Here is a comprehensive look at the global system for mobile communications from an engineer's viewpoint. GSM System Engineering covers the architecture, protocols, and time and frequency domain representation, as well as the important issues of network maintenance and management of mobility, subscribers, and security. The book includes explanations of the hardware and software configurations and functions of the mobile switching center, base transceiver station, operations and maintenance center, mobile station sub-systems, the basics of a typical advanced cellular system, an example of an actual TDMA, and a look ahead at the industry's future. Includes 200 illustrations.
Contents: 1.Introduction to GSM System: GSM Background. GSM Operational Requirements. GSM Technical Requirements. GSM-Provided Services. Future Developments. Organization of the Book. 2. GSM Architecture: GSM Network Structure. Mobile Station. Base Station System. Switching Subsystems - Mobile Switching Center and Gateway Switching Center. Home Location Register. Authentication Center. Equipment Identity Register. InterWorking Function. Echo Canceler. Operations and Maintenance Center. The Network Management Center. Billing Center. Networking. Conclusions. 3. Time and Frequency Axis Representation: Time Domain Representation. Frequency Axis Representation. Operational Concepts. 4. Mobility Management: Signaling Protocols. Mobile Initialization. Basic Steps in the Formation of a Call. Location Update. MS-PSTN Call. PSTN-MS Call. MS-MS Call. Call Handover. 5. Security Management: Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identification. Authentication. Encryption. Characteristics of the SIM. Equipment Identification. 6. Technical Details of GSM: Spectral Efficiency of GSM System. Speech Coding. Block and Convolutional Coding. Digital Modulation. Channel Characterization. Delay Requirements. Discontinuous Transmission. Timing Advance Mechanism. Mobile-Assisted Handover. 7. Subscriber Management and Network Maintenance: Subscription Administration. Billing and Accounting. Network Maintenance. 8. GSM Protocols: Physical Layer. Data Link Layer. MTP3, SCCP, and TCAP Protocols. Application Layer. BSS Application Part. MAP Protocol. Common Channel Signaling Between MSC and Fixed Network. Standardized Interfaces in GSM. 9. Details of MS, BSS, MSC, and NMC: Mobile Station Subsystem. Base Station System. MSC and GMSC Architecture. Network Management System. 10 Microcellular Systems: First-, Second-, and Third-Generation Systems, Technology, and Future Trend. Technical Requirements of Microcellular Systems. Cordless Telephones. European DCS 1800 System. 11. Future of PCS Systems: PCS Systems of the Future. U.S. Effort for Universal Personal Communication Services. Satellite Mobile Communication.
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Asha Kumar Mehrotra
Asha Mehrotra is currently Principal Member of the Technical Staff at the Analytic Sciences Corporation in Virginia, where he has been working since 1986. He gained his Ph.D. in Communications from the Polytechnic Institute of New York, Brooklyn. He is the author of Cellular Radio: Analog and Digital Systems and Cellular Radio: Performance Engineering.