Frequency bands for the different GSM-based

networks. (Values within brackets refer to E-GSM)

Network type Frequency band Ericsson’s

UL/DL Implementations

GSM 900 (880)890-915/(925)935-960 MHz GSM 900

GSM 1800 1710 - 1785/1805 -1880 MHz GSM 1800

GSM 1900 1850 - 1910/1930 -1990 MHz GSM 1900

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 Ericsson GSM-based system model
Switching System SS
AUC ILR MXE

MIN
HLR EIR
GMSC
SOG
SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC BGW
MSC/
DTI
VLR

Base Station System BSS

BSC OSS

Information transmission
Call connections and BTS
information transmission
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 Switching System

SS
AUC ILR

HLR EIR
GMSC

SMS-GMSC
SMS-IWMSC
MSC/
DTI
VLR
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 Base Station System

BSC

BTS

Base Station System

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 The GPRS architecture, an extension of GSM

SMS-G/IWMSC SOG

BTS BSC MSC/VLR AUC

HLR

ISP
ISP
Network
Network
SGSN GGSN
MS

BG Corporate
New HW Backbone Network
Backbone
New SW Network

Traffic & Signaling

Signaling
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 Mapping of logical channels on the BCCH-carrier
Carrier C0 Downlink Uplink
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frame 0 F T D0 T T T T T R T A5 T T T T T
S T D R T A
0 5
B T D0 R T A5
B T D0 R T A5
B T D R T A
1 6
B T D1 R T A6
C T D1 R T A6
C T D R T A
1 6
C T D2 R T A7
C T D2 R T A7
F T D R T A
2 7
S T D2 R T A7
12 C A D3 I A I A I R A I I A I A I
C T D R T I
3
C T D3 R T I
C T D R T D
3 0
C T D4 R T D0
C T D4 R T D0
C T D R T D
4 0
C T D4 R T D1
F T D5 R T D1
S T D R T D
5 1
C T D5 R T D1
C T D5 R T D2
C T D R T D
6 2
25 C I D6 A I A I A R I D2 A I A I A
C T D R T D
6 2
C T D R T D
6 3
C T D7 R T D3
C T D R T D
7 3
F T D7 R T D3
S T D7 R T D4
C T A R T D
0 4
C T A0 R T D4
C T A0 R T D4
C T A R T D
0 5
C T A1 R T D5
C T A1 R T D5
38 C A A I A I A I R A D I A I A I
1 5
C T A1 R T D6
F T A R T D
2 6
S T A2 R T D6
C T A2 R T D6
C T A R T D
2 7
C T A3 R T D7
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C T A3 R T D7
C T A R T D
3 7
C T A3 R T A0
C T I R T A0
C T I R T A
0
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 Multiplexing of BCCH + CCCH + four SDCCH
subchannels (SDCCH/4) on TS0

BCCH + CCCH FS B C FS C C FS D0 D1 FS D2 D3 FS A0 A1 -
+ SDCCH/4
(downlink) FS B C FS C C FS D0 D1 FS D2 D3 FS A2 A3 -

BCCH + CCCH D3 RR A2 A3 RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR R D0 D1 RR D2
+ SDCCH/4
(uplink) D3 RR A0 A1 RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR RR R D0 D1 RR D2
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 Bursts and frames
1 hyperframe = 2,048 superframes = 2,715,648 TDMA frames
(3 hours 28 minutes 53 seconds 760 microseconds)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047

1 superframe = 1,326 TDMA frames (6.12 seconds)

(= 51 (26-frame) multiframes or 26 (51-frame) multiframes)
0 1 2 3 47 48 49 50
0 1 24 25

1 (26-frame) multiframe = 1 (51-frame) multiframe =

26 TDMA frames (120 ms) 51 TDMA frames (235 ms)
0 1 2 3 22 23 24 25 0 1 2 3 47 48 49 50

1 TDMA frame = 8 timeslots

(120/26 ~ 4.615 ms)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 timeslot = 156.25 bit durations (15/26 ~ 0.577 ms)

(1 bit duration 48/13 ~ 3.69 micro sec)
TB Encrypted bits Flag Training sequence Flag Encrypted bits TB GP TB: Tail bits
3 57 1 26 1 57 3 8.25 GP: Guard
period
Normal burst (NB) (Flag is relevant for TCH only)

TB Fixed bits TB GP
3 142 3 8.25
Frequency correction burst (FB)

TB Encrypted bits Synchronization sequence Encrypted bits TB GP

3 39 64 39 3 8.25
Synchronization burst (SB)

TB Synchronization Encrypted bits TB GP

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41 68.25
8 sequence 36 3
Access burst (AB)

TB Mixed bits Training sequence Mixed bits TB GP

3 58 26 58 3 8.25
Dummy burst (DB)

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