EC1013-WIRELESS NETWORKS UNIT I PHYSICAL AND WIRELESS MAC LAYER ALTERNATIVES 1.

Name the two most popular modulation techniques used in digital cellular modems and give one example standard that uses each of them? 2. what is the difference between GMS and !S modulation techniques? ". #hat is the difference between pi$% &'S and &'S modulation techniques? %. (xplain inter ) s*mbol interference ?#hat are the sources of +S+? ,. #hat technique can be used to combat +S+? -. #h* is ''M used with infrared communication instead of '.M? /. 0ifferentiate between frequenc* hopping and direct sequence spread spectrum? 1. #hat are sectored antenna?2ow are the* used in combating multipath? 3. #hat is bloc4 interleaving ?2ow it is usedful in combating the effect of fast fading? 15. #hat are the popular access schemes for data networ4s? 6lassif* them. 11. #hat is the difference between the access technique of +(((152." and 12. +(((152.11? 1". 1,. #hat is the difference between performance evaluations of voice oriented 1%. fixed assignment and data oriented random access? 1,. #hat is the difficult* of implementing 6SM.$60 in a wireless environment? 1-. (xplain about 6SM.. ? 1/. (xplain about hidden terminal problem.? 11. (xplain about capture effect ? 13. 0raw the frame structure of movable boundar* frame polling s*stem 25. 0ifference between .782. and slotted .782.. 21. (xplain about space diversit*. ? UNIT II WIRELESS NETWORK PLANNING AND OPERATION 1. Name an* three advantages of an infrastructure topolog* over an adhoc topolog*? 2. 6ompare peer to peer and multihop adhoc topologies ". Name the five different cell t*pes in the cellular hierarch* and compare them in terms of coverage area antenna site. ? %. #h* is hexagonal cell shape preferred over square or triangular cell shape to represent the cellular a9rchitecture? ,. Name five architecture methods that are used to increase the capacit* of an analog cellular s*stem without increasing the number of antenna sites -. #hat is cell splitting sectoring and portioning? /. (xplain how smart antennas can improve the capacit* of cellular networ4. #hat are channel allocation techniques? 1. (xplain the terms !6.: 06.: 26.. ? 3. 6ompare !6. and 06..? 15. 2ow are high interference holes in 60M. deplo*ment created?

11. Name the two important issues in mobilit* management. ;2 Mar4s< 12. #hat is location management? #hat are the three components? ;2 Mar4s< 1". Name three paging mechanisms. ;2 Mar4s< 1%. (xplain about paging. ;2 Mar4s< 1,. (xplain three traditional handoff techniques? ;2 Mar4s< 1-. 0ifference between mobile controlled and mobile assisted hand off? ;2 Mar4s< 1/. 0ifference between centrali=ed and distributed power control. ;2 Mar4s< 11. #hat are the two steps in hand off? ;2 Mar4s< 13. #hat are smooth handoff procedure? 25. 2ow are public 4e* and secret 4e* algorithms different? ;2 Mar4s< 21. 0ifferentiate between sleep modes in +S1"- and +((( 152.11 22. (xplain the importance of 4e* si=es in the securit* of an encr*ption algorithm? UNIT III WIRELESS WAN 1. #hat are the three subs*stems of GSM architecture ? 2. 0ifference between registration and call establishment? ". #hat are the reasons to perform handoff? %. 0ifference between networ4 decided and mobile assisted handovers? ,. 0ifference between logical and ph*sical channel? -. Name five most important logical channels in GSM ? /. #hat are the stac4 la*ers? 1. >hree t*pes of bursts. 3. >hree t*pes of control channels. 15. #hat is +S?3,? 11. #hat are the bandwidth and chip rates used in #60M. and how the* compare with cdma one? 12. 2ow man* ph*sical channels are available in each +S?3, carrier? #hat t*pe of coding separates these channels from one another? 1". Name the forward and reverse channels used in +S?3,? 1%. 0ifference between #alsh codes and cdmaone forward and reverse channels 1,. #hat are the bit rates of the data services supported b* +S?3,? 1-. #h* is power control important in 60M.? 1/. #hat forward channels are involved in +S?3, for power control? 11. #h* are several pilot channels monitored in +S3,? #hen does a pilot channels from a base station move from an active set to a candidate set? 13. S4etch handoff threshold in #60M.? 25. #hat are the new elements added to the GSM infrastructure to support G'@S? 21. 2ow does G'@S provides a variet* of data rates? 22. Name the connectionless and connection oriented services provided b* the G'@S. 2". #hat is G'@S?1"-? 2ow does it differ from G'@S? 2%. #hat is the importance of the framing structure in GSM? 2,. #hat is the difference between registration and call establishment? 2-. Name three sub s*stems in the GSM architecture. 2/. #hat are A7@ and 27@ and wh* we need them? 21. #hat are the mechanisms available to support mobile environment?

