Questions
[Link] ‘n’ number of users are present in a network with point-to-point links, then how many
links will be required in the network?
A. n (n – 1)
B. n (n – 1) / 2
C .n (n – 1) / 4
D .n (n – 1) / 8
[Link] a three-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is __.
A. 40,000
B. less than 40,000
C. greater than 40,000
D. greater than 100,000
[Link] of occupancy can be defined as the percentage of ___ for which the server
seems
to be busy.
a. speed
b. distance
c. time
d. Volume
[Link] a one-stage space division switch, if N = 200, the number of crosspoints is ______.
A) 20,000
B) 40,000
C) 30,000
D) 10,000
[Link] a group of trunk is offered 1200 calls during the busy hour & 20 calls are lost along with
the average call duration of about 7 min, then what would be the total duration of congestion
period?
a. 21 sec
b. 42 sec
c. 60 sec
d. 98 sec
[Link] on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then n must be equal to or greater than __.
A) 40
B) 30
C) 20
D) 10
[Link] on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then k must be equal to or greater than ___.
A) 19
B) 21
C) 31
D) 41
8.A ____ switch combines crossbar switches in several (normally three) stages.
A) multiple path
B) multiple crossbar
C) multistage
D) none of the above
9. The inability to interconnect two idle lines connected to a switching network due to all
possible paths are in use
a. Concentration
b. Blocking
c. Full availability
d. Crosspoint
[Link] number of point to point links required in a fully connected network for 50 entities is
A.1250
B.1225
C.2500
D.50
11. Based on the Clos criteria, if N = 200, then the minimum number of crosspoints is greater
than or equal to _______.
A) 42,000
B) 20,000
C) 18,000
D) 15,200
12. A switching network capable of providing a path from every inlet link to every outlet link
in the absence of traffic.
a. Concentration
b. Blocking
c. Full availability switch
d. Crosspoint
13. Identical telephone numbers in different parts of the country are distinguished by their
a. Access codes
b. Country codes
c. Trunk prefixes
d. Area codes
[Link] Traffic is measured in:
A) Seconds
B) Hours
C) Erlang
D) Pulses per minute
15. A crossbar switch with x inputs and y outputs requires ____ crosspoints
[Link]
B. x 2
C. y 2
d.x/y
16.A multistage switch usually has ____ crosspoints than a corresponding single crossbar
switch
[Link]
[Link]
[Link] same number of
[Link] the
17.A three-stage switch has_____
[Link] switches per stage
[Link] switch for each of three stages
[Link] first stage switches
[Link] switches for each of three stages
Answers
1-B
2-B
3-C
4-B
5-C
6-D (Notice: N ≈
√ N
2
, lecture 3 slide no. 16)
7-A
8-C
9-B
10-C
11-D (For clarification, Minimum number of crosspoints = 4N( √2N - 1)
12-C
13-D
14-C
15-A
16-B
17-D