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Tables of Contents for Gsm and Personal Communications Handbook
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
xv
6
Acknowledgments
xxi
Part I GSM in the light of today
1
126
1 The changing scene--again
3
48
1.1 The digital cellular evolution
4
2
1.2 Basic market figures and the system standards
6
11
1.2.1 Cellular and personal communications services: market presence and potential
10
3
1.2.2 Meeting the demands
13
4
1.3 Aspects on marketing the product
17
3
1.3.1 Service providers
18
2
1.3.2 Fulfillment houses
20
1
1.4 Phones: shrink them, drop their price, and grow their features
20
6
1.4.1 What's your size?
21
1
1.4.2 How long can you stand by?
21
1
1.4.3 Ninety-nine cents?
22
1
1.4.4 What can you do that I can't?
23
1
1.4.5 Multiple bands and multiple modes
23
3
1.5 What is personal communications?
26
25
1.5.1 PCS: defining the requirements
27
3
1.5.2 PCS: the technical solutions to the requirements
30
6
1.5.3 PCS and what system technology?
36
1
1.5.4 Where does it lead?
37
5
1.5.5 GSM and PCS in the United States: an overview
42
References
x
2 From Pan-European mobile telephone to global system for mobile communications
51
30
2.1 GSM: what it was meant to be and what it became
52
13
2.1.1 The initial goals of GSM
52
1
2.1.2 The initial results
52
2
2.1.3 First experiences
54
1
2.1.4 PCN networks and DCS 1800
55
4
2.1.5 PCS 1900
59
4
2.1.6 UIC
63
2
2.2 The role of the GSM MoU
65
2
2.3 ETSI and the Special Mobile Group
67
2
2.4 Standards: the present and the future
69
6
2.4.1 GSM Phase 1
72
1
2.4.2 GSM Phase 2
72
2
2.4.3 GSM Phase 2+
74
1
2.5 GSM type approval issues
75
6
2.5.1 The objectives
77
1
2.5.2 The authorities
78
References
x
3 A look over the fence
81
46
3.1 Competition or complement?
83
3
3.1.1 Cellular and personal communications
83
1
3.1.2 Cordless access
84
1
3.1.3 Wireless in the local loop
85
1
3.2 What else is out there?
86
31
3.2.1 Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
88
8
3.2.2 Personal Handy Phone System
96
1
3.2.3 Personal Access Communications System
96
5
3.2.4 CDMA (IS-95)
101
3
3.2.5 TDMA (IS-136)
104
7
3.2.6 IS-661
111
6
3.3 Noncellular digital trunking systems
117
5
3.4 Interference and health issues
122
3
References
125
2
Part II GSM services and features
127
260
4 The development of GSM standards and features
129
18
4.1 Phase 1
132
2
4.1.1 Phase 1 teleservices
132
1
4.1.2 Phase 1 bearer services
132
1
4.1.3 Phase 1 supplementary services
133
1
4.2 Phase 2
134
4
4.2.1 Phase 2 teleservices
134
1
4.2.2 Phase 2 supplementary services
135
1
4.2.3 Phase 2 network improvements
136
2
4.3 Phase 2+
138
6
4.3.1 Release 96
138
5
4.3.2 Release 97
143
1
4.4 Conclusion
144
2
References
146
1
5 GSM telecommunication services
147
64
5.1 Bearer services in GSM
149
3
5.2 Teleservices in GSM
152
1
5.3 Connection types in a GSM PLMN
152
5
5.3.1 Lower layer capabilities
153
1
5.3.2 Connections
153
2
5.3.3 Attributes between two networks
155
2
5.4 Rate adaptation
157
8
5.4.1 Error protection
163
1
5.4.2 Terminal equipment and mobile termination
164
1
5.5 Radio link protocol
165
7
5.5.1 Frame structure
166
1
5.5.2 Control of RLP
167
4
5.5.3 Error recovery
171
1
5.5.4 RLP summary
171
1
5.6 Access to different networks
172
6
5.6.1 Transmission into the PSTN
172
2
