE’s CRNTI d) Not scrambled

Answer: b

4. 4. What is the length of the shortest possible PDCCH in bits?

a) 144 b) 288 c) 72 d) 576

Answer: c

5. What is the average uploading speed of 4G LTE network?

a) 1-3 Gbps b) 2-5 Gbps c) 1-3 Mbps d) 2-5 Mbps

Answer: d

6. Which of the following is not a part of characteristic of 4G network?

a) Multirate management b) Fully converged services
c) Software dependency d) Diverse user devices

Answer: a

7. What does SGSN stands for?

a) Serial Gateway Supporting Node b) Supporting GGSN Support Node
c) Supporting GPRS Support Node d) Supporting Gateway Support Node

Answer: c
8. What location management feature is supported by 4G?
a) Concatenated Location Registration b) Concurrent Location Register
c) Concatenated Management d) Collated Location Registration

Answer: a

9. In 2007, ______ announced its plan to transmit its network to 4G standard LTE with joint
efforts of Vodafone group.
a) Verizon Wireless b) AirTouch c) Netflix d) V Cast

Answer: a

10. Hybrid ARQ is part of the ______ layer.

a) PDCP b) RLC c) MAC d) PHY

Answer: c

11. Which UE category supports 64 QAM on the uplink?

a) Only category 5 b) Only category 4

c) Only category 3 d) Category 3,4 and 5

Answer: a

12. What type of handovers is supported by LTE?

a) Hard handover only b) Soft handover only
c) Hard and soft handover d) Hard, soft and softest handover

Answer: a

13. What is the minimum amount of RF spectrum needed for an FDD LTE radio channel?
a) 1.4 MHz b) 2.8 MHz c) 5 MHz d) 20 MHz

Answer: b

14. Which organization is responsible for developing LTE standards?

a) UMTS b) 3GPP c) 3GPP2 d) ISO

Answer: b

15. Which channel indicates the number of symbols used by the PDCCH?
a) PHICH b) PDCCH c) PBCH d) PCFICH

Answer: d
16. How often can resources be allocated to the UE?
a) Every symbol b) Every slot c) Every subframe d) Every frame

Answer: c

17. What is the largest channel bandwidth a UE is required to support in LTE?

a) 10 MHz b) 20 MHz c) 1.4 MHz d) 5 MHz

Answer: b

18. In LTE, what is the benefit of PAPR reduction in the uplink?

a) Improved uplink coverage b) Lower UE power consumption
c) Reduced equalizer complexity d) Improved uplink coverage, lower UE power
consumption and reduced equalizer

Answer: d

19. Which RLC mode adds the least amount of delay to user traffic?
a) Unacknowledged mode (UM) b) Acknowledged mode (AM)
c) Low latency mode (LM) d) Transparent mode (TM)

Answer: d

20. How much bandwidth is required to transmit the primary and secondary synchronization
signals?
a) 1.08 MHz b) 1.4 MHz c) 930 kHz d) 20 MHz

Answer: a

21. which one of the following can be attributed to the increase in data traffic observed by
many mobile operators?

a) flat rate SMS b) smart handsets

c) increased market share d) decreased fixed network traffic

Answer: b

22. common, access independent internet applications and web 2.0 will affect…

a) they way people communicate in coming years b) mobile market penetration

c) fixed – mobile substitution rates d) is not thought to affect any
aspect of the mobile market

Answer: a
23. higher capacity networks, service continuity, single sign-in and competitive pricing are
enabled by….

a) battery longevity b) the user experience

c) network capability evolution d) inter-network service agreements

Answer: b

24. which of the following are LTE eUTRAN objectives?

a) support for market penetration greater than 100% b) voice over IP

c) low cost roaming d) 100Mbps peak downlink data rates

Answer: d

25. spectral efficiency for LTE eUTRAN is expected to be, how many times better than the
current release 6 HSPA ?

a) 3-4 times better in the downlink b) 3-4 times better in the uplink

c) 2-3 times better in the downlink d) no significant improvement

Answer: a

26. fill in the blanks in the statement below; One of the main objectives of the LTE
architecture is an overall _____________ of the network with a _____________ of the
number of network nodes

a) complication, reduction b) simplification, increase

c) simplification, reduction d) complication, reduction

Answer: c

27. how many network nodes are defined within the eUTRAN ?

a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

Answer: a

28. the eNB connects to the SGW using which interface?

a) X2 b) S1_MME c) S1_U d) S2

Answer: c
29. the S1_MME interface carries which type of information?

a) user data only b) user data and signalling

c) voip signalling and data d) signalling only

Answer: d

30. which EPC node acts as an anchoring point for inter eNB handovers between UMTS and
LTE?

a) eNB b) SGW c) MME d) PGW

Answer: b

31. which of the following spectrum bands was identified as part of the IMT 2000 family?

a) 1520 – 1590MHz b) 2410 – 2490MHz

c) 82 – 105MHz d) 450 – 470MHz

Answer: d

32. what LTE radio spectrum does band II refer to?

