CEL_002_02_GSMoverview_V0.ppt

Purpose Handling messages between BSC and TCU (TransCoder Unit). Characteristics Physical access at 1.544 Mbit/s or 2.048 Mbit/s (24 or 32 time slots at 64 kbit/s) carrying: Reserved signaling channels according to CCITT No. 7 (CCS7). Speech and data channels (16 kbit/s). BSC - TCU signaling link (LAPD). OM data to OMC-R (X.25) via MSC (through the Network only). Ater interface links carry up to: 120 communications (E1). 92 communications (T1). Signaling messages are carried on specific timeslots (TS): LAPD signaling TS between the BSC and the TCU. SS7 TS between the BSC and the MSC. X.25 TS 2 reserved for specific configurations. TS 1 carries LAPD protocol and is reserved for management messages between the BSC and the TCU. It is used by the BSC for: TCU monitoring (mixer, PCM interface, transcoder and control units, LAPD signaling terminal, etc.). TCU configuration (BSC-TCU signaling link, A-interface PCM, semaphore channels, A-interface circuits, synchronization and transcoding functions). TCU initialization. TCU software downloading. A and Ater interfaces management. Synchronization management. Transcoding management. SS7 TS is intended for BSC-MSC link and is dedicated for BSSAP messages transportation. TS 2 is reserved if the OM data are transmitted to the OMC-R via a PCM link’s TS, managed by the A-interface. Signaling messages on the LAPD TS 1 are processed only by the TCU. SS7 TS and TS 2, if they are reserved, are switched by the TCU but remain transparent to it. Message exchanges between the MSC and the BSS (TCU): Users traffic transport (speech + data). Signaling transport. Physical access BSS MSC: PCM digital links. User’s traffic transport Each time slot corresponds to a traffic channel on the radio interface. The 64 kbit/s speech rate adjustment (A-law or m-law) and the 64 kbit/s data rate adaptation are performed at the TCU. Signaling transport CCITT signaling system 7 (SS7). Two parts: The Message Transfer Part (MTP). The Signaling Connection Contr