GSM Switching, Services and ProtocolsSince the publication of the first edition the number of GSM subscribers has exploded and it is now deployed in more than 140 countries worldwide. Revised and updated GSM Switching, Services and Protocols now features the abundant new services and applications that GSM can provide. By focusing on the fundamentals of the mobile radio systems, it provides an excellent introductory insight to the whole area of GSM cellular radio. By providing an easy-to-follow instructive text, this second edition will have insight appeal to telecommunication engineers, researchers, adn developers. The highly graphical approach and numerous illustrations will also make it an indispensable reference for senior undergraduates and postgraduates in electrical and computer engineering.
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air interface algorithm Application assigned authentication base station BCCH carrier bearer services bit error bit error ratio broadcast burst cell channel coding ciphering codec codeword communication connection convolutional code data rate data services defined downlink encoder encryption FACCH Figure fixed network frequency functions GGSN GMSC GPRS GSM networks handover IMSI interleaving block Interworking ISDN kbit/s LAPDm Layer location update logical channels mobile radio mobile station Mobile Subscriber mode modulation MSC-B MSISDN MSRN multiframe multiple access network operators Packet Radio Service PDP context Phase physical channels PLMN procedure RACH radio channel radio interface radio resources request routing RXLEV SACCH SCCP SDCCH sequence setup SGSN Short Message Service signaling channels slots speech standard Subscriber Identity supplementary services switched synchronization TDMA TDMA frame terminal TMSI traffic channel transmission transmitted transparent uplink user data Wireless