5.6.2 Facsimile transmission
174
1
5.6.3 Transmission into the ISDN
175
1
5.6.4 Transmission into the PSPDN
175
2
5.6.5 Transmission into the CSPDN
177
1
5.7 Fax services
178
9
5.7.1 End-to-end view via the GSM infrastructure
179
2
5.7.2 Configuration at the mobile station
181
1
5.7.3 Transparent fax service
182
3
5.7.4 Nontransparent fax service
185
1
5.7.5 In-call modification
186
1
5.8 Connecting a mobile station to external devices
187
6
5.8.1 Application for short message services
188
2
5.8.2 Remote control of mobile equipment
190
3
5.9 Future developments
193
13
5.9.1 High-speed circuit-switched data
194
5
5.9.2 General packet radio service
199
3
5.9.3 Packet data on signaling channels
202
2
5.9.4 The 14.4-Kbps user data rate
204
1
5.9.5 Facsimile enhancements
204
1
5.9.6 General bearer services
205
1
5.9.7 Emergency call with additional data transfer
206
1
References
206
5
6 Short message service
211
34
6.1 Short message service: point to point
212
25
6.1.1 Implementation of point-to-point SMS in the network
213
15
6.1.2 Alphabet of SMS
228
1
6.1.3 Example of a SMS-MT message frame
228
3
6.1.4 Problems that can occur while sending short messages
231
1
6.1.5 SMS and supplementary services
232
1
6.1.6 Use of additional devices for SMS
233
2
6.1.7 The future
235
2
6.2 SMS cell broadcast
237
7
6.2.1 Implementation of CB in the network
238
2
6.2.2 Contents of a cell broadcast message
240
3
6.2.3 Future developments for cell broadcast
243
1
References
244
1
7 Supplementary services
245
58
7.1 Introduction to supplementary services
246
6
7.1.1 Network entities
248
3
7.1.2 Password handling
251
1
7.2 Call forwarding supplementary service
252
10
7.2.1 General behavior of call forwarding services
253
2
7.2.2 Operation of call forwarding
255
4
7.2.3 Conflicts for call forwarding
259
1
7.2.4 Who pays for what?
260
2
7.3 Call barring supplementary services
262
4
7.3.1 Call barring for incoming and outgoing calls
263
1
7.3.2 Applicability of call barring
264
1
7.3.3 Restrictions to call barring
265
1
7.4 Line identification supplementary services
266
2
7.4.1 Calling line identification
266
2
7.4.2 Connected line identification
268
1
7.5 Call waiting
268
3
7.6 Call holding
271
1
7.7 Multiparty communication supplementary service
272
3
7.8 Advice of charge supplementary service
275
4
7.8.1 Charge advice information
276
1
7.8.2 Advice of charge (information)
277
1
7.8.3 Advice of charge (charging)
278
1
7.9 Closed user group supplementary services
279
2
7.10 Unstructured supplementary services data
281
2
7.11 Implementation of SS in a GSM mobile station
283
6
7.11.1 Implementation of non-call-related SS
284
4
7.11.2 Implementation of call-related SS
288
1
7.11.3 Implementation into a menu structure of an MS
288
1
7.12 Additional implementations in the mobile phone
289
1
7.13 Future developments for Phase 2+
290
10
7.13.1 Call deflection
291
1
7.13.2 Call forwarding enhancements
291
1
7.13.3 Call transfer
291
1
7.13.4 Call completion services
292
3
7.13.5 Direct subscriber access and direct subscriber access restriction
295
1
7.13.6 Malicious call identification
295
1
7.13.7 Mobile access hunting
296
1
7.13.8 Support of private numbering plan
296
1
7.13.9 Multiple subscriber profile
296
1
7.13.10 Universal access to freephone numbers
297
1
7.13.11 Premium rate service
297
