Gunnar Heine is Director of Technical Services for Alcatel Mobile Communications in the United States. He holds an M.S. in communications technology from the University of Wilhelmshaven in Germany.

• Introduction - About This Book. Mobile Radio. Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). General. What Is Signaling? Legend. The Mobile Station (MS) and the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) - The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The SIMa Database. The Advantage for the Customer. The Mobile Station. The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) - The Base Transceiver Station (BTS). The Base Station Controller (BSC). The Transcoding Rate and Adaptation Unit (TRAU). The Network Switching Subsystem (NSS) - Home Location Register (HLR) and Authentication Center (AuC). The Visitor Location Register (VLR). The Mobile-Services Switching Center (MSC). The Equipment Identity Register (EIR). The OSI Reference Model - Reasons for Standardization. The Transformation into the OSI Reference Model. Data Types of the OSI Reference Model. Information Processing in the OSI Reference Model. The Benefit from the OSI Reference Model. The Seven Layers of the OSI Reference Model. Difficulties Comprehending This Model. The Abis-Interface - Channel Configuration. Options for Connecting a BTS to a BSC. Signaling on the Abis-Interface. Bringing the Abis-Interface into Operation. The Air Interface in GSM - The Structure of the A-Interface. Physical vs. Logical Channels. Logical Channels. Interleaving. Signaling on the Air-Interface. The Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) - The SS7 Network. The Message Transfer Part (MTP). The Message Types of SS7. Addressing and Routing of Messages. Error Detection and Error Correction. SS7 Network Management and Test. The SCCP (Signaling Connection Control Part) - The Tasks of the SCCP. The SCCP Message Format. The SCCP Messages. The Basics of an SCCP Connection. The A Interface - General. Dimensioning. Signaling on the A-Interface. Transaction Capabilities and Mobile Application Part (TCAP, MAP) - TCAP (Transaction Capabilities Application Part). MAP (Mobile Application Part). Scenarios - Location Update. Equipment Check. The Mobile Originating Call (MOC). The Mobile Terminating Call (MTC). Handover. Quality of Service (QoS) - Test Equipment. Signaling Analysis in GSM. Tips and Tricks. Where To Find What Parameter in the Trace File. Error Analysis on the Abis and A-Interface. Glossary.

Gunnar Heine is Director of Technical Services for Alcatel Mobile Communications in the United States. He holds an M.S. in communications technology from the University of Wilhelmshaven in Germany.

• Introduction - About This Book. Mobile Radio. Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM). General. What Is Signaling? Legend. The Mobile Station (MS) and the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) - The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM). The SIMa Database. The Advantage for the Customer. The Mobile Station. The Base Station Subsystem (BSS) - The Base Transceiver Station (BTS). The Base Station Controller (BSC). The Transcoding Rate and Adaptation Unit (TRAU). The Network Switching Subsystem (NSS) - Home Location Register (HLR) and Authentication Center (AuC). The Visitor Location Register (VLR). The Mobile-Services Switching Center (MSC). The Equipment Identity Register (EIR). The OSI Reference Model - Reasons for Standardization. The Transformation into the OSI Reference Model. Data Types of the OSI Reference Model. Information Processing in the OSI Reference Model. The Benefit from the OSI Reference Model. The Seven Layers of the OSI Reference Model. Difficulties Comprehending This Model. The Abis-Interface - Channel Configuration. Options for Connecting a BTS to a BSC. Signaling on the Abis-Interface. Bringing the Abis-Interface into Operation. The Air Interface in GSM - The Structure of the A-Interface. Physical vs. Logical Channels. Logical Channels. Interleaving. Signaling on the Air-Interface. The Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) - The SS7 Network. The Message Transfer Part (MTP). The Message Types of SS7. Addressing and Routing of Messages. Error Detection and Error Correction. SS7 Network Management and Test. The SCCP (Signaling Connection Control Part) - The Tasks of the SCCP. The SCCP Message Format. The SCCP Messages. The Basics of an SCCP Connection. The A Interface - General. Dimensioning. Signaling on the A-Interface. Transaction Capabilities and Mobile Application Part (TCAP, MAP) - TCAP (Transaction Capabilities Application Part). MAP (Mobile Application Part). Scenarios - Location Update. Equipment Check. The Mobile Originating Call (MOC). The Mobile Terminating Call (MTC). Handover. Quality of Service (QoS) - Test Equipment. Signaling Analysis in GSM. Tips and Tricks. Where To Find What Parameter in the Trace File. Error Analysis on the Abis and A-Interface. Glossary.