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Wireless Intelligent Network (WIN)

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1. IS–41 is a standard currently being embraced by wireless providers because it encourages __________.
a. increased network capabilities
b. paging
c. roaming
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
2. The components that make up a wireless network can be divided into which of the following groups of categories?
a. analog and digital
b. subscriber equipment, cell sites, and network equipment
c. PCS, GSM, and cellular
3. Data service capabilities require an increase in __________.
a. SS7 signaling
b. IN routing
c. IN authentication
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
4. __________ are two main types of automatic speech recognition.
a. Voice-controlled dialing and voice-controlled feature control
b. Speaker-dependent and speaker-independent
c. SMS and speech-to-text conversion
5. SMS will allow subscribers to use the phone for paging or voice but not both at the same time.
a. true
b. false
6. An intelligent peripheral gets information, translates it to data, and hands it off to another element in the network for analysis and control.
a. true
b. false
7. Moving high-level services away from the MSC is beneficial because __________.
a. MSC becomes more efficient
b. it simplifies service deployment
c. it frees processing power in the MSC
d. all of the above
8. Implementing __________ is the first step in implementing a WIN strategy.
a. MSC
b. stand-alone STP
c. stand-alone HLR
9. __________ is the network protocol that ensures that elements on the hardware platform talk to each other in the same way for seamless service.
a. IS–41
b. IS–53A
c. TR45.2
10. IS–53A describes each of the enhanced services and describes what the network does. It does not address service interactions.
a. true
b. false

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