VALLIAMMAI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur – 603 203.

DEPARTMENT OF ECE

QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT : EC6802 WIRELESS NETWORKS
SEM / YEAR: VIII / IV

UNIT I WIRELESS LAN

Introduction-WLAN technologies: Infrared, UHF narrowband, spread spectrum -IEEE802.11: System architecture,
protocol architecture, physical layer, MAC layer, 802.11b, 802.11a – Hiper LAN: WATM, BRAN, HiperLAN2 –
Bluetooth: Architecture, Radio Layer, Baseband layer, Link manager Protocol, security - IEEE802.16-WIMAX:
Physical layer, MAC, Spectrum allocation for WIMAX.
PART A

Q. No Questions BT Level Competence

1. What are the design goals of wireless LAN? BTL 1 Remembering

2. Enlist the advantages of wireless LAN. BTL 1 Remembering

3. Illustrate five major challenges for implementation of Wireless LANs. BTL 3 Applying

4. Outline the significance of radio transmission over infrared. BTL 1 Remembering

5. State the Bluetooth technology. BTL 1 Remembering

6. Draw the typical frame format of Wireless ATM. BTL 4 Analyzing

7. Identify the different states of a terminal in Bluetooth technology. BTL 3 Applying

8. How do you generate and exchange secret key in wireless networks? BTL 4 Analyzing

9. Evaluate the differences between different MAC layer mechanisms of IEEE BTL 5 Evaluating
802.11.
10. Define Link manager protocol. BTL 1 Remembering

11. Give the protocol stack involved for Bluetooth communication. BTL 2 Understanding

12. What is BRAN? BTL 1 Remembering

13. Compare the overhead of an IEEE802.11 frame with that of an ATM BTL 5 Evaluating
packet.
14. State the challenges faced by WLAN industry. BTL 6 Creating

15. Interpret a probe and a beacon signal in IEEE 802.11. BTL 3 Applying

16. Examine the advantage of HiperLAN-2. BTL 4 Analyzing

17. Paraphrase the different requirements of handover. BTL 2 Understanding

18. Indicate the three phases of medium access scheme of HiperLAN-2. BTL 2 Understanding

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 19. Write the features of WiMax IEEE802.16. BTL 6 Creating

20. e Discuss about L2CAP. BTL 2 Understanding

PART – B
1. Explain the MAC management sublayers of IEEE 802.11. (16) BTL 1 Remembering

2. Write notes on HIPERLAN and evolution of WLAN industry. (16) BTL 1 Remembering

3. (i) Enumerate about the four states that a Bluetooth terminal can take. (6) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii)What is the difference between the MAC protocol used by Bluetooth and
IEEE 802.11. (10)

4. (i) What are the requirements and applications of wireless LAN. (4) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Describe the services offered by physical layer of IEEE 802.11 wireless
LAN. (12)
5. Summarize WiMax IEEE 802.16 MAC layer and its functionalities. (16) BTL 5 Evaluating

6. hIllustrate on architecture, physical and MAC layers of Bluetooth. (16) BTL 4 Analyzing

7. Discuss the different MAC mechanism of DCF methods used in IEEE 802.11 BTL 6 Creating
WLAN systems. (16)
8. For IEEE 802.11 demonstrate on BTL 3 Applying
(i) System architecture (8)
(ii) Protocol architecture (8)
9. Draw and explain the packet format of
(i) Radio layer (8) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Baseband layer. (8)
10. (i) Describe WPAN. Give its main features. (8) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) What is link manager protocol? Explain in detail. (8)

11. (i) Discuss in detail about the IEEE 802.11 standard. (8) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) What are the major challenges in the implementation of wireless
LANs? Explain. (8)

12. (i) Explain in detail about the BRAN. (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Examine about the spectrum allocation for WIMAX. (8)

13. Analyze the following for Bluetooth BTL 4 Analyzing

(i) MAC management (8)

(ii) Connection Management. (8)

