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Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Protocols and Protocol Testing

Table of Contents:
Definition and Overview
1. Evolution of Mobile Communications
2. UMTS Network Architecture
3. UMTS Interfaces
4. UMTS and UTRAN Measurement Objectives
5. Appendix
Self-Test
Glossary
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Self-Test
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of 3G systems?
a. used worldwide
b. support only data transmission
c. offer high data rates
d. offer high spectrum velocity
2. One of the most important IMT-2000 proposals is having UMTS as the successor to GSM.
a. true
b. false
3. UMTS increases the transmission speed to _____ Mbps per mobile user.
a. 0.5
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3
4. Who is developing UMTS?
a. ITU
b. 3GPP
c. IETF
d. IEC
5. What does this tutorial cite as the most important revolutionary step of GSM toward UMTS?
a. GPRS
b. CAMEL
c. GGSN
d. SGSN
6. ________ enables worldwide access to operator-specific IN applications such as prepaid, call screening, and supervision.
a. PLMN
b. CAMEL
c. CN
d. BSC
7. SCCP is the physical unit for radio transmission/reception with cells.
a. true
b. false
8. Which of the following is not one of the four new interfaces specified in UMTS?
a. Uu
b. Iub
c. Iuc
d. Iu
e. Iur
9. Which of the following is not one of the five major UTRAN protocol blocks?
a. transport signals
b. data and signaling bearers
c. data streams
d. ALCAP
e. application protocols
10. Based on the Tektronix measurement case study, which of the following is not one of the three measurement approaches?
a. simulation
b. conformance
c. emulation
d. investigation
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