GSM Architecture

In this lab we will study of different aspects of GSM Architecture. Basic terminologies, concepts an

MS: Mobile station:
The mobile station (MS)[1] [2]comprises all user equipment and software needed for communication with a mobile network. The mobile station refers to global system connected to the mobile network, i.e. mobile phone or mobile computer connected using a mobile broadband adapter. This is the terminology of 2G systems like GSM. In the 3G systems, mobile station (MS) is now referred as user equipment (UE).
BSS: Base Station Subsystem:
The base station subsystem (BSS) is the section of a traditional cellular telephone network which is responsible for handling traffic and signaling between a mobile phone and the network switching subsystem. The BSS carries out transposing of speech channels, allocation of radio channels to mobile phones, paging, transmission and reception over the air interface and many other tasks related to the radio network.