This document discusses selecting the appropriate capacity for a Base Station Controller (BSC) in a mobile telecommunications network. It provides the following guidelines: 1. Allow a 20% margin for additional TRXs and space for future upgrading. Minimize handovers between BSCs. 2. Calculate required capacity based on offered traffic plus a 10% margin, not installed capacity. 3. Use Erlang B calculations to determine the number of channels needed to support the traffic load at a 0.1% blocking rate. 4. Divide the number of required channels by the number supported per Ater link or interface to determine the number of links needed between the BSC and core network.