GSM Networks: Protocols, Terminology and Implementation

1.1  About This Book  1......Page 11
1.2  Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)  2......Page 12
1.3  The Focus of This Book  7......Page 17
1.4  Signaling  8......Page 18
1.5  Representation of Messages  10......Page 20
2.1  Subscriber Identity Module......Page 23
2.2  Mobile Station  17......Page 27
3.1  Base Transceiver Station  19......Page 29
3.2  Base Station Controller  25......Page 35
3.3  Transcoding Rate and Adaptation Unit  28......Page 38
4  The Network Switching Subsystem  31......Page 41
4.1  Home Location Register and Authentication Center  32......Page 42
4.2  Visitor Location Register  33......Page 43
4.3  The Mobile-Services Switching Center  34......Page 44
4.4  Equipment Identity Register  37......Page 47
5.1  Reasons for Standardization  39......Page 49
5.2  Layering in the OSI Reference Model  40......Page 50
5.3  Data Types of the OSI Reference Model  41......Page 51
5.5  Advantages of the OSI Reference Model  42......Page 52
5.6  The Seven Layers of the OSI Reference Model  43......Page 53
5.7  Comprehension Issues  46......Page 56
6.1  Channel Configurations  51......Page 60
6.2  Alternatives for Connecting the BTS to the BSC  52......Page 61
6.3  Signaling on the Abis-Interface  55......Page 64
6.4  Bringing an Abis-Interface Into Service  87......Page 96
7.1  The Structure of the Air-Interface in GSM  89......Page 97
7.3  Logical-Channel Configuration  94......Page 102
7.4  Interleaving  100......Page 108
7.5  Signaling on the Air-Interface  101......Page 109
8.1  The SS7 Network  125......Page 132
8.2  Message Transfer Part  126......Page 133
8.3  Message Types in SS7  127......Page 134
8.4  Addressing and Routing of Messages  130......Page 137
8.5  Error Detection and Error Correction  133......Page 140
8.6  SS7 Network Management and Network Test  138......Page 145
9.1  Tasks of the SCCP  153......Page 159
9.2  The SCCP Message Format  156......Page 162
9.3  The SCCP Messages  158......Page 164
9.4  The Principle of a SCCP Connection  167......Page 173
10.1  Dimensioning  171......Page 176
10.2  Signaling Over the A-Interface  173......Page 178
11.1  Transaction Capabilities Application Part  185......Page 190
11.2  Mobile Application Part  208......Page 213
12  Scenarios  225......Page 229
12.2  Equipment Check  227......Page 231
12.3  Mobile Originating Call  233......Page 237
12.4  Mobile Terminating Call  244......Page 248
12.5  Handover  251......Page 255
13.1  Tools for Protocol Measurements  275......Page 278
13.2  Signaling Analysis in GSM  280......Page 283
13.3  Tips and Tricks  285......Page 288
13.5  Detailed Analysis of Errors on Abis-Interface and A-Interface  287......Page 290
A  303......Page 306
B  310......Page 313
C  325......Page 328
D  336......Page 339
E–F  344......Page 347
G–H  349......Page 352
I–K  356......Page 359
L–M  362......Page 365
N–P  371......Page 374
R–S  380......Page 383
T–Z  395......Page 398
About the Author  405......Page 407
Index  407......Page 408