Lecture On: Introduction To Cellular Mobile Communication Unit - 1 For EC-VII Sem Students
Lecture On: Introduction To Cellular Mobile Communication Unit - 1 For EC-VII Sem Students
Lecture On: Introduction To Cellular Mobile Communication Unit - 1 For EC-VII Sem Students
Prepared by
Dinesh Pratap Singh,Assistant
professor(EC)
Cellular network components
Cellular network components (2)
BTS (Base Transceiver Station) – main component of a
cell and it connects the subscribers to the cellular
network; for transmission/reception of information it
uses several antennas spread across the cell
BSC (Basic Station Controller) – it is an interface
between BTSs and it is linked to BTSs by cable or
microwave links; it routes calls between BTSs; it is also
connected to the MSC
MSC (Mobile Switching Center) – the coordinator of a
cellular network, it is connected to several BSCs, it
routes calls between BSCs; links the cellular network
with other networks like PSTN through fiber optics,
microwave or copper cable
Components of a cellular phone
(MSU – Mobile Subscriber Unit)
radio transceiver – low power radio transmitter and
receiver
antenna, usually located inside the phone