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What is GSM ?
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GSM
GSM: History
Standard set developed by the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) founded
1982 as Group Spciale Mobile; to describe protocols for
second generation (2G) digital cellular networks used by
mobile phones.
Aim : to replace the incompatible first generation (1G)
analog cellular networks
GSM
GSM: Presently.
Presently - GSM standardization resides with special
mobile group under ETSI ( European
telecommunication Standards Institute )
GSM is the de facto global standard for mobile
communications with over 80% market share.
GSM
GSM Services
GSM
Tele Services
Telecommunication
Hello
Speaking
mobile phones
Offered
services
Speaking
Mobile telephony
Hello
Emergency calling
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GSM
Bearer Services
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Voice mailbox
Electronic mail
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Information
Provider B
Supplementary Services
These are the added call related services
:
Please leave
a message
after the tone
Busy
Forward
to voice
mail box
another call
GSM
network
You have
3 voice
messages...
Voic
e
mail
box
Voice
message
server
Warming up...
Access Network
(AN)
Core Network
(CN)
SIM
ME:
Mobile equipment
GSM
GSM
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Packet domain
Gb
Abis
cell
BTS
BSC
A
Circuit domain
BTS
BSC
GSM
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Access Network
BTS
MSC
databases
BSC
BSC
MS
BTS
BSC
BTS
GSM
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2G Data GPRS/EDGE
Internet
Access Network
BTS
GGSN
PCU
BSC
UDP/TCP tunnel
SGSN
MS
BTS
BTS
GSM
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PSTN
BT S
BSC
HLR
MSC
BT S
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BSC
EIR
BT S
SGSN
BT S
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Interface
B,C,D,E,F - MAP
Interfaces
A
Interface
A-Bis
Interface
BTS
BSC
MSC
VLR
HLR
AUC
EIR
- Base Statio n
- Base Statio n Conto l er
- Mobile Sw itc hin g Cente r
- Visitor Location Register
- Hom e Location Regis ter
- Authentific ation Center
- Equipm ent Identity Registe r
GSM
Gn
Interface
GGSN
Outside
Packet
Network
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GSM
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SIM
ME
GSM
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GSM
Subscriber
Identity
Module
(SIM)
Smart card contains the
International Mobile Subscriber
Identity (IMSI)
Allows user to send and receive
calls and receive other subscribed
services
Encoded network identification
details - Key Ki,Kc and A3,A5 and
A8 algorithms
Protected by a password or PIN
Can be moved from phone to
phone contains key information
to activate the phone
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2.
BT
S
GSM
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GSM
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GSM
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GSM
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GSM
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Call Routing
GSM
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GSM
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GSM
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Handovers
GSM
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Security in GSM
On
SIM
GSM
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Authentication in GSM
GSM
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GSM
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GSM
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