a) 2.1GHz b) 800MHz c) lower 700MHz d) 1900MHz

Answer: d

33. the 1700MHz LTE radio band available in Japan is also referred to as…

a) band I b) band IX c) band XIV d) band VI

Answer: b

34. in the OSI 7 layer reference model the abbreviation OSI stands for…

a) Open Standards Interface b) Object Systems Integration

c) Open Systems Integration d) Open Systems Interfacing

Answer: a

35. in LTE architecture which service connects the UE to the peer entity ?

a) radio bearer b) EPS bearer

c) external bearer d) end to end service

Answer: d
36. in LTE architecture which bearer service connects the SGW and PGW

a) EPS bearer b) external bearer

c) S5/S8 bearer d) radio bearer

Answer: c

37. in LTE protocol architecture which component carrier user data and signalling
transparently from the UE to the EPC?

a) AS b) NAS c) DTAP d) S1-MME

Answer: b

38. The LTE protocol architecture is split into the Radio Network Layer and Transport
Network Layer, what is the general function of the Radio Network Layer?

a) basic functions of data transport including RLC and MAC

b) E-UTRAN functions including RRC and NAS

c) network access and mobility management

d) bearer control and session management

Answer: b

39. what is one of the main features of the LTE physical layer that can be attributed to LTE
performance gains over release 6 HSPA?

a) higher power output b) advanced antenna systems

c) lower power consumption d) faster CPUs

Answer: b

40. OFDM or multi-carrier technology provides resilience against what radio interface
effect?

a) tropospheric scattering b) fresnel clearance

c) multi path fading d) pathloss

Answer: c

41. What will be the approximate annual growth rate of global mobile subscriptions by 2013?
a) 50% per year b) 30% per year c) 10% per year d) 2% per year
 Answer: d

42. Which element of mobile operators’ revenue streams is likely represent a significant
incremental revenue opportunity over the period 2007-2013?

a) Wholesale services to third parties b) Retail voice airtime

c) Retail data services d) Termination and interconnect revenues

Answer: c

43. Which region boasts the highest EBITDA levels, as a % of revenue?

a) Africa b) Asia c) Europe d) Americas

Answer: a

44. What is generally considered to be the long-term impact of price wars on operators’
revenue levels?

a) No significant change to revenue levels b) Helps increase revenue over the long-term

c) Significantly reduces revenue over the long-term d) Defers the revenue opportunity

Answer: c

45. Which are the fastest-growing mobile broadband markets in the world?

a) US and Canada b) Russia and the CIS

c) India and China d) South Korea and Japan

Answer: c

46. What technology was deployed as a means of achieving high-speed mobile broadband
without the capital expenditure of LTE?

a) HSUPA b) HSPA+ c) HSDPA d) CDMA 1x EV-DO Rev. B

Answer: b

47. the security mechanisms used in LTE registration are similar to the procedures used in?
a) GSM b) GPRS c) UMTS d) TETRA

Answer: c

48. which of the following functions is carried out by the LTE PDCP protocol layer?
 a) sequencing and duplicate detection b) error detection and retransmission
c) logical channel mapping d) packet reassembly

Answer: a

49. if the UE is considered to be in the LTE_DETATCHED state, what RRC state will the
UE be in?

a) RRC_IDLE b) RRC_CONNECTED

c) RRC_DETACHED d) there is no RRC state defined

Answer: d

50. which of the following protocol headers can be compressed by the PDCP compression
function?

a) TCP and IP b) MAC and RLC

c) HTTP and SMTP d) FTP and DHCP

Answer: a

51. The modulation technique used for mobile communication systems

during world war II was
a. Amplitude modulation b. Frequency modulation
c. ASK d. FSK
ANSWER: Frequency modulation
52. ———– introduced Frequency Modulation for mobile
communication systems in 1935.
a. Edwin Armstrong b. Albert Einstein
c. Galileo Galilei d. David Bohm
ANSWER: Edwin Armstrong
53. The early FM push-to-talk telephone systems were used in
a. Simplex mode b. Half duplex mode
c. Full duplex mode d. None of the above
ANSWER: Half duplex mode
54. DECT stands for
a. Digital European Cellular Telex b. Digitized Emergency Cellular
Telephone
c. Digital European Cordless Telephone d. Digital European Cellular
Telephone
 ANSWER: Digital European Cordless Telephone
55. World’s first cellular system was developed by
a. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) b. Bellcore and Motorola
c. AT&T Bell Laboratories d. Qualcomm
ANSWER: Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT)
56. Paging systems were based on
a. Simplex systems b. Half duplex systems
c. Full duplex systems d. None of the above
ANSWER: Simplex systems
57. Paging systems could be used to
a. Send numeric messages b. Send alphanumeric messages
c. Voice message d. All of the above
ANSWER: All of the abov
58. Garage door opener is a
a. Transmitter b. Receiver
c. Transceiver d. None of the above
ANSWER: Transmitter
59. Carrier frequency of a TV remote control is in the range
a. of Infra red b. < 100 MHz c. < 1 GHz d. < 2 GHz
ANSWER: of Infra red
60. Half duplex system for communication has
a. Communication in single direction
b. Communication in single direction at a time
c. Communication in both directions at the same time
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Communication in single direction at a time