18 Questions
What term did the engineering community use to describe LTE and mobile WiMAX 1.0 due to not meeting the IMT-Advanced requirements?
3.9G
What was the marketing community's stance on LTE and mobile WiMAX 1.0, despite not meeting the IMT-Advanced requirements?
Termed them as 4G technologies
What prompted the ITU to give its approval for the use of 4G to describe LTE and other technologies?
Having substantially better performance than early 3G systems
Which technique is utilized for radio transmission and reception in LTE?
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
What is the significance of the move from UMTS to LTE, according to the text?
Clear technical transition
Why did the ITU allow the use of 4G to describe LTE and other technologies?
For exhibiting superior performance compared to early 3G systems
What is the official name for the whole system architecture described in the text?
Evolved Packet System (EPS)
Which 3GPP work items were responsible for designing the new architecture described in the text?
System Architecture Evolution (SAE) and Long Term Evolution (LTE)
What were the peak data rates required for LTE in the downlink and uplink according to the text?
100 Mbps in downlink and 50 Mbps in uplink
What is a better measure of system performance than peak data rates according to the text?
Spectral efficiency
Which part of the system architecture does LTE specifically refer to?
Air interface
What term has colloquially become synonymous with the entire system architecture as per the text?
LTE
What is the main benefit of integrated RNC/NodeB architecture in comparison to traditional HSPA architecture?
Reduces latency by having fewer nodes
Which 3GPP release introduced the flat architecture that improves latency and efficiency?
Release 7
How does the growth of mobile data traffic compare to voice calls in the years leading up to 2010?
Mobile data traffic grew faster than voice calls
What network architecture is the integrated RNC/NodeB architecture similar to in 3GPP Release-8?
SAE/EPC architecture
In the context of mobile communication networks, what does OFDMA stand for?
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
What is a key characteristic of the integrated RNC/NodeB architecture option for HSPA+ mentioned in the text?
Simplicity and fewer nodes for reduced latency
This quiz explores the initial definition of 4G technology by the ITU, the discrepancy with LTE and mobile WiMAX, and how these technologies were labeled as 3.9G by the engineering community despite marketing as 4G. Learn about the evolution of wireless communication standards!
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