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    The document summarizes the system architecture of GSM, which consists of three subsystems: the Radio Subsystem (RSS), the Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS), and the Operation Subsystem (OSS). The RSS comprises the Base Station Subsystem (BSS) containing the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and Base Station Controller (BSC) which manage radio connections to Mobile Stations (MS). The NSS connects the wireless network to public networks and supports user mobility, localization, and charging. It contains the Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), and Visitor Location Register (VLR). The OSS contains entities for network operation and maintenance like the Operation

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    The document summarizes the system architecture of GSM, which consists of three subsystems: the Radio Subsystem (RSS), the Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS), and the Operation Subsystem (OSS). The RSS comprises the Base Station Subsystem (BSS) containing the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and Base Station Controller (BSC) which manage radio connections to Mobile Stations (MS). The NSS connects the wireless network to public networks and supports user mobility, localization, and charging. It contains the Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), and Visitor Location Register (VLR). The OSS contains entities for network operation and maintenance like the Operation

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    The document summarizes the system architecture of GSM, which consists of three subsystems: the Radio Subsystem (RSS), the Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS), and the Operation Subsystem (OSS). The RSS comprises the Base Station Subsystem (BSS) containing the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) and Base Station Controller (BSC) which manage radio connections to Mobile Stations (MS). The NSS connects the wireless network to public networks and supports user mobility, localization, and charging. It contains the Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC), Home Location Register (HLR), and Visitor Location Register (VLR). The OSS contains entities for network operation and maintenance like the Operation

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    GSM SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

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    Introduction
    It consists of three subsystems, the RSS, the NSS and the OSS.
    Diagram P. 101
    (a)

    Radio Subsystem (RSS)


    It comprises all radio specific entities namely, BSS, BSC and BTS.
    (i) Base Station Subsystem (BSS)
    It contains a BSC and several BTSs.
    It performs all functions necessary to maintain radio
    connections to an MS.
    It performs coding/decoding of voice.
    It performs rate adaptation to/from the wireless network part.
    (ii) Base Transceiver Station (BTS)
    It is a fixed station that links mobile phones to a wireless
    carrier's network. It consists of all radio equipment: antennas,
    signal processing, amplifiers necessary for radio transmission. It
    serves as a bridge between all mobile users in a cell and connects
    mobile calls to the mobile switching center (MSC)
    (iii) Base Station Controller
    It manages the BTSs.
    It reserves radio frequencies.
    It handles handover from one BTS to another within the BSS.
    It performs paging of the MS.
    It multiplexes the radio channels on to the fixed network
    connections at the A interface.
    (iv) Mobile Station (MS)
    It comprises all user equipment and software needed for
    communication within a mobile network.
    In GSM, a mobile station consists of four main components:

    Mobile Termination (MT)


    Terminal Equipment (TE)
    Terminal Adapter (TA)
    Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)
    (b) Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS)
    It is the heart of the GSM system. It consists of MSCs, HLR and
    VLR.
    It connects the wireless network with standard public networks.
    It performs handovers between diffferent BSSs.
    It comprises functions for worldwide localization of users.
    It supports charging, accounting and roaming of users between
    different providers in different countries.
    (i) Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC)
    MSCs are high performance digital ISDN switches.
    They set up connections to other MSCs and to the BSCs
    via the A interface.
    They form the fixed backbone network of a GSM system.
    An MSC manages several BSCs in a geographical region.
    Using additional Interworking functions (IWF), an MSC
    can connect to Public Data Networks (PDN) such as X.25.
    An MSC handles all signaling need for connection set up,
    connection release and handover of connections to other
    MSCs using the Standard Signaling System No.7 (SS7).
    (ii) Home Location Regiser (HLR)
    It is a database that stores all user- relevant information. It
    contains static information such as MSISDN, the subscribed
    services and the IMSI and dynamic information such as current LA,
    MSRN, the current VLR and MSC. It supports charging and
    accounting.

    (iii) Visitor Location Register (VLR)


    Each Location Area (LA) in GSM is associated with a dynamic
    database called VLR. When a new user comes into the LA , the
    VLR of the LA copies all relevant information for this user from
    the HLR.
    (c )

    Operation Subsystem (OSS)


    It contains necessary functions for network operation and
    maintenance. It contains entities like OMC, AuC and EIR.
    (i) Operation and Maintenance Center
    It monitors and controls all other network entities via the O
    interface.
    It performs functions like traffic monitoring, status reports of
    network entities, subscriber & security managemen and
    accounting & billing.
    (ii) Authentication Center (AuC)
    It is used to protect user identity and user data. It contains
    algorithms for authentication and encryption. It is situated in a
    special protected part of the HLR.
    (iii) Equipment Identity Register(EIR)
    It is a database for all IMEIs. It stores all device identifications
    registered for a network. It contains a black list, white list and a
    gray list.

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