14. Draw and explain the architecture and layers of HIPERLAN. (16) BTL 2 Understanding

UNIT II - MOBILE NETWORK LAYER

Introduction - Mobile IP: IP packet delivery, Agent discovery, tunneling and encapsulation, IPV6-
Network layer in the internet- Mobile IP session initiation protocol - mobile ad-hoc network: Routing,
Destination Sequence distance vector, Dynamic source routing.
PART - A

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 BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level

1. Name the requirements for a mobile IP and justify them. Does mobile IP BTL 1 Remembering
fulfill all those requirements?
2. Illustrate the importance of tunneling. BTL 3 Applying

3. What is a mobile node? BTL 1 Remembering

4. How does Foreign Agent help MN during its visit to foreign network? BTL 2 Understanding

5. Examine the encapsulation in Mobile – IP. BTL 4 Analyzing

6. Can you list the advantages of On-demand protocols? BTL 4 Analyzing

7. How would you compare routing in wireless networks and ad-hoc BTL 2 Understanding
networks?
8. Can you describe about flat ad-hoc routing? BTL 1 Remembering

9. Identify the additional messages are needed for optimized mobile IP. BTL 3 Applying

10. How would you summarize client initiation via DHCP BTL 2 Understanding

11. State in your own words Cluster head-Gateway Switch Routing BTL 2 Understanding

12. How is routing divided in DSR? BTL 1 Remembering

13. Draw the basic architecture of cellular IP. BTL 1 Remembering

14. Identify the working mechanisms of DSDV protocol. BTL 3 Applying

15. Examine the process of registration of mobile nodes with HA. BTL 4 Analyzing

16. What is the basic purpose of DHCP? Name the entities of DHCP? BTL 5 Evaluating

17. Explain the process of IP packet delivery with a neat diagram. BTL 1 Remembering

18. Assess the importance of DSDV to Distance vector routing algorithm BTL 5 Evaluating

19. Justify the need for special protocols to support micro mobility on the BTL 6 Creating
network layer.
20. Name the main differences between multi-hop ad-hoc networks and IEEE BTL 6 Creating
802.11 networks. What advantages do these ad-hoc networks offer?
PART - B

1. What is Mobile IP? Describe the Mobile IP protocol. Explain with a BTL 1 Remembering
diagram, how IP packets are transmitter between nodes. Also explain how
packet delivery mechanism in the Mobile IP protocol differs from IP
protocol? (16)
2. (i) How Dynamic source routing eases traffic explain with an example?(8) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Show the method by which MN registers with HA? (8)

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 3. Analyze the motivation behind dynamic source and how does dynamic BTL 4 Analyzing
source routing handle routing? (16)
4. (i) What are the terminologies used in Mobile IP along with tunneling? 4) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Enumerate the three prominent approaches to address micro-mobility
problems. (12)
5. (i) What is the basic purpose of DHCP? Name the entities of DHCP. (8) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Explain about Mobile IP encapsulation. (8)
6. How does mobile adhoc network differ from IEEE802.11 standard? BTL 2 Understanding
Explain DSDV algorithm with an example. (16)
7. (i) List the differences between AODV and the standard distance vector BTL 1 Remembering
algorithm. (8)
(ii) What is the main idea of reverse tunneling? (8)
8. Access the IP packet delivery to and from mobile node with a neat BTL 5 Evaluating
diagram. (16)
9. (i)Justify the use of DHCP for mobility and support of mobile IP? (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Explain the benefits of Mobile ad-hoc networks (8)
10. (i) Why is routing in multi-hop ad-hoc networks complicated, what are the BTL 3 Applying
special challenges? (8)
(ii) How would you solve the problem of triangular routing? (8)
11. Illustrate the process of route establishment and route maintenance in BTL 2 Understanding
Destination Sequence Distance Vector Routing protocol.
(16)
12. Demonstrate how tunneling works in general and especially for Mobile IP BTL 2 Understanding
using IP-IP, minimal, and generic routing encapsulation, respectively. (16)
13. (i) Discuss about the challenges present in an ad-hoc network. (8) BTL 6 Creating
(ii) Discuss any one on demand routing protocol used for routing in an
adhoc network. (8)
14. (i) Compare the advantages and disadvantages of Mobile IP using IP-IP, BTL 4 Analysing
minimal, and generic routing encapsulation, respectively. (8)
(ii) Give detailed overview of ad-hoc routing protocols. (8)

