Advantages and Disadvantages of Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) (Essay Sample)

Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)
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GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) is the most widespread digital mobile telephony system. It was first launched in 1987, but has since then grown and spread ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Vasavada", "given" : "Dhara", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Dharavasavada", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2011" ] ] }, "title" : "Posts about 'gsm advantages and disadvantages'.GSM AND CDMA: THE NETWORK BEHIND YOUR CELL", "type" : "article-journal" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=ca28be2e-311e-4281-a0e4-3cfde9dcfb18" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Vasavada 2011)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Vasavada 2011)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Vasavada 2011)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(Vasavada 2011). Previously called Groupe Special Mobile, it is a system that has standardized cellular communication throughout Europe and the greater parts of the world. It is currently an open-source system of which it is allowed to access the codes, with all European countries agreeing to the standards, and all operate under them ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "URL" : "http://ntrg.cs.tcd.ie/undergrad/4ba2.05/group7/", "accessed" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2015", "4", "28" ] ] }, "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Keon", "given" : "Daniel Mc", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Brewer", "given" : "Colm", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Carter", "given" : "James", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Taggart", "given" : "Mark Mc", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Technology Survey", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2002" ] ] }, "title" : "GSM and UMTS Security", "type" : "webpage" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=4877e062-fae6-4fa8-9f2a-7609bb1f1f62" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Keon et al. 2002)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Keon et al. 2002)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Keon et al. 2002)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(Keon et al. 2002). Today, there are more than 100 countries worldwide than depend on GSM services across 690 mobile network with more than 55 million subscribers using GSM ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Till", "given" : "Andrew", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Wolovitz", "given" : "Lionel", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Moorow", "given" : "Andrew", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Papyrus Computer Technologies Ltd.", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2001" ] ] }, "title" : "GSM Wireless Data White Paper", "type" : "article-journal" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=baeaf020-24ad-4eac-81d9-b49676a33eb1" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Till et al. 2001)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Till et al. 2001)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Till et al. 2001)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(Till et al. 2001).
Among the many factors that have led to its rapid growth include its communication ability, which encompasses both mobile and wireless communication, its total mobility, whereby, the chip-card as enabled the use of access points across different providers and its high capacity, as a result of more customers per cell ability and its high transmission quality that goes uninterrupted even at higher speeds in cars and trains.
Global System Mobile Communications (GSM) network structure
Within the GSM standards, the network structure is clearly defined. That is, to facilitate the exchange of information, and that each interface in the GSM network is defined. Being a worldwide standard, GSM uses Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) technology as the interface standard. Today, however, ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Pawar", "given" : "Avinash Shivanjiro", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" }, { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Pawar", "given" : "Atish Shivanjaro", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and Studies", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issue" : "Iii", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2012" ] ] }, "title" : "STUDY OF THE GSM NETWORK", "type" : "article-journal", "volume" : "I" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=f4e156a7-f07b-4133-a646-42cab75a3c3d" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Pawar & Pawar 2012)", "manualFormatting" : "Pawar and Pawar (2012)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Pawar & Pawar 2012)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Pawar & Pawar 2012)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }Pawar and Pawar (2012) argue that telecom networks have evolved into the following parts:
1 Access network-it is the art that connects the telecommunication equipment to the core network for the provision of services. It could either be fixed or mobile, and includes the local loop of the fixed networks and the radio links in the mobile.
2 Core network-these are network elements for service delivery and for the setting end-to-end connections. It includes switches, mobile switching center (MSC), that is shown below, the Host Location Register (HLR) and the Authentication Centre (shown below).
3 Application and management network-the components here include the systems that support the operation and administration functions of the network. Also included are the end-user application servers.
4 Internal network-included here are systems used by the operator’s employees and form the telecom operator’s internal network.
5 External Network-it is the external part of the network that is visible. It is located in the De-Militarized Zone (DMZ). Included here are the web servers, application servers, and servers hosted by the telecom operator.
Image 1: showing the structure of Global System for Mobile Communication obtained from GSM history ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "URL" : "/mt_gsmhistory/", "accessed" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2015", "4", "28" ] ] }, "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Scourias", "given" : "John", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2006" ] ] }, "title" : "GSM History: Overview of the global system for Mobile Communications", "type" : "webpage" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=20aedc9a-9f81-4e77-80cd-36f4d6eb3bf6" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Scourias 2006)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Scourias 2006)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Scourias 2006)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }(Scourias 2006).ME: Mobile equipment.BTS: Base transceiver station. BSC: Base station controller. HLR: Home location register. VLR: Visitor location register. MSC: Mobile services switching center. EIR: Equipment identity register. AuC: Authentication Center. UM: Represents the radio link.Abis: Represents the interface between the base stations and base station controllers."A": The interface between the base station subsystem and the network subsystem.PSTN and PSPDN: Public switched telephone network and packet switched public data network.
However, ADDIN CSL_CITATION { "citationItems" : [ { "id" : "ITEM-1", "itemData" : { "URL" : "-electronics.com/info/cellulartelecomms/gsm_technical/gsm_interfaces.php", "accessed" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2015", "4", "27" ] ] }, "author" : [ { "dropping-particle" : "", "family" : "Poole", "given" : "Ian", "non-dropping-particle" : "", "parse-names" : false, "suffix" : "" } ], "container-title" : "Cellular/Mobile Telecommunications", "id" : "ITEM-1", "issued" : { "date-parts" : [ [ "2013" ] ] }, "title" : "GSM Network Interfaces | Network Interfaces | Radio-Electronics.Com", "type" : "webpage" }, "uris" : [ "/documents/?uuid=8ab7c29b-3d0c-4c57-b5d6-fae2f9f4c2cf" ] } ], "mendeley" : { "formattedCitation" : "(Poole 2013)", "manualFormatting" : "Poole (2013)", "plainTextFormattedCitation" : "(Poole 2013)", "previouslyFormattedCitation" : "(Poole 2013)" }, "properties" : { "noteIndex" : 0 }, "schema" : "https://github.com/citation-style-language/schema/raw/master/csl-citation.json" }Poole (2013) identifies other components that make up the GSM network, though not classified as the main components as follows: the UM interface, which is the radio interface standard used to exchange between the mobile and the base station. The base station could either be Base Transceiver Station (BTS) or the Base Station Controller (BSC). Other components include the A interface, B interface, C...