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Tables of Contents for Gsm
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xi
 
Introduction
1
6
Digital, Mobile, Global: Evolution of Networks
1
1
Classification of Mobile Communication Systems
2
2
Some GSM History
4
3
The Mobile Radio Channel and the Cellular Principle
7
20
Characteristics of the Mobile Radio Channel
7
3
Separation of Directions and Duplex Transmission
10
2
Multiple Access Procedures
12
9
Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
12
1
Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
13
3
Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
16
2
Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA)
18
3
Cellular Technology
21
6
Fundamental Definitions
21
1
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
22
1
Formation of Clusters
23
2
Traffic Capacity and Traffic Engineering
25
2
System Architecture and Addressing
27
18
General Description
27
2
Addresses and Identifiers
29
5
International Mobile Station Equipment Identity
29
1
International Mobile Subscriber Identity
30
1
Mobile Subscriber ISDN Number
30
1
Mobile Station Roaming Number
31
1
Location Area Identity
32
1
Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity
32
1
Local Mobile Subscriber Identity
33
1
Cell Identifier
33
1
Base Transceiver Station Identity Code
33
1
Identification of MSCs and Location Registers
33
1
System Architecture
34
4
Mobile Station
34
1
Radio Network (BSS)
35
1
Mobile Switching Network (MSS)
36
1
Mobile Switching Center
36
1
Home and Visitor Registers
37
1
Operation and Maintenance (OMSS)
37
1
Network Monitoring and Maintenance
37
1
User Authentication and Equipment Registration
37
1
Subscriber Data in GSM
38
2
PLMN Configurations and Interfaces
40
5
Services
45
8
Bearer Services
46
2
Teleservices
48
2
Supplementary Services
50
3
Air Interface -- Physical Layer
53
36
Logical Channels
54
4
Physical Channels
58
8
Modulation
58
3
Multiple Access, Duplexing, and Bursts
61
3
Optional Frequency Hopping
64
1
Summary
64
2
Synchronization
66
5
Frequency and Clock Synchronization
66
4
Adaptive Frame Synchronization
70
1
Mapping of Logical Channels onto Physical Channels
71
4
Radio Subsystem Link Control
75
12
Channel Measurement
76
2
Channel Measurement during Idle Mode
78
1
Channel Measurement during a Connection
79
2
Transmission Power Control
81
3
Disconnection due to Radio Channel Failure
84
1
Cell Selection and Operation in Power Conservation Mode
85
1
Cell Selection and Cell Reselection
85
2
Discontinuous Reception
87
1
Power-up Scenario
87
2
Coding, Authentication, and Ciphering
89
28
Source Coding and Speech Processing
89
4
Channel Coding
93
17
Overview
93
3
External Error Protection: Block Coding
96
1
Block Coding for Speech Traffic Channels
96
2
Block Coding for Data Traffic Channels
98
1
Block Coding for Signaling Channels
98
2
Internal Error Protection: Convolutional Coding
100
3
Interleaving
103
5
Mapping onto the Burst Plane
108
2
Security-Related Network Functions and Encryption
110
7
Protection of Subscriber Identity
110
1
Verification of Subscriber Identity
111
1
Generating Security Data
112
2
Encryption of Signaling and Payload Data
114
3
Protocol Architecture
117
56
Protocol Architecture Planes
117
1
Protocol Architecture of the User Plane
118
8
Speech Transmission
119
3
Transparent Data Transmission
122
1
Nontransparent Data Transmission
123
3
Protocol Architecture of the Signaling Plane
126
10
Overview of the Signaling Architecture
126
8
Transport of User Data in the Signaling Plane
134
2
Signaling across the User Interface (Um)
136
27
Layer 1 of the MS-BTS Interface
136
1
Layer 1 Services
137
1
Layer 1: Procedures and Peer-to-Peer Signaling
137
2
Layer 2 Signaling
139
3
Radio Resource Management
142
5
Mobility Management
147
4
Connection Management
151
5
Structured Signaling Procedures
156
2
Signaling Procedures for Supplementary Services
158
3
Realization of Short Message Services
161
2
Signaling at the A and Abis Interfaces
163
5
Signaling at the User Interface
168
5
Roaming and Switching
173
28
Mobile Application Part Interfaces
173
1
Location Registration and Location Update
174
4
Connection Establishment and Termination
178
8
Routing calls to Mobile Stations
178
1
Effect of the MSRN Assignment on Routing
179
1
Placement of the Protocol Entities for HLR Interrogation
179
3
Call Establishment and Corresponding MAP Procedures
182
3
Call Termination
185
1
MAP Procedures and Routing for Short Messages
186
1
Handover
186
15
Overview
186
3
GSM Intra-MSC Handover
189
1
Decision Algorithm for Handover Timing
189
7
MAP and Inter-MSC Handover
196
1
Basic Handover between two MSCs
196
1
Subsequent Handover
197
4
Data Communication and Networking
201
22
Reference Configuration
201
1
Overview of Data Communication
202
2
Service Selection at Transitions between Networks
204
1
Bit Rate Adaptation
205
3
Asynchronous Data Services
208
8
Transparent Transmission in the Mobile Network
208
4
Nontransparent Data Transmission
212
2
PAD Access to Public Packet-Switched Data Networks
214
1
Asynchronous Connection to PSPDN PADs
214
1
Dedicated PAD Access in GSM
215
1
Synchronous Data Services
216
2
Overview
216
1
Synchronous X.25 Packet Data Network Access
216
1
Basic Packet Mode
217
1
Dedicated Packet Mode
218
1
Teleservices: Fax
218
5
Aspects of Network Operation
223
10
Objectives of GSM Network Management
223
2
Telecommunication Management Network (TMN)
225
3
TMN Realization in GSM Networks
228
5
GSM -- What Next?
233
8
Globalization
233
1
GSM Services in Phase 2+
233
4
Teleservices
234
2
Supplementary Services
236
1
GSM and Intelligent Networks
237
2
Beyond GSM: On the Road to UMTS
239
2
References
241
4
Appendix A: Selected GSM standards
245
4
Appendix B: Addresses in GSM
249
2
Appendix C: Acronyms
251
8
Index
259