1
7.13.12 Charging
298
1
7.13.13 User-to-user signaling
299
1
References
300
3
8 The subscriber identity module
303
42
8.1 Memory structure
305
1
8.2 Security
306
3
8.3 Phase 1 SIM
309
1
8.4 Phase 2 SIM
310
13
8.5 Phase 2+ SIM
323
9
8.6 The SIM initialization process
332
1
8.7 Electrical characteristics of the SIM
333
5
8.7.1 SIM Power Supply
333
1
8.7.2 SIM memory
334
2
8.7.3 SIM architecture
336
2
8.8 Outlook for future applications
338
6
8.8.1 NATELsicap by Swisscom
339
1
8.8.2 Prepaid SIM
340
3
8.8.3 Future parameters
343
1
References
344
1
9 New Phase 2+ functions
345
26
9.1 SIM application toolkit
346
11
9.1.1 Overview of the SIM application toolkit
346
1
9.1.2 Profile download
347
1
9.1.3 Proactive SIM
347
3
9.1.4 Data download to SIM
350
3
9.1.5 Applications using the SIM application toolkit
353
4
9.1.6 Conclusion
357
1
9.2 Customized applications for mobile network enhanced logic (CAMEL)
357
4
9.2.1 Functional description of CAMEL
358
1
9.2.2 Network architecture
359
1
9.2.3 A CAMEL example
360
1
9.3 Railway applications
361
8
9.3.1 Enhanced multilevel precedence and preemption
361
4
9.3.2 Voice group call service
365
3
9.3.3 Voice broadcast service
368
1
References
369
2
10 Roaming and call routing
371
16
10.1 Routing in GSM PLMNs
372
6
10.1.1 Location registration
372
3
10.1.2 Routing within a PLMN
375
1
10.1.3 Call routing when a mobile station is roaming
376
2
10.2 Charging principles
378
3
10.2.1 National call charges
378
1
10.2.2 Call charges when roaming
379
1
10.2.3 Call forwarding
380
1
10.2.4 More exceptions to the rule
380
1
10.3 Phase 2+: support of optimal routing (SOR)
381
3
10.3.1 Roaming mobile subscriber
382
1
10.3.2 Call forwarding to home country
382
2
10.3.3 Call forwarding to visited country
384
1
10.4 Conclusion
384
1
References
385
2
Part III GSM technology and implementation
387
88
11 Introduction to GSM technology and implementation
389
86
11.1 Breaking GSM down
391
6
11.1.1 Physical and logical blocks of a GSM mobile station
391
5
11.1.2 Physical and logical blocks of a GSM base station
396
1
11.2 Transmitters and receivers
397
13
11.2.1 Transmitters
398
4
11.2.2 Receivers
402
8
11.3 MS and BTS--new roads to the ultimate radio
410
2
11.4 Baseband signal processing
412
3
11.5 Speech coding and speech quality in GSM
415
18
11.5.1 Speech coding tutorial
415
7
11.5.2 Speech quality
422
1
11.5.3 DTMF and signaling tones
423
1
11.5.4 GSM full-rate speech coding
424
1
11.5.5 GSM half-rate speech coding
424
1
11.5.6 GSM enhanced full-rate speech coding
425
2
11.5.7 Complexity comparison FR-HR-EFR
427
1
11.5.8 The future for GSM speech coding
427
2
11.5.9 Speech coding and ...
429
4
11.6 Equalizers
433
26
11.6.1 The problem--ISI
435
6
11.6.2 General equalizers
441
3
11.6.3 Viterbi equalizer
444
15
11.7 Encryption and security in GSM
459
3
11.7.1 Algorithms and keys
459
1
11.7.2 Ciphering in GSM
460
1
11.7.3 Regulations
461
1
11.7.4 Security vs. fraud
461
1
11.8 Mixed signals
462
3
11.9 Microprocessor control
465
1
11.10 GSM timing
466
2
11.11 Components and technology
468
2
11.12 Guide to the literature
470
1
11.12.1 General radio design
470
1
11.12.2 Coding and its mathematics
470
1
11.12.3 Digital radio
471
1
References
471
4
Appendix: Coding of the default GSM alphabet
475
2
Glossary
477
22
About the authors
499
2
Index
501