GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION

INTRODUCTION
Global system for mobile communication (GSM) is a digital wireless network standard designed By standardization committees from major European telecommunications operators and manufacturers.

WHAT IS GSM ?
Global System for Mobile (GSM) is a second generation cellular standard developed to cater voice services and data delivery using digital modulation.

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History of GSM
Developed by Group Spciale Mobile (founded 1982) which was an initiative of CEPT ( Conference of European Post and Telecommunication ). Aim : to replace the incompatible analog system. Presently the responsibility of GSM standardization resides with special mobile group under ETSI (European telecommunication Standards Institute). More than 1300 million subscribers in world and 45 million subscriber in India.

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TRANSITION FROM ANALOG TO DIGITAL

In 1980s most mobile cellular systems were based on analog systems as AMPS. Second generation cellular digital systems like GSM , DAMPS, were implemented then. From 1984-86, GSM focused on to compare different technical possibilities for transmission.

ARCHITECTURE OF THE GSM NETWORK

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GSM technical specifications define the different entities that form the GSM network by defining their functions and interface requirements

-Mobile station(Ms). -The Base Station Subsystem (BSS). -The Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS).

GSM SERVICES Tele services

Bearer or Data services Supplementary services

Tele services Tele communication services that voice communication via mobile phones Offered services - Mobile telephony - Emergency calling - Voice group call -Voice broadcast

Bearer Services Include various data services for information transfer between GSM and other networks like PSTN, ISDN etc at rates from 300 to 9600 bps. Short Message Service (SMS) up to 160 character alphanumeric data transmission to/from the mobile terminal.

Supplementary Services
related services Call Waiting- Notification of an incoming call while on the handset Call Hold- Put a caller on hold to take another call Call Barring- All calls, outgoing calls, or incoming calls Call Forwarding- Calls can be sent to various numbers defined by the user Multi Party Call Conferencing - Link multiple calls together CLIP Caller line identification presentation CLIR Caller line identification restriction CUG Closed user group
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