Learn 2G - GSM
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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 Interfaces

Um interface

Use TDM frame - 8 bits

Mobile and BTS interface by Air

ARFCN - Downlink & Uplink

FDMA

TDMA

TDMA Frame has 8 time slots or physical channels - 4.62 ms

  1. Hyperframe

  2. Superframe

  3. 51 multiframe

  4. 26 multiframe

Modulation

GMSK

TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) is a channel access method for shared-medium networks. It allows multiple users to share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots. Each user transmits in rapid succession, one after the other, each using their own time slot. This prevents interference from multiple transmissions over a single frequency.

In TDMA, a frame consists of 8 time slots, or physical channels, each occupying 4.62 ms. This structure is organized as follows:

  1. Hyperframe: The highest level in the GSM hierarchy, consisting of 2,048 Superframes.

  2. Superframe: Comprises 51 Multiframes.

  3. 51 Multiframe: Contains 51 TDMA frames.

  4. 26 Multiframe: Contains 26 TDMA frames, typically used for control channels.

Modulation in TDMA uses GMSK (Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying), a type of continuous-phase frequency shift keying that minimizes bandwidth and power requirements.

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