BCA Gen & DS 4th Semester

Wireless Communication
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Unit I: Introduction to Wireless Communication System

1. What is wireless communication?

2. Discuss the evolution of wireless communication systems.

3. What are the major milestones in the history of wireless communications?

4. Give examples of different wireless communication systems.

5. Compare wireless communication systems with wired systems.

6. What are the basic components of a wireless communication system?

7. List the applications of wireless communication.

8. Explain the characteristics of wireless signals.

9. What are the limitations of wireless communication systems?

10. Describe the Second Generation (2G) cellular networks.

11. What is GSM and how does it work?

12. What are the features of GSM?

13. Explain the architecture of a GSM network.

14. Define CDMA and discuss its working.

15. What distinguishes CDMA from GSM?

16. What are the benefits of CDMA technology?

17. Briefly describe the Third Generation (3G) wireless networks.

18. How does 3G improve over 2G systems?

19. What is the role of WCDMA in 3G?

20. Define 4G wireless networks.

21. What are the features of 4G technology?

22. Compare 2G, 3G, and 4G technologies.

23. What is Wireless Local Loop (WLL)?

24. Explain the concept of wireless local area networks (WLANs).

25. Describe the architecture of WLANs.

26. What is Bluetooth and how does it work?

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27. What are the applications of Bluetooth?

28. Define Personal Area Networks (PANs).

29. How are PANs different from WLANs?

30. What are the limitations of PANs?

Unit II: Introduction to Cellular Mobile Systems and Design

Fundamentals
1. What is spectrum allocation in wireless systems?

2. Describe the concept of a cellular system.

3. What are the performance criteria for cellular systems?

4. How do analog cellular systems function?

5. What are the limitations of analog cellular systems?

6. Compare analog and digital cellular systems.

7. What are the benefits of digital cellular systems?

8. Explain the concept of frequency reuse.

9. How does frequency reuse improve system capacity?

10. What are the channel assignment strategies in cellular systems?

11. Describe fixed channel assignment.

12. Explain dynamic channel assignment.

13. What is handoff in cellular systems?

14. Describe Mobile Assisted Handoff (MAHO).

15. What is Mobile Controlled Handoff (MCHO)?

16. Define Network Controlled Handoff (NCHO).

17. What causes interference in cellular systems?

18. How does interference affect system capacity?

19. What is meant by tracking in mobile systems?

20. Explain the term grade of service (GoS).

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21. How is coverage improved in cellular systems?

22. What is cell splitting?

23. What is the purpose of cell sectoring?

24. Describe the zone concept in mobile networks.

25. Compare cell splitting and sectoring.

26. What factors influence the choice of cell size?

27. How does mobility impact cellular design?

28. What is meant by co-channel interference?

29. How can adjacent channel interference be reduced?

30. Discuss the role of base stations in cellular networks.

Unit III: Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communication

1. What is multiple access in wireless communication?

2. Why is multiple access important?

3. Define FDMA and its working principle.

4. What are the advantages of FDMA?

5. What are the drawbacks of FDMA?

6. Describe TDMA and its operation.

7. How does TDMA improve spectral efficiency?

8. What are the disadvantages of TDMA?

9. Explain the concept of spread spectrum.

10. Describe CDMA as a spread spectrum multiple access method.

11. How does CDMA avoid interference?

12. What is processing gain in CDMA?

13. Compare FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA.

14. What is SDMA (Space Division Multiple Access)?

15. How does SDMA utilize spatial separation?

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16. What are the practical applications of SDMA?

17. What is packet ratio in wireless communication?

18. How does packet ratio affect performance?

19. What is the concept of capacity in cellular systems?

20. How is capacity calculated in FDMA systems?

21. What factors affect TDMA capacity?

22. Discuss the power control mechanism in CDMA.

23. What is the role of duplexing in multiple access systems?

24. Explain frequency-division duplexing (FDD).

25. Explain time-division duplexing (TDD).

26. What are hybrid multiple access schemes?

27. How does orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) work?

28. What are the advantages of OFDMA?

29. How is handoff handled in multiple access systems?

30. What are the current trends in multiple access technologies?

Unit IV: Wireless Networking

1. How do wireless and fixed telephone networks differ?

2. Describe the basic structure of a fixed telephone network.

3. What challenges are associated with wireless networks?

4. What are the stages of wireless network development?

5. Describe the fixed network transmission hierarchy.

6. What is the role of multiplexing in transmission hierarchy?

7. Define traffic routing in wireless networks.

8. How is traffic managed in wireless networks?

9. What are wireless data services?

10. Give examples of popular wireless data services.

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11. How does SMS work in wireless systems?

12. Explain the concept of packet-switched wireless data.

13. What is the role of GPRS in wireless networking?

14. Describe EDGE technology.

15. What is common channel signaling (CCS)?

16. How does CCS improve network performance?

17. What are the different types of signaling systems?

18. What is ISDN?

19. What are the services offered by ISDN?

20. How is ISDN implemented in wireless networks?

21. What is the architecture of ISDN?

22. Define Advanced Intelligent Networks (AIN).

23. How do AINs enhance wireless services?

24. What are the functions of service control points in AINs?

25. What is the role of intelligent peripherals in AINs?

26. What are the benefits of using AIN in wireless communication?

27. Compare AIN with traditional switching systems.

28. What are the protocols used in wireless networking?

29. How is Quality of Service (QoS) maintained in wireless networks?

30. What are the future trends in wireless networking?