Technical Exam

Section One

1-What is the following abbreviations stand for:-

GGSN _____________________________________________________________________
SCCP _____________________________________________________________________
TCAP _____________________________________________________________________
PDH _____________________________________________________________________
VSAT _____________________________________________________________________
IN _____________________________________________________________________
ENodeB ____________________________________________________________________
3GPP _____________________________________________________________________
HSCSD _____________________________________________________________________

2- Which logical channels transmit System Information in a cell?

A- SDDCH&BCCH B-SCH&BCCH C-RACH&PCH D-
BCCH&SACCH

3- Frequency spectrum allocated for 3G services on the:-

A- 3GHz frequency band. B- 2GHz frequency band. C- 4GHz frequency band. D-2.5GHz frequency
band.

4. The decision of Handover a call from a WCDMA cell to a cooperating GSM cell is made in _____?
A- BSC. B- MS. C- RNC. D- HLR.

5- Which feature in the GSM can reduce the Rayleigh fading:-

A- Interleaving B-Antenna Diversity C-Frequency Hopping D- SNR

6- How long is IPv6 address?

A- 32bits B- 128bytes C- 64bits D- 128bits

7- The interface between BSC and SGSN:-

A- Ga B- Gb C- Gc D- Gf

8- What is the modulation techniques are using in EDGE & WCDMA respectively?
A- GMSK & QPSK B- 8-PSK & QPSK C- QPSK & 8QAM D- 16QAM & 16-PSK

9- AMR stands for:-

A- Analogue Mode Rate. B- Adaptive Module Rate. C- Adaptive Multi Rate. D- Analogue Modulation
Ratio

10- When the MS is powered on, what happens firstly:-

A- The MS scans all the radio frequencies of the GSM network.

B- The MS scans frequencies carrying BCCH channels only.
C- The MS scans the frequencies carrying SDCCH frequencies of neighboring cells only.
D- The MS sends an Attach Message to the MSC.

11- The BSC contains hardware to accommodate GPRS activity in the radio side of the network is called:-
A- BCU B- PCU C- RCU D- TRC

12- What is the name of the common part of Signaling System No. 7, used by all User Parts?

A- Message Transfer Part.

B- Common Channel Signaling Subsystem.
C- Mobile Application Part.
D- Intelligent Network Application Part.

13- What is the Bit rate that requires conversion from the BSC towards the TRC on BSS side?
A- 22.8kbit/s B.64kbit/s C.16kbit/s D.128kbit/s

14- From the NMC main responsibilities is:-

A- Network elements Integration & Implementation.
B- Monitoring, Troubleshooting and Configuration.
C- Monitoring, Tuning and Troubleshooting.
D- Advising affected parties of network service degradation.

Section Two

1- True or false about Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI):

A- Uniquely identifies a mobile subscriber. ______

B- Used to protect the identity of the mobile subscriber. _______
C- More efficient than IMSI when paging a Mobile Station (MS). _____
D- Corresponds to a telephone number in the fixed network. ______________
2- The frequency range chosen by ETSI to be used in GSM1800 System are ____ _ __ and ____ _____.

3- In Telecommunications, CDR stands for _________________________________________________.

4- The MSISDN consists of:-

 1- ______ which stands for (_____________________________________).
2- ______ which stands for (_____________________________________).
3- ______ which stands for (_____________________________________).
5- The multiple access technique used in LTE is _____________________________________.

6- Fill in the blank in each statement below with the proper digit:-
A) There are _______ carriers in GSM.
B) Each carrier is shared by up to _______ users.
C) Each frame is divided into _______ Time Slots, and each Time Slot with duration of _____ms.
7- The main purpose of using BTS900 is for__ ___, while using BTS1800 for __ ___.
8- __ ___Cells are the main type of cells used for covering densely populated areas and hotspots.
9- In a __________ handoff, a mobile station only communicates with one base station, hence in a
__________ handoff, a mobile station can communicate with two base stations at the same time.
10- The main Common Control Channels are __ ___, __ ___ and _
___.
11- The Operation mode_________ uses separate frequencies for transmit and receive channels, while ___
___ mode uses different time slots for transmit and receive channels.

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