UNIT III - MOBILE TRANSPORT LAYER

TCP enhancements for wireless protocols - Traditional TCP: Congestion control, fast retransmit/fast recovery,
Implications of mobility - Classical TCP improvements: Indirect TCP, Snooping TCP, Mobile TCP, Time out freezing,
Selective retransmission, Transaction oriented TCP - TCP over 3G wireless networks

PART - A

BT
Q.No Questions Competence
Level

1. What is meant by slow start? BTL 1 Remembering

2. Propose a method by which TCP can reduce the number of packets BTL 6 Creating

3. Identify the characteristics to be considered when deploying applications over BTL 3 Applying
3G.
4. Examine the configuration parameters to adapt TCP to wireless environments BTL 4 Analyzing

5. Justify the need for fast retransmit and recovery. BTL 5 Evaluating

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6. Mention the functions of mobile transport layer. BTL 1 Remembering

7. What is time-out freezing? BTL 1 Remembering

8. Illustrate the classical approaches for TCP improvement. BTL 2 Understanding

9. How does indirect TCP differ from traditional TCP? BTL 3 Applying

10. What is selective retransmission? BTL 1 Remembering

11. List the advantages of MTCP. BTL 4 Analyzing

12. Outline the reaction of standard TCP in case of packet loss. BTL 2 Understanding

13. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of snooping TCP. BTL 3 Applying

14. What is snooping TCP? BTL 1 Remembering

15. Compare the advantage and disadvantages of Mobile TCP. BTL 4 Analyzing

16. Illustrate about mobile TCP. BTL 2 Understanding

17. Name the congestion control techniques. BTL 1 Remembering

18. Demonstrate the advantage and disadvantages of selective retransmission BTL 2 Understanding

19. Assess why Congestion occurs in a network. BTL 5 Evaluating

20. Develop a solution to reduce the congestion in a mobile network BTL 6 Creating

PART - B

1. Compile the modifications of indirect TCP as the selective repeat protocol and BTL 6 Creating
mobile-end transport protocol and mention its advantages and disadvantages.
(16)
2. (i)Why is timeout freezing required in case of mobile nodes? What are the BTL 2 Understanding
modifications done in TCP layer to enforce timeout freezing? (8)
(ii) Describe transaction-oriented TCP. How does the integration of connection
establishment, data transmission and connection termination functions help for
TCP communications? (8)
3. (i) With neat diagram, describe snooping TCP and mobile TCP. (8) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) List the various mechanisms of TCP that influence the efficiency of TCP
in mobile communication and explain (8)

4. (i) Why do congestion occur in a network? Explain how does TCP detect and BTL 2 Understanding
handle congestion. (8)
(ii) Explain the working of freeze-TCP. (8)
5. Summarize slow start in TCP operation? Explain its working. How does slow BTL2 Understanding
start help improve the performance of TCP? (16)
6. (i) What is the motive behind selective Retransmission in TCP? (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Distinguish Indirect TCP and Mobile TCP with appropriate diagrams (8)
7. (i) Differentiate traditional TCP with Mobile TCP. (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) Write short notes on selective retransmission. (8)

8. Identify the transmission mechanism of Indirect TCP and Snooping TCP. (16) BTL 1 Remembering

9. Can you compare the classical advancements of indirect TCP, Mobile TCP BTL 5 Evaluating
and snooping TCP. (16)

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 10. (i) Classify the various transmission and retransmission techniques. (8) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) What conclusion can you draw about TCP over 3G wireless networks?
(8)
11. Write short notes on BTL 1 Remembering
(i) ARQ techniques (8)
(ii) Fast retransmit/fast recovery (8)
12. (i) Write notes on snooping TCP (8) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Explain the features of transaction oriented TCP. (8)
13. (i) Briefly discuss the M-TCP approach of extending TCP to work efficiently BTL3 Applying
in mobile wireless networks. (8)
(ii) How does M-TCP maintain end to end semantics? (8)
14. (i) Explain how does TCP detect and handle congestion. (8) BTL3 Applying
(ii) Illustrate the working of freeze-TCP. (8)
UNIT IV WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK

