GSM is the Global System for Mobile Communication, the most popular standard for mobile networks. It has advantages of capacity, compatibility, cost, quality and security. GSM uses digital transmission and switches instead of analog transmission. The main components of a GSM network are the mobile station (MS), the base station subsystem (BSS) including base transceiver stations (BTS) and base station controllers (BSC), the network switching subsystem (NSS) including the mobile switching center (MSC), and the home location register (HLR) and visitor location register (VLR).
5. GSM
• The Mobile Station (MS).
• The Base Station Subsystem (BSS).
• The Network and Switching
Subsystem (NSS).
• The Operation and Support
Subsystem (OSS).