EC-803 (A) RGPV B.Tech
Wireless Network (WN)
Previous year papers and the official syllabus are free to read, no account needed.
Previous Year Papers
5 papers, latest May 2026
- EC-803 (A) paper, May 2026
- EC-803 (A) paper, Jun 2025
- EC-803 (A) paper, May 2024
- EC-803 (A) paper, May 2023
- EC-803 (A) paper, May 2022
Syllabus, notes and important questions for EC-803 (A)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Review of Cellular Networks 6 topics
- Mobile telephony, GSM, CDMA/CD and UMTS
- Advancement and migrations of cellular technologies
- WLAN PHY and MAC layers – IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g, ac)
- HIPERLAN
- Wireless ATM
- WiMAX PHY and MAC layers – IEEE 802.16 (fixed and mobile)
Unit 2 LTE Systems 8 topics
- Introduction to 3GPP, LTE and LTE‑A standards
- LTE uplink and downlink operation
- E‑UTRAN architecture, mobility and resource management
- UTRAN architecture and services
- HSDPA and HSUPA technologies
- OFDM and OFDMA modulation schemes
- SISO and MIMO system concepts
- OFDM‑MIMO integration
Unit 3 Wireless Sensor Networks 9 topics
- Introduction to wireless sensor networks (WSN) and architecture
- Coverage planning and node placement strategies
- Topology management in WSNs
- Applications of WSNs and mobile WSN scenarios
- Technologies for sensor nodes and network platforms
- Operating environments including underwater WSNs
- Security mechanisms for WSNs
- MAC protocols for WSNs
- Routing and transport protocols for WSNs
Unit 4 Wireless Routing Protocols 8 topics
- Medium access problems in wireless networks
- Traditional routing approaches
- Mobile network layer and Mobile IP concepts
- Introduction to IPv4 and IPv6 addressing
- Data forwarding procedures in Mobile IP (IPv4 & IPv6)
- Mobility management and protocol trade‑offs
- Congestion window management techniques
- Mobile transport layer protocols: Traditional TCP, Mobile TCP, Indirect TCP, Reno, New‑Reno, Tahoe, Vegas, UDP
Unit 5 Internet of Things (IoT) and GPS Systems 7 topics
- IoT architecture, design principles and required capabilities
- IoT devices and gateways; case studies (body‑area sensor networks, smart homes, smart vehicles, smart manufacturing)
- Emerging IoT standards and protocols (IEEE 802.15 WPAN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, UWB, RFID)
- IoT protocol stack and interfacing between 802.11 and Bluetooth
- Geolocation service techniques and standards
- Introduction to GPS‑aided GAGAN, E.911
- ZigBee, UWB and RFID technologies
Exam insights
Counted from 5 past EC-803 (A) papers.
Marks asked per paper, by unit
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Unit 1 Review of Cellular Networks 21 marks
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Unit 2 LTE systems 25 marks
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Unit 3 Wireless Sensor Networks 20 marks
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Unit 4 Wireless routing Protocols 22 marks
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Unit 5 Internet of things (IoT) and GPS systems 20 marks
Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.
Asked again and again
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Compare and describe IPv4 versus IPv6 protocols / addressing and architecture, including variants with TCP versus UDP comparison and calculation of successfully delivered packets from packet loss rate
Asked 3 times: 2026, 2024, 2022
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Describe the E-UTRAN architecture and its components, roles in wireless communication, mobility management and resource allocation in LTE.
Asked 3 times: 2025, 2024, 2023
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Discuss security issues and challenges in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and techniques for data confidentiality, integrity and authenticity.
Asked 3 times: 2024, 2023, 2022