Comments on: Short Tutorial of Cellular Networks http://mobile.antonypranata.com/2006/04/08/short-tutorial-of-cellular-networks/ My personal blog about mobile phones and wireless industry. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Antony Pranata http://mobile.antonypranata.com/2006/04/08/short-tutorial-of-cellular-networks/#comment-1551 Antony Pranata Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:52:52 +0000 http://mobile.antonypranata.com/2006/04/08/short-tutorial-of-cellular-networks/#comment-1551 @Dale: That is a very good question. I am not really sure about that, but as far as I know MSC is GSM specific. Read more information about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Switching_Center. @Dale: That is a very good question. I am not really sure about that, but as far as I know MSC is GSM specific. Read more information about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Switching_Center.

]]> By: Dale Smith http://mobile.antonypranata.com/2006/04/08/short-tutorial-of-cellular-networks/#comment-1548 Dale Smith Mon, 31 Jul 2006 18:10:50 +0000 http://mobile.antonypranata.com/2006/04/08/short-tutorial-of-cellular-networks/#comment-1548 I read your tutorial while learning about telephony. I have been involved in soft switches used as tandems for since 1998 and I have been pulled into the Distributed MSC products for Alcatel. Some of the language confuses me. It appears that GSM defines the entire system: BSS and MSC while CDMA defines an access technology only and the MSC is generic. Is that correct? Regards, DS I read your tutorial while learning about telephony. I have been involved in soft switches used as tandems for since 1998 and I have been pulled into the Distributed MSC products for Alcatel.

Some of the language confuses me. It appears that GSM defines the entire system: BSS and MSC while CDMA defines an access technology only and the MSC is generic. Is that correct?

Regards,
DS

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