23. 0raw the protocol architecture of GSM and explain in detail.? UNIT-IV WIRELESS LAN 1. Name the five maBor challenges for implementation of wireless 7.Ns compare with one another. 2. #hat is the difference between nomadic access and adhoc networ4ing? ". Name three categories of unlicensed bands used in C.S and compare them in terms of si=e of the available band coverage. %. (xplain the difference between #7.N and '.N ,. 6ompare #6.N and #2.N -. (xplain the difference between wireless inter?7.N bridges and #7.Ns #hat are the differences between +(((152.11 and 2+'(@7.N standards? /. #h* does the militar* shoe how much of interest in wireless .>M approach? 1. 6ompare wireless and wired solution for home access and in home distribution. 3. Name three militar* proBects related to broadband wireless local access. 15. Name different alternatives for internet access to the home and different medium for home distribution. 11. #hat are the difference between 7.N and 2.N? 12. (xplain the specific challenges for the design of 2.N 1". Name the classes of home appliances that are emerging in the networ4ing mar4et. 1%. Name four maBor transmission technique considered for #7.N standards and give the standard activit* associated with each of them. 1,. 6ompare 8!0M and spread spectrum technolog* for the #7.N application. 1-. Give the ph*sical specification summar* of the 0SSS and !2SS used b* the +((( 152.11. 1/. 0ifference between probe and beacon signal in 152.11 11. 0iffernce between power control in 152.11 and power control in cellular s*stem. 13. #h* an .' in the 152.11 also acts as a bridge. 25. #hat are the responsibilities of the M.6 management sub la*er in 152.11 21. #hat are the difference between the 152.11a and 2+'(@7.N?2? 22. 6ompare pac4et form .>M and #.>M. 2". #hat are the similarities between 2+'(@7.N ?1 and 2+'(@7.N?2 2%. #hat are the purpose of scrambler and interleaver in the 2+'(@7.N?2 modem? 22. #hat is the purpose of guard time? 2". Similarities between the Medium access control of the 2+'(@7.N?2 and 0(6>. 2%. 2ow man* transport channels and logical channels are implemented in the 2+'(@7.N?2 076 la*er? 2,. #h* do we need 2.N? 2-. (xplain briefl* about 2D'(@7.N?2. 2/. #hat are the la*ers available in 2D'(@7.N?2? explain each la*er with suitable diagram. ;1- Mar4s< 21. #hat is 2D'(@7.N? (xplain in detail about 2D'(@7.N?1.

23. (xplain in detail about wireless .>M. ;1- Mar4s< "5. (xplain in detail about overview: reference architecture: la*ered architecture of +(((152.11? "1. (xplain in detail about three choices of '2D la*er. "2. (xplain in detail about M.6 sub la*er with suitable diagram. "". #hat is 2.N? (xplain about 2.N technologies? UNIT-V WPAN AND GEOLOCATION SYSTEMS 1 1. #hat is the +((( 152.1, and what is the relation to the Eluetooth and home@!? 2. #hat are the differences between device specification of +(((152.1, and +(((152.11 ? ". Name the four states that a Eluetooth terminal. %. Name the three classes of application that are considered for Eluetooth technolog*? ,. 0ifference between 152.11 and 152.1,. ,. 2ow man* different voice services does Eluetooth support? -. 2ow man* different s*mmetric and as*mmetric data services does Eluetooth support? ;2 Mar4s< /. #hat is the maximum data rate of an overla* bluetooth networ4? 1. #hat are the two standard M.6 protocols that are combined in the home @! S#.' protocol? 3. 0ifference between G'S: wireless cellular assisted G'S: and indoor geolocation s*stems. 15. 0ifferentiate between remote and self positioning s*stems. 11. 6ompare mobile centric and networ4 centric geolocation technique in terms of complexit* and accurac*. 12. Give some examples of location dependent services 1". #hat are the (?311 services and who has mandated these services? 1%. #hat are the basic elements of a wireless geolocation s*stem? 1,. Name three maBor metrics used for location finding. 1-. #h* are .8. techniques not popular in indoor geolocation applications? 1/. #h* is @SS not a ver* good measure of the distance between a transmitter and a receiver? 11. #hat is Eluetooth? 13. (xplain in detail about +S?3, 60M. forward channels? 25. (xplain in detail about +S?3, 60M. reverse channels? 21. (xplain in detail about +M>?2555. 22. #hat is G'@S? (xplain in detail about G'@S. 2". (xplain in detail about SMS and mobile application protocol.