Prof. A. V. Kamble (Dept - of Electronics)
Prof. A. V. Kamble (Dept - of Electronics)
Prof. A. V. Kamble (Dept - of Electronics)
Prof. A. V. Kamble
(Dept.of Electronics)
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Architecture of the GSM network
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Architecture of the GSM network
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GSM network
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Mobile Station
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Base Station Subsystem
The BSS provides the interface between the ME and the
NSS.
It is in charge of the transmission and reception.
It may be divided into two parts:
Base Station Controller (BSC):
It controls a group of BTSs and manages their radio ressources.
A BSC is principally in charge of handoffs, frequency hopping,
exchange functions and power control over each managed
BTSs.
Base Transceiver Station (BTS) or Base Station:
it maps to transceivers and antennas used in each cell of the
network.
It is usually placed in the center of a cell.
Its transmitting power defines the size of a cell.
Each BTS has between 1-16 transceivers depending on the
density of users in the cell.
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NSS
GMSC:
A gateway that interconnects two networks: the
cellular network and the PSTN. It is in charge of
routing calls from the fixed network towards a GSM
user.
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NSS
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NSS
VLR:
contains information from a subscriber's HLR necessary to
provide the subscribed services to visiting users.
When a subscriber enters the covering area of a new MSC, the
VLR associated to this MSC will request information about the
new subscriber to its corresponding HLR.
The VLR will then have enough data to assure the subscribed
services without needing to ask the HLR each time a
communication is established.
The VLR is always implemented together with a MSC; thus, the
area under control of the MSC is also the area under control of
the VLR.
Authentication Center (AuC):
It serves security purposes; it provides the parameters needed
for authentication and encryption functions.
These parameters allow verification of the subscriber's identity.
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NSS
Equipment Identity Register (EIR):
EIR stores security-sensitive information about the
mobile equipments.
It maintains a list of all valid terminals as identified by
their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI).
The EIR allows then to forbid calls from stolen or
unauthorized terminals (e.g, a terminal which does
not respect the specifications concerning the output
RF power).
GSM Interworking Unit (GIWU):
The GIWU provides an interface to various networks
for data communications.
During these communications, the transmission of
speech and data can be alternated.
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Operation and Support Subsystem (OSS)
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