SRK Institute of Technology, Enikepadu, Vijayawada
III/IV [Link] Course
Honor Course: Advanced Communications
Important Questions
Unit 1: Spread Spectrum and Multiple Access Techniques
2 Mark Questions:
1. What is the difference between DSSS and FHSS?
2. What is processing gain?
3. Mention two multiple access techniques in wireless communication and where they are
used?
4. What is spread spectrum communication?
5. Define TDMA.
6. What is source coding of speech?
7 Mark Questions:
1. Explain DS spread spectrum with coherent binary PSK.
2. Describe the advantages of FH spread spectrum.
3. Compare CDMA and TDMA techniques.
4. Explain multiple access techniques used in wireless systems.
5. Describe the importance of source coding in wireless communication.
6. Explain the role and working of pseudo noise (PN) sequence in spread spectrum
communication systems
Unit 2: Wireless Channel Modeling and Fading
2 Mark Questions:
1. What is reflection in wireless propagation?
2. Define multipath fading.
3. What is Doppler shift?
4. Differentiate narrowband and wideband fading.
5. Define coherence bandwidth.
6. What is scattering in propagation?
7 Mark Questions:
1. Explain statistical multipath channel models.
2. Discuss the effect of Doppler shift on signal quality.
3. Describe small-scale fading phenomena.
4. Explain the significance of coherence time in wireless channels.
5. Describe the propagation mechanisms in mmWave frequencies.
6. Discuss the effects of scattering and diffraction on wireless propagation.
Unit 3: Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Wireless Communication
2 Mark Questions:
1. What is a MIMO system?
2. Define diversity gain.
3. What is space-time coding?
4. State the diversity multiplexing tradeoff.
5. What is the basic MIMO channel capacity?
6. Name one benefit of MIMO over SISO.
7 Mark Questions:
1. Explain MIMO capacity in fading channels.
2. Describe space-time coding techniques in MIMO.
3. Discuss the diversity-multiplexing tradeoff in MIMO systems.
4. Describe space-time coding and its benefits in MIMO systems
5. Describe design considerations for MIMO system receivers.
6. Explain how space-time block coding improves communication reliability.
Unit 4: Wireless Networks
2 Mark Questions:
1. What is a Wireless LAN (WLAN)?
2. List two advantages of WLANs.
3. Name the IEEE standard for WLAN.
4. What is medium access control in WLAN?
5. Define Wireless PAN.
6. Mention one disadvantage of wireless networks.
7 Mark Questions:
1. Compare IEEE 802.11a and 802.11b standards.
2. Explain WLAN topologies.
3. Describe medium access control in IEEE 802.11.
4. Discuss enhancements in IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX).
5. Explain the concept and features of Wireless PANs.
6. Discuss security challenges in wireless networks.
Unit 5: 5G Communication
2 Mark Questions:
1. What is the 5G spectrum landscape?
2. Define spectrum sharing in 5G.
3. Name two 5G spectrum access modes.
4. What is OFDM?
5. What is carrier aggregation?
6. Mention one key 5G use case.
7 Mark Questions:
1. Describe 5G wireless channel modeling challenges.
2. Explain the use cases driving 5G development.
3. Discuss 5G waveforms including OFDM and OTFS.
4. Explain spectrum sharing scenarios in 5G.
5. Discuss the concept of dual connectivity in 5G.
6. Describe enabling technologies for beyond 5G such as IRS and SWIPT.