Unit IT - Common Cellular System components 2.1 Common cellular network components 2.2. Hardware and software views of cellular networks 2.3 3G cellular systems components 2.4 Cellular component identification 2.5 Call establishment 2.1 Common Cellular Network Components Cellular systems are divided in to three sections aS shown in figure 2.1.They are 1. Mobile Station (MS) 2. Base Station System (BSS) ~ 3. Network Switching System (NSS) elements designed to perform certain operations in support of the entire system. ane ‘Netyeork Switetiag system (NS9) 1 suscassc SMSIWMSC Administrative and { ‘Conteol system | cy of ep 44e - \ g i eI S| | t { Amueona Radio tne tation! {System™ Station (BS) Contr BSC ‘and Tanacoder | tase Station System (BSS) figure 2.1Common Cellular System Components For 2G and 2.5G cellular networks, the air interface functions are typically performed by a fixed radio base station (RBS) and a MS that provide user mobility. O 10EC81 Page 1= Wireless communications Ee * The radio base station controller (BSC) and this portion of the cellular system is usually referred to the base station system (BSS). +The BSS is connected to a fixed switching system (SS) that handles the routing of both voice calls and data services to and from the MS, * The switching system usually consists of a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) and various databases and functional nodes used to support the mobility management and security operations of the system. a . = The switching system is usually connected to the PSTN, the PDN, other public land mobile networks (PLMNs), and various data management networks through gateway Switches (GMSCs). =. Other_typical: connections to the switching system are to network management systems arid other accounting or administrative data entry systems, + The vatious network elements that make up the wireless system are interconnected by communication links that transport system messages between network elements to —facilitate- network operations and deliver the actual voice call or data services information. 2.1.1 Subscriber Device (SD) «Basically it is = Later called Mobile station.(2G and 2.5G) for voice communication (1G) Now it is called End Terminal (ET), since it connect to ail 1P 3vw and then provide the function of a terminal device. "Main functions of SD are: ©. It links betweemcustomer and wireless N/w ‘©. Itmust be able to provide a means for the subscriber to control i/p information to the phone and display its operational status. ©. It must be able to sample digitize and process audio and other multimedia signals © Transmit and receive RF Signals © Process the system control messages * Typical subscriber device block diagram as shown in figure 2.2 — 10ECB1 Page 2Wireless communications 2. * Main sections of SD are: o The man-machine interface ©. The RF transceiver section ° The signal processing section © The system control processor © power supply /management section sttiméa Inputs Loe ‘Traismltter Subayst (ECD, ee) DITO ado Teneisites Suber ; fultimadia 1]. Digital Speeet Seigetable: ARF Blecenpnles | Manned aig maisarait ot [ey aid Final Power || ‘ ‘Mulan "Anipliner | |aRten 1] Malimedia aoe 4 1 oe | ~ f it eae im 3) steno LU cressomiem [HE (ae 4 ase | vere || ween :[Reeactand] | : {LAR coe! j 1 et 1] Digital Speech Selectable : t Manmachine | «_———Hicoding and Signall—j Digital. ff flecetoerand || Tatertace|Suicinectat | ocr | eae iy Bleexontes- || Tada t= ee H iver Subsystem Local Tal owes Pewee ubsysterty Subrystem Figure 2.2: Typical subscriber device block diagram ‘The man machine interface: It can be = Standard telephone keypad = Alphanumeric text display * Microphone/speaker combination, = It may be more sophisticated with soft-key keypad functions with multimedia capability and a high-resolution color display. * Video camera or cameras for the transmission and display of video messages. # Service port or a data port for connection to a PC. ‘The RF transceiver section: * It Provide the proper digital modulation and demodulation of the air interface RF signals and thé ability to transmit and receive these RF signals. 10EC81 Page 3