IFT 372 MIDTERM STUDY SHEET RESOURCES 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS READY

IFT 372 MIDTERM STUDY SHEET
RESOURCES 2026 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
READY



⫸ True or False
A communications network is a collection of switching nodes.
Answer: True


⫸ True or False
A handoff (or handover) changes the routing of an ongoing voice call
from one cell to another. Answer: True


⫸ How many generations of cellular standards were developed to
arrive at the modern day standard?. Answer: 5


⫸ The SIM card does the following. Answer: -Houses confidential
and cryptographic algorithms
-Contains the subscriber phone number


⫸ The Service Switching Points SS-7 network node performs the
following function. Answer: Switching centers used to establish,
transport, or forward voice and data

, ⫸ The Base Transceiver Station includes the following fucntions.
Answer: -Error protection is performed in BTS
-Link level protocol LAPDm for signaling on the radio path
-Allocated a set of frequency channels


⫸ A ______ is a regional area that manages connections between
subscribers. Answer: Mobile switching center


⫸ Within a GSM radio network, there are two kinds of channels
______ and ______. Answer: traffic
signaling


⫸ A ______ IC converts analog to binary serial bit stream and the
reverse. Answer: Codec


⫸ True or False
CDMA signals are segregated by unique (orthogonal) PN sequences.
Answer: True


⫸ True or False
A correlation function equals 1 if the two codes have nothing in
common. Answer: False


⫸ True or False