Overview of UTMS Terrestrial Radio access network-UMTS Core network Architecture: 3G-MSC, 3GSGSN, 3G-
GGSN, SMS-GMSC/SMS-IWMSC, Firewall, DNS/DHCP-High speed Downlink packet access (HSDPA)- LTE
network architecture and protocol.

PART A

Q.No Questions BT Competence

Level

1. Name the components of UTRAN. BTL1 Remembering

2. Write the UMTS R99 standard. BTL 6 Creating

3. Identify the spectrum of IMT 2000 system. BTL 3 Applying

4. State the vision of 3G mobile communication systems. BTL1 Remembering

5. Recall the functionalities of RNC in 3G system. BTL1 Remembering

6. Give the logical interfaces involved in network architecture. BTL2 Understanding

7. What is meant by UCN network? BTL 1 Remembering

8. Formulate the difference between LTE FDD and LTE TDD. BTL 6 Creating

9. Point out the functions of physical layer in UTRAN. BTL 2 Understanding

10. Indicate how UMTS provides backward compatibility with GSM. BTL 2 Understanding

11. Evaluate the role of SMS-GMSC in UMTS network. BTL 5 Evaluating

12. Distinguish between SGSN and GGSN. BTL 4 Analyzing

13. What are the functions supported by 3G-MSC? BTL 1 Remembering

14. Classify the channels used in HSDPA. BTL 4 Analyzing

15. List the 3G radio access schemes identified to support different spectrum BTL 1 Remembering
scenarios.
16. Interpret the supplementary services supported by 3G system. BTL 3 Applying

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 17. Examine the changes required in UMTS channel card to support HSDPA. BTL 5 Evaluating

18. Describe the significance of 3GPP standard. BTL 2 Understanding

19. How would you achieve address translation using DNS in IP network? BTL 3 Applying

20. How does the firewall protect the backbone data networks? BTL 4 Analyzing

PART –B

1. (i) Name the various domains and reference points of 3G –UMTS architecture. BTL 1 Remembering
(4)
(ii) What are the functions of UMTS domains? Explain in detail? (12)
2. (i) Draw the OSI model of UTRAN. (4) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) State the functions of different layers involved in UTRAN. (12)
3. Analyze the three main entities of the UMTS network. Discuss their functions? BTL 4 Analyzing
(16)
4. (i) Draw the UTRAN logical architecture. (4) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii)Discover the responsibilities of RNC and Node B in UTRAN architecture.
(12)
5. (i) Explain the two service domains of control plane in the core network? (12) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) Sketch the PS protocol architecture on Iu interface? (4)
6. Analyze the protocol model of UTRAN interfaces with necessary diagrams. (16) BTL 4 Analyzing

7. Summarize the functionalities provided by SGSN and GGSN in 3G mobile BTL 2 Understanding
communication systems. (16)
8. Outline the Concepts of UMTS core network architecture. (16) BTL 2 Understanding

9. (i) State the significance of Iur interface. (4) BTL 1 Remembering

(ii) List and explain the protocol planes defined for Iur interface. (12)
10. Develop the protocol structure of Iub interface and also explain the functions of BTL 3 Applying
protocol planes? (16)
11. (i)Illustrate the UMTS network architecture with GSM, 3G and also explain the BTL 3 Applying
reference architecture. (16)
12. (i) How does IWMSC perform short message services in 3G system? (10) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Tabulate the data rates achievable by HSDPA. (6)
13. (i) Demonstrate the types of channels introduced in HSDPA. (10) BTL 6 Creating
(ii)Generalize the principles and modulation schemes used in HSDPA. (6)
14. (i) Describe the LTE Protocol structure & Specifications. (8) BTL 5 Evaluating
(ii)Assess the functional elements of LTE network architecture. (8)

UNIT V 4G NETWORKS

Introduction – 4G vision – 4G features and challenges - Applications of 4G – 4G Technologies: Multicarrier Modulation,

Smart antenna techniques, OFDM-MIMO systems, Adaptive Modulation and coding with time slot scheduler, Cognitive
Radio.

