TEE 5225 MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS
ASSIGNMENT 1 2ND SEMESTER 2022
TOPIC: LONG TERM EVOLUTION [LTE]
Instructions: Research available material on LTE and answer the following questions.
1. How many subcarriers are used for a 10-MHz FDD LTE channel?[5]
2. What is the difference between an S1 and an X2 handover? [10]
3. Describe the differences between the tasks for the MME and the tasks of the Serving
Gateway.[10]
4. What is a resource block (RB)?[10]
5. How does a mobile device get access to the Physical Uplink Shared Channel?[10]
6. What are the differences between ARQ and HARQ?[6]
7. What is the difference between a default and a dedicated bearer?[4]
8. What is the purpose of DRX in RRC Connected state?[6]
9. How is mobility controlled in RRC Idle state?[4]
10. What is the difference between a Cell Change Order and a Handover?[10]
11. How can the LTE core network be interconnected with legacy core networks and why
should this be done?[5]
12. What is CS fallback?[5]
13. What is the big disadvantage of Internet-based voice services compared to network
operator-based voice services? [5]
14. Describe different options for the backhaul connection of the eNode-B [10]
Total mark 100
Submission date: 30 March 2022