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Transcoder and Rate Adaptation Unit

The TRAU performs transcoding of speech channels from 64 kbps to lower rates like 13, 12.2, and 5.6 kbps for different speech coding standards in GSM networks. It also performs rate adaptation of data channels between the base station controller and mobile switching center due to their different bit rates of 13/6.5 kbps and 64 kbps, respectively. The TRAU connects the radio access network to the core network and handles the conversion of transmission rates between the two domains.

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Transcoder and Rate Adaptation Unit

The TRAU performs transcoding of speech channels from 64 kbps to lower rates like 13, 12.2, and 5.6 kbps for different speech coding standards in GSM networks. It also performs rate adaptation of data channels between the base station controller and mobile switching center due to their different bit rates of 13/6.5 kbps and 64 kbps, respectively. The TRAU connects the radio access network to the core network and handles the conversion of transmission rates between the two domains.

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Transcoder and Rate Adaptation Unit, or TRAU, performs transcoding function for speech channels and RA (Rate Adaptation)

for data channels in the GSM network. The Transcoder/Rate Adaptation Unit (TRAU) is the data rate conversion unit. The PSTN/ISDN switch is a switch for 64 kbps voice. Current technology permits to decrease the bit-rate (in GSM radio interface it is 13 kbit/s for full rate and 6.5 kbit/s for half rate). Since MSC is basically a PSTN/ISDN switch its bit-rate is still 64 kbit/s. That is why a rate conversion is required in between the BSC and MSC Transcoding is the compression of speech data from 64 kbit/s to 13/12.2/5.6 kbit/s in case FR/EFR/HR (respectively) speech coding.

Brief Explanation
For an MS-to-MS call, the transmission path covers the radio access network (RAN) as well as the core network (CN). Since the transmission modes and coding standards are different for RAN and CN, speech data is converted/transcoded at the transition points from RAN to CN. This conversion is performed in the TRAU network element which connects RAN and CN. 13 kbit/s for FR (Full Rate), Redundancy (Channel Coding)= 9.8 kbit/s => Gross data rate after adding redundancy = 22.8 kbit/s = 12.2 kbit/s for EFR (Enhanced Full Rate), Redundancy (Channel Coding)= 10.6 kbit/s => Gross data rate after adding redundancy = 22.8 kbit/s (same as FR) TRAU changes the bit rate of 16kbit/s of the BSS side to 64kbit/s of NSS side. = 5.6 kbit/s for HR (Half Rate), Redundancy (Channel Coding)= 5.8 kbit/s => Gross data rate after adding redundancy = 11.4 kbit/s

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