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Section One
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1-What is the following abbreviations stand for:-

GGSN ………
SCCP ………
TCAP ………
PDH ………
VSAT ………
IN ………
ENodeB ………
ETSI ………
HSCSD ………

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

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

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

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

D- 4GHz frequency band.

4. The decision of Handover a call from a WCDMA cell to a cooperating GSM cell is made in
_____?

A- MS. B- RNC. C- HLR. D- BSC.

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

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

6- How long is IPv6 address?

A- 128bytes B- 32bits C- 128bits D- 64bits
7- The interface between BSC and SGSN:-
A- Gb B- Gf C- Ga D- Gc

8- What is the modulation techniques are using in EDGE & WCDMA respectively?
A- 8-PSK & QPSK B- QPSK & 8QAM C- GMSK & QPSK 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 sends an Attach Message to the MSC.

B- The MS scans the frequencies carrying SDCCH frequencies of neighboring cells only.

C- The MS scans frequencies carrying BCCH channels only.

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

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

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

B- Message Transfer Part.

C- Intelligent Network Application Part.

D- Mobile Application Part.

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

14- From the NMC main responsibility is:-

A- Monitoring, Troubleshooting and Configuration.

B- Monitoring, Tuning and Troubleshooting.

C- Network elements Integration & Implementation.

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 ___or ___ carriers in GSM.
B) Each carrier is shared by up to __ (FR), __ (HR) 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 _ (CBCH) ___.

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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Date: - 5th December 2013

Please, answer All Questions carefully in Both Sections

Zain Sudan
NW/NOC Department
NMC Engineer Exam