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  • Intro
  • Standards
    • Timeline
    • PCM30
    • PCM24
  • Architecture
    • ✅GSM Radio Stack
      • Layer 1 - Radio
      • Layer 2 - LAP-Dm
      • Layer 3 − GSM signalling
    • MS - Mobile Station
      • ME - Mobile Equipment
        • Baseband
      • SIM Card - Subscriber Identity Module
    • BSS - Base Station Subsystem
      • 🟢BTS - Base Transceiver Station
      • ✅BSC - Base Station Controller
    • NSS - Network Switching Subsystem
      • MSC - Mobile Switching Center
      • HLR - Home Location Register
      • VLR - Visitor Location Register
      • AuC - Authentication Center
      • EIR - Equipment Identity Register
      • VMS - Voice Mail Subsystem
      • IWF - Interworking Function
    • OSS - Operation Support Subsystem
      • OMC - Operation and Maintence Center
      • NMC - Network Managment Center
    • ABC - Administration & Billing Center
  • GSM Channels
    • Intro
    • Traffic Channels
      • TCH/F
      • TCH/H
    • Signalling Channels
      • Broadcast Channels
        • FCCH - Frequency Correction Channel
        • ✅SCH - Synchronization Channel
        • ✅BCCH - Broadcast Control Channel
        • ✅CBCH - Cell Broadcast Channel
      • Common Control Channels
        • Point-to-Multipoint Channels
          • PCH - Paging Channel
          • RACH - Random Access Channel
          • AGCH - Access Grant Channel
      • Dedicated Channels
        • ✅Point-To-Point Signalling
          • ✅SDCCH - Stand-alone Dedicated Control Channel
          • ✅SACCH - Slow Associated Control Channel
          • ✅FACCH - Fast Associated Control Channel
  • GSM Interfaces
    • ✅A interface
    • ✅A-ter interface
    • ✅A-bis interface
    • ✅Um interface
  • PLMN - Public Land Mobile Network
    • Cell Id
    • LAI - Location Area Identification
    • ARFCNs
  • System Information Messages
    • ✅System information-1(SI1)
    • ✅System information-2(SI2)
    • System information-2bis(SI-2bis)
    • System information-2ter(SI-2ter)
    • System information-2 Quarter (SI-2Quater)
    • ✅System information-3 (SI3)
    • System information-4 (SI4)
    • System information-5 (SI5)
    • System information-6 (SI6)
    • System information-7 (SI7)
    • System information-8 (SI8)
    • System information-9 (SI9)
    • System information-13 (SI13)
  • Docs
    • Page 2
  • Paging Requests
    • Paging request type 1
    • Paging request type 2
  • Messages for Mobility Management
    • Intro
    • ✅Registration messages
      • IMSI DETACH INDICATION
      • LOCATION UPDATING ACCEPT
      • LOCATION UPDATING REJECT
      • LOCATION UPDATING REQUEST
    • Security messages
    • Connection management messages
    • Miscellaneous message
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  1. GSM Channels
  2. Signalling Channels
  3. Dedicated Channels
  4. Point-To-Point Signalling

FACCH - Fast Associated Control Channel

Fast Associated Control Channel (FACCH)

The Fast Associated Control Channel (FACCH) is a channel utilized in GSM networks to send urgent signaling information.

It temporarily takes over voice traffic channels to ensure that critical control messages are transmitted with minimal delay.

FACCH is particularly useful during call setup, handovers, and call release to ensure smooth operation and maintain connection quality without a noticeable impact on voice call continuity.

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