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    ARFCN specifies radio carrier frequencies used for transmission and reception in GSM networks, with separate frequencies for uplink and downlink. Each ARFCN has a bandwidth of 270.833 kHz and they are spaced 200 kHz apart within a GSM band. ARFCNs define the frequency component of the multiple access scheme in GSM, along with TDMA which defines the time component. Together frequency (ARFCN) and time slot define the physical channel, although this is separate from the logical channels carried on it.

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    ARFCN specifies radio carrier frequencies used for transmission and reