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RAD 121: GSM OVERVIEW

GSM Components

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Global System for Mobile Communication


Formerly: Groupe Speciale Mobile (founded 1982)

Pan-European standard (ETSI, European Telecommunications Standardization Institute)


Simultaneous introduction of essential services in three phases (1991, 1994, 1996) by the European telecommunication administrations Seamless roaming is possible Today many providers all over the world use GSM (more than 170 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, America) More than One Billion subscribers (Feb 2004 )

GSM FREQUENCIES

Uplink and Downlink on a Radio Channel

Downlink

Uplink

Modes of Communication

GSM Frequencies

Carrier Separation

MHz Carrier Separation (200 KHz)

895.4

895.6

Duplex Distance

Uplink MHz Duplex Distance (45 MHz) Bandwidth (2 x 25 MHz) 890 915

Downlink 935 960

GSM Frequencies

Architecture of the GSM system


Components
MS
BSS MSC

GMSC
HLR, VLR AUC, EIR NMC

Architecture of the GSM system

GSM: elements and interfaces

GSM Subsystems:
RSS:covers all radio aspects NSS: call forwarding, handover, switching

OSS: Management of the network

Radio subsystem

Mobile Station
Comprises :
Mobile Equipment SIM (Subscriber Identity Module)

Identification :
International Mobile Station Equipment Identity (IMEI) International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number (Telephone No)

ID-1 SIM Card

ID-1 SIM Card

SIM CARD
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Plug-in SIM

Plug-in SIM Card


SIM CARD
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Ranges for different types of MS

Mobile Station Types


Mobile station can have three forms: Class
1 2 3 4 5

GSM
20W 8W 5W 2W 0.8W

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Vehicle Mounted units Portable units Handheld units Handheld units Handheld units

Deleted

Mobile Station Power Class

Base stations are also classified in a similar way to mobile stations with 8 classes in 3 dB steps from 2.5 watts to 320 watts.

Network and Switching Subsystem

Operation Subsystem

GSM Functional Planes

Transmission

Radio Resource Management

Mobility Management

Communication Management

Operation, Administration and Management

Functional vs. Block view

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