Telecom Software Engineer Practice Exam
Build and optimize cloud-native 5G Core network functions — SBI microservices, Kubernetes, and line-rate performance with DPDK and eBPF.
A full-length timed practice exam to benchmark your readiness — self-assessment, no certificate. Want a verifiable certificate? Our certification courses award one.
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Exam Domains
NF Software Architecture (SBI, microservices)
17 questionsDesigning 5GC NFs as cloud-native services — SBI over HTTP/2 with JSON and 3GPP OpenAPI, NRF discovery and OAuth2, microservice decomposition, stateful vs stateless design, NF state machines, and concurrency.
Cloud-Native & Kubernetes for 5GC
16 questionsContainerizing and deploying NFs on Kubernetes — CNF design, Helm, workload objects, Multus/SR-IOV networking, storage, health probes, graceful shutdown, autoscaling, and service mesh for SBI.
Performance Engineering (DPDK, eBPF, SR-IOV)
16 questionsEngineering the data and control plane for line rate — DPDK (PMDs, mempools, rings, hugepages), VPP and AF_XDP, eBPF/XDP, NUMA, CPU pinning, SR-IOV virtual functions, RSS, and interrupt tuning.
Observability, CI/CD & Reliability
16 questionsOperating NFs in production — OpenTelemetry tracing, Prometheus/Grafana, log aggregation, profiling, load/conformance testing, GitOps CI/CD, rolling and canary upgrades, and reliability patterns.
Learning Path Progress
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Upgrade to ProFrequently asked questions
- What does the Telecom Software Engineer practice exam cover?
- The Telecom Software Engineer practice exam benchmarks your knowledge across the curriculum domains: Telecom Software Engineer architecture, real-world deployments, troubleshooting, and standards. 65 multiple-choice questions, 75-minute timed practice exam. You get a per-domain score breakdown and a personalized study plan mapping weak areas to specific lessons.
- Does this practice exam award a certificate?
- No — this is a self-assessment to benchmark your readiness, not a credential. Want a verifiable certificate? Our certification courses award one — see /certifications.
- How much does the practice exam cost?
- Full-length practice exams are included with the Pro subscription: $399/year, or ₹29,900 in India. Paid monthly it is $39/month, or ₹3,900, so a year of annual costs 15% less in USD and 36% less in INR. Both plans are backed by a 7-day money-back guarantee. The 20-question mock exam linked on this page is free and needs no signup.
- How should I use the Telecom Software Engineer practice exam?
- Take it as a timed, full-length dry run to see where you stand. The per-domain gap analysis points you to exactly what to review. Engineers studying 15 minutes per day typically complete the Telecom Software Engineer curriculum in about 14 weeks, with hands-on labs, interactive lessons, and TelcoMentor — your personal AI coach in every lesson.
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