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Describe the principle of GSM with its block diagram.

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Describe the principle of GSM with its block diagram.

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The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe the protocols for second-generation (2G) digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. It was first deployed in Finland in December 1991.

The principle of GSM revolves around three major systems:

  1. Base Station Subsystem (BSS)
  2. Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS)
  3. Operation and Support System (OSS)

Here's a brief description of each:

  1. Base Station Subsystem (BSS): This is the most visible part of the GSM network. It consists of the Base Transceiver Station (BTS) which houses the radio transceivers that define a cell and handles the radio link protocols with the mobile station, and the Base Station Controller (BSC) which controls the radio resources for one or more BTS.

  2. Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS): This is the component of a GSM system that carries out call out processing and mobility management functions for mobile phones roaming on the network of base stations. It is owned and operated by mobile phone operators and allows mobile devices to communicate with each other and telephones in the wider public switched telephone network (PSTN).

  3. Operation and Support System (OSS): This system is connected to components of the NSS and BSS and is responsible for the centralized operation, management, and maintenance of all GSM subsystems.

The block diagram of GSM can be represented as follows:

[Mobile Station] <--> [Base Station Subsystem] <--> [Network and Switching Subsystem] <--> [Operation and Support System]

Each arrow represents the communication path between each system. The mobile station communicates with the base station subsystem, which in turn communicates with the network and switching subsystem. The operation and support system oversees all operations.

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