Which type of cell provides the best level of service for average subscribers?

A
.
Acceptabl
e cell
B.
Barre
d Cell
C.
Reserve
d Cell
D .
Suitabl
e Cell
2. Which UE categories support 64QAM on the
uplink?
A
.
Only
category 5
B.
Categories 3, 4
and 5
C.
None of
them
D.
All of
them
3. What types of handover are supported in LTE?
A
.
Hard handover
only
B.
Hard and soft
handovers
C.
Hard, soft and softer
handovers
D.
Handover is not
supported
4. Why is a Cyclic Prefx required in OFDMA?
A
.
To ensure the symbol time is an integer
number
B.
To help overcome multipath and inter-symbol
interference
C.
To maintain
orthogonality
D.
To make OFDMA
scalable
5. What does the DC subcarrier indicate?
A
.
The identity of
the cell
B.
The antenna
confguration
C. The center of the OFDM
channel
D.
The format of the data
channel
6. What processing step combines multiple OFDM subcarriers into a single signal for transmission?
A
.
F
F
T
B.
I
F
F
T
C.
RF
Combini
ng
D.
Channel
Mapping
7. What is the minimum amount of RF spectrum needed for an FDD LTE radio channel?
A
.
1.4
M
Hz
B.
2.8
M
Hz
C.
5
M
H
z
D.
20
M
H
z
8. In MIMO, which factor has the greatest infuence on data rates?
A
.
The size of the
antenna
B.
The height of the
antenna
C.
The number of transmit
antennas
D.
The number of receive
antennas
9. What organization is responsible for developing LTE standards?
A
.
U
M
T
S
B.
3
G
P
P
C.
3
G
P
P
2
D.
I
S
O
10. Which channel indicates the number of symbols used by the PDCCH?
A
.
P
H
I
C
H
B.
P
D
C
C
H
C.
P
B
C
H
D.
PC
FI
C
H
11. How often can resources be allocated to a UE?
A
.
Every
symbol
B.
Ever
y
slot
C.
Every
subframe
D.
Every
frame
12. What property of OFDMA systems allows adjacent subcarriers to be used without interference?
A
.
Orthogo
nality
B.
Orth
odox
y
C.
Octago
nality
D.
Origi
nalit
y
13. With the normal Cyclic Prefx, how many symbols are contained in 1 frame?
A
.
B.
C.
D.
1
4
0
14. What is the largest channel bandwidth a UE is required to support in LTE?
A
.
20
M
H
z
B.
10
M
H
z
C.
5
M
H
z
D.
1.4
M
Hz
15. In OFDM, what is the relationship between the subcarrier spacing f and the symbol time t?
A
.
There is no fxed
relation
B.
f

=

t
C.
f x t =
2048
D.
f

=

1
/
t
16. What is the PBCH scrambled with?
A
.
The physical
cell ID
B.
The current frame
number
C.
The UE's C-
RNTI
D.
The PBCH is not
scrambled
17. Why is the Cyclic Prefx a copy of the tail end of the symbol?
A
.
It ensures a continuous time domain
signal
B.
It maintains an integer number of
cycles
C.
It reduces the Peak-to-Average Power Ratio
(PAPR)
D.
It increases the useful
symbol time
18. In LTE, what is the beneft of PAPR reduction in the uplink?
A
.
Improved uplink
coverage
B.
Lower UE power
consumption
C.
Reduced equalizer
complexity
D.
All of the
above
19. Approximately what portion of a subframe in a 1.4 MHz channel is available for carrying the
PDSCH?
A
.
1
/
2
B.
1
/
4
C. 3
/
4
D.
1
/
6
20. If the UE detects primary synchronization sequence x and secondary synchronization sequence y,
what is the physical cell ID?
A
.
The physical cell ID cannot be determined from the synchronization
signals
B.
x
+
y
C.
3
x
+
y
D.
x
+
3
y
21. Which RLC mode adds the least amount of delay to user trafc?
A
.
Acknowledged Mode
(AM)
B.
Unacknowledged Mode
(UM)
C.
Transparent Mode
(TM)
D.
Low Latency Mode
(LM)
22. What coding scheme is used for the DL-SCH and UL-SCH?
A
.
1/3 tail-biting convolutional
code
B.
1/3 turbo
code
C.
Variable-rate block
code
D.
1/3 repetition
code
23. How much bandwidth is required to transmit the primary and secondary synchronization signals?
A
.
1.4
M
Hz
B. 1.08
MH
z
C.
93
0
kH
z
D.
up to 20
MHz
24. What is the length of the shortest possible PDCCH, in bits?
A
.
B.
1
4
4
C.
2
8
8
D.
5
7
6
25. With PRACH confguration 14, what are the odds that two UE's will collide during their random
accesses?
A
.
1
i
n
1
0
B.
1
i
n
6
4
C.
1
in
64
0
D.
It is impossible to collide on the
PRACH