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GSM Uplink and Downlink Frequency

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Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) is a cellular

communication standard developed in 1989 by the European
Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI). This cellular
standard presents the concept of creating an interconnection
between roaming mobile units (or mobile phones) and Base
Transceiver Station (BTS) towers, which indicate the source of
coverage for a limited geographical area called a "cell." This
interconnection between mobile units and BTS is based upon Related Ads
simultaneous transmission and reception of data packets from
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each other on different unique frequencies, known as uplink and Frequency Frequency Modulation
downlink frequencies. Frequency Standard

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Uplink Frequency
In a GSM network, the term uplink frequency is used for a band 4 5
(or group) of frequencies dedicated for transmitting data from
mobile units (or cell phones) to the BTS towers. The uplink
frequency in a GSM network generally lies between a range of
890 and 915 megahertz (MHz), making it a 25-MHz band. This
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band contains multiple frequencies from 890.1 MHz to 914.9
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MHz, allotted rapidly to different users to facilitate maximum
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number of mobile units under a single BTS.

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The downlink frequency in a GSM network refers to the
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transmitting frequency from BTS antenna to a mobile unit on
ground. This frequency lies within the range of 935 to 960 MHz,
which makes it a 25-MHz frequency band. In similarity to uplink
frequency scenario, the downlink frequency band also contains
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multiple frequencies (ranging from 935.1 MHz to 959.9 MHz) to
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facilitate multiple mobile units on ground.

Uplink/Downlink Band Gap How to Calculate ARFCN

A significant band gap of 20 MHz (such as 915 to 935 MHz)
between uplink and downlink frequencies is made standard in
GSM operations to avoid any interference between uplink and
downlink data transmission sessions. Furthermore, this also How to Calculate Frequency Using ARFCN

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makes it possible for BTS to allot unique frequencies to different
roaming users in a standardized manner.
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