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I Introduction II Cellular History lII Cell and SectorTerminology IV Basic Theory and Operation V Cellular frequency and channel discussion VI. Channel Names and Functions VII. AMPS Call Processing A. Registration B. Pages: Getting a Call C. The SAT, Dial Tone, and Blank and Burst D. Origination -- Making a call E. Precall Validation VIII. AMPS and Digital Systems compared IX. Code Division Multiple Access -- IS-95 A. Before We Begin -- A Cellular Radio Review B. Back to the CDMA Discussion C. CDMA -- Another transmission technique D. A different way to share a channel E. Synchronization F. What Every Radio System Must Consider G. CDMA Benefits H. Call Processing -- A Few Details X. Appendix A. AMPS Call Processing Diagram B. Land Mobile or IMTS C. Early Bell System Overview of Amps D. More information
1. History of GSM 2. Services provided by GSM 3. Architecture of the GSM network 3.1. Mobile Station 3.2. Base Station Subsystem 3.3. Network Subsystem 4. Radio link aspects 4.1. Multiple access and channel structure 4.1.1. Traffic channels 4.1.2. Control channels 4.1.3. Burst structure 4.2. Speech coding 4.3. Channel coding and modulation 4.4. Multipath equalization 4.5. Frequency hopping 4.6. Discontinuous transmission 4.7. Discontinuous reception 4.8. Power control 5. Network aspects 5.1. Radio resources management 5.1.1. Handover 5.2. Mobility management 5.2.1. Location updating 5.2.2. Authentication and security 5.3. Communication management 5.3.1. Call routing 6. Conclusion and comments 7. Bibliography and references 8. Original article is here