Mobile Communication

Session 5

CH3-GSM Air interface

Eng. Mohamed Salama

- TDMA FRAME STRUCTURE

- BIT RATE OF GMS IS 270 Kbps
- 1 bit duration = 1/270833 = 3.96 usec
- No. of bits in one time slot = 148 bits + 8.25 guard bits = 156.25 bits
- Time slot duration = 156.25 * 3.69 usec = 0.577 msec
- 1 Frame = 8TS
- Frame Duration = 0.577 * 8 = 4.615 msec

CELL SELECTION
Measurements for Normal Cell Selection In case of
normal cell selection the MS has no prior knowledge on
which GSM 900 or DCS 1800 frequencies are BCCH
carriers.
Therefore the MS has to search in the beginning all RF
carriers of the corresponding system (124 carriers for PGSM, 174 carriers for E-GSM and 374 carriers for DCS
1800), and has to measure the signal strength on each
RF carrier

Cell Selection with Stored BCCH

Information
- Optionally, the MS may store information on received
level on BCCH carriers when switched off.
- When switched on, the MS first performs measurements
on these carriers. If cell selection for the corresponding
cells is not successful, normal cell selection is carried out
(Scan all band )

F4 F2
F6 F9

CONTROL CHANNEL
Ts0

BTS

BCCH F2
Down link

Frequency Correction Channel (send Network Freq & used in Doppler shift )
DL

Synchronize Channel ( used to synchronize MS with BTs

send the start time of Time slot 0

DL

Broadcast control channel ( BTS Transmit to All MS the Max Power , Cell ID , Location Area
DL

Paging Channel ( BTS Transmit Paging to All MS in its Coverage Area on this Channel )
Up link

Random Access Channel ( up link ch used from Mobile to Reply in Paging )

F2

Ts0 Ts1 Ts2

ULStand
+ DL

Ts3

Alone Dedicated Control Channel ( Authentication Ch. )

- one Time slot in Authentication Can Carry up to 8 user

- Transmit on Ts1 or Ts2 or Ts3

DL Channel : Used By BTS To inform MS About Authentication channel to use Ts1 / Ts 2 / Ts 3

Access Grant

Cell Reselection
Mobile will continuously make measurements on its neighboring cells to initiate
. cell reselection if necessary
All system information messages sent on the current BCCH on the serving cell must be read by the mobile every 30 seconds to monitor changes in cell
.parameters (ex: MsTxPwrMax)
The mobile also has to read the 6 strongest BCCH of Serving Cell + neighbors
. every 5 minutes to receive its cell parameters (ex: MsTxPwrMax)
The mobile also has to read the BSIC of the 6 strongest BCCH every 30 seconds to
confirm that it is still monitoring the same cells. If a new BSIC is detected, then
.the BCCH of this BSIC will be read to receive the cell parameters