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Introduction To 2G & 3G
Introduction To 2G & 3G
2G
Second generation wireless telephone
technology
Launched using GSM standard
Allows greater mobile phone penetration
levels than 1G
Enables to use text messages, pictures
messages, MMS etc
Digitally encrypted
GSM Architecture
Global System for Mobile Communication
Describes the protocols for 2G digital cellular
networks used by mobile phones
Consists of
Mobile Station(MS)
Base Station Subsystem(BSS)
Network and Switching
Subsystem(NSS)
Operation and Support Subsystem(OSS)
NSS AUC
HLR
OSS EIR
VLR
MSC
A Interface
BSS
BSC
Abis
Interface
SIM MS BTS
Um
Interface