PART A

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Q.No Questions BT Competence
Level

1. Enumerate about 4G system? BTL 1 Remembering

2. Compile the difference between 3G and 4G system. BTL 6 Creating

3. Identify the technologies used in 4G services. BTL 3 Applying

4. Is it possible to get 4G services on the 3G phone? Justify your answer. BTL 2 Understanding

5. Outline the vision of 4G system. BTL 1 Remembering

6. Describe about “MAGIC” in 4G. BTL 2 Understanding

7. Compare the key parameters of 4G with 3G system. BTL 4 Analyzing

8. State the design challenges of 4G system. BTL 1 Remembering

9. How do you say that 4G is an all-IP network? BTL 4 Analyzing

10. List the applications of 4G. BTL 2 Understanding

11. What is meant by virtual presence and virtual navigation? BTL 1 Remembering

12. Develop the role of MCM in 4G system. BTL 6 Creating

13. Obtain the technological solutions offered by 4G. BTL 4 Analyzing

14. Point out the key features of 4G mobile networks. BTL 2 Understanding

15. Validate the need of multiple antenna in MIMO system. BTL 5 Evaluating

16. Distinguish between MC-CDMA and OFDM. BTL 3 Applying

17. Write the goals of CR system. BTL 1 Remembering

18. Evaluate the channel capacity of MIMO system. BTL 5 Evaluating

19. Name different antenna techniques used for input and output systems. BTL 1 Remembering

20. How do you apply OFDM technique to improve spectral efficiency? BTL 3 Applying

PART –B
1. (i) Write short notes about the evolution of 4G system. (4) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Describe the concept of “seamless connectivity” in 4G system and explain with
suitable diagrams. (12)
2. (i) Explain the vision of 4G system. (4) BTL 2 Understanding
(ii) Tabulate the key parameters of 4G system. (12)
3. Summarize the key features and challenges of 4G system. (16) BTL 2 Understanding

4. (i) Compare the performance of MC-CDMA with OFDM-TDMA. (12) BTL 4 Analyzing
(ii) List the different types of MCM techniques. (4)
5. Write your understanding on the behavior of different types of smart antenna BTL 1 Remembering
techniques? (16)

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6. Propose the solutions to overcome the design challenges and issues of 4G mobile BTL 6 Creating
networks. (16)
7. Discover the multiplexing technique for MIMO system to provide tradeoff between BTL 4 Analyzing
performance and complexity. (16)
8. Discuss the Concepts of BTL2 Understanding
(i) CR in 4G. (8)
(ii) SDR in 4G. (8)
9. (i) State the significance of adaptive modulation techniques. (4) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Give the relationship between CR and SDR and explain. (12)
10. Assess the structure of SISO, SIMO, MISO and MIMO systems. BTL 5 Evaluating
(16)
11. (i) Examine the channel capacity for different types of channels used in 4G system. BTL 4 Analyzing
(8)
(ii)Write short notes on BLAST system. (8)
12. Show that how adaptive modulation and coding techniques improve the spectral BTL 3 Applying
efficiency in future mobile networks. (16)
13. (i) Sketch and explain the concept of carrier migration from 3.5G to 4G. (10) BTL 1 Remembering
(ii) Write short notes on OFDM. (6)
14. (i) Develop the Role of time slot scheduler in all IP network. (8) BTL 3 Applying
(ii) Apply the concept of ZF algorithm to enhance the spectral efficiency in 4G
mobile communication system. (8)

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