Code No: RR321701 Set No.

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III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
TELECOMMUNICATION SWITICHING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Mention the typical centralized stored program control organization and men-
tion various levels of controls
(b) Given that MTBF = 2000 hours and MTTR = 4 hours calculate the un
availability for single dual processor. [10+6]

2. (a) With the help of sketch illustrate the working of generalized time division
space switch.
(b) Show that Cost capacity index, CCI, is N/3 for non-folded networks with N
switching elements each at input and output side with switching capacity N
and Traffic handling capability, TC=1. [10+6]

3. Describe how a stochastic model is useful in modeling the behavior of a switching

system? Distinguish between renewal process and pure birth process. [16]

4. Write in detail about Transmission Plan in Telephone Networks? [16]

5. (a) What is the need for data encryption? Discuss in detail about data encryption
in data networks?
(b) Write about Application layer of ISO-OSI model with respect to data net-
works? [8+8]

6. Write in detail about Satellite Based Data Networks? [16]

7. (a) Write about ISDN protocol architecture?

(b) Explain about the transmission channels in ISDN? [8+8]

8. (a) Write about components of an Expert System in ISDN?

(b) A telephone company uses an expert system for fault registration. Describe
a typical conversation between the subscriber and the expert system for the
situation where the subscriber is able to dial out calls but unable to receive
incoming calls? [8+8]

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Code No: RR321701 Set No. 2
III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
TELECOMMUNICATION SWITICHING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Distinguish between local battery and central battery exchanges?

(b) A central battery exchange is powered with 48V battery. The carbon micro-
phone requires a minimum of 24 mA as energizing current. The battery has
a 400Ω resistance in series for short circuit protection. The d.c resistance of
microphone is 50Ω. If the cable used for subscriber lines offers of 50Ω/Km,
determine the maximum distance at which a subscriber station can be located.
[8+8]

2. What are the different configurations of combinational switches? Explain the work-
ing of 2- stage TS switch. [16]

3. (a) Define Traffic Intensity? Distinguish between erlang (E), centum call second
(CCS) , call minutes (CM).
(b) A subscriber makes three phone calls of three minutes, four minutes and six
Minutes in a one-hour period. Calculate the subscriber traffic in erlang, CCS
and CM. [8+8]

4. (a) What is known as subscriber loop interface in Telephone networks? Write in

detail about it?
(b) What is Equalization? Write in detail about Coaxial cable amplitude equal-
izers in Telephone networks? [8+8]

5. What are the functions of a Network layer in data networks? Explain the classifica-
tion of routing algorithms? List out the measures used in assessing the performance
of a routing algorithm. Explain some widely used algorithms? [16]

6. (a) Explain about IEEE 802.5 and IEEE 802.6 in data networks?
(b) Discuss Internetworking in Data Networks? [8+8]

7. (a) What are reference points? Explain about functional groupings and ISDN
reference points ?
(b) Distinguish between basic rate access and primary rate access in ISDN?[8+8]

8. (a) What is Artificial Intelligence? How to justify than an AI system is truly

intelligent. Give some examples of Expert systems and their application areas
in ISDN?
(b) Explain in detail about the knowledge representation techniques to design an
expert system in ISDN? [8+8]

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Code No: RR321701 Set No. 2
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Code No: RR321701 Set No. 3
III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
TELECOMMUNICATION SWITICHING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. A 1000-line exchange is partly folded and partly nonfolded. Forty percent of the
subscribers are active during peak hour. If the ratio of local to external traffic is
4:1,estimate the number of trunk lines required. [16]

2. What are the various ways of managing the control memory? With the help of
sketch show how the list management implemented. [16]

3. (a) Define Traffic Intensity? Distinguish between erlang (E), centum call second
(CCS) , call minutes (CM).
(b) A subscriber makes three phone calls of three minutes, four minutes and six
Minutes in a one-hour period. Calculate the subscriber traffic in erlang, CCS
and CM. [8+8]

4. Discuss about the signaling techniques in a Telecommunication Network? [16]

5. Explain the data link frame structure? Explain different types of frames. Dis-
cuss in detail the ARQ protocols used for transmission and retransmission in data
networks? [16]

6. Write in detail about the three combinations of access techniques and topologies
popularly used in LANs? [16]

7. (a) Explain about the typical configuration of an electronic mail system and X.400
in the context of OSI model in ISDN?
(b) Explain the two compression techniques in facsimile transmission standardized
by CCITT in ISDN? [8+8]

8. (a) Explain about ISDN− Bearer services?

(b) Write about coexistence of ISDN with other networks? [10+6]

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Code No: RR321701 Set No. 4
III B.Tech Supplimentary Examinations, Aug/Sep 2008
TELECOMMUNICATION SWITICHING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
(Electronics & Telematics)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆

1. (a) Distinguish between local battery and central battery exchanges?

(b) A central battery exchange is powered with 48V battery. The carbon micro-
phone requires a minimum of 24 mA as energizing current. The battery has
a 400Ω resistance in series for short circuit protection. The d.c resistance of
microphone is 50Ω. If the cable used for subscriber lines offers of 50Ω/Km,
determine the maximum distance at which a subscriber station can be located.
[8+8]

2. Describe the principle of Time division space switching (PAM). Distinguish the
simultaneous conversion in input controlled time division space switch and output
controlled space switch. [16]

3. (a) Define Traffic Intensity? Distinguish between erlang (E), centum call second
(CCS) , call minutes (CM).
(b) A subscriber makes three phone calls of three minutes, four minutes and six
Minutes in a one-hour period. Calculate the subscriber traffic in erlang, CCS
and CM. [8+8]

4. Explain in detail about Cellular Mobile Telephony? [16]

5. (a) What is the need for data encryption? Discuss in detail about data encryption
in data networks?
(b) Write about Application layer of ISO-OSI model with respect to data net-
works? [8+8]

6. Write in detail about Fiber Optic Networks in data networks? [16]

7. (a) Explain about the typical configuration of an electronic mail system and X.400
in the context of OSI model in ISDN?
(b) Explain the two compression techniques in facsimile transmission standardized
by CCITT in ISDN? [8+8]

8. (a) Justify the selection of voice and data traffic for integration studies. List out
the differences between the voice and data traffic in ISDN?
(b) Explain the interworking of ISDN with other networks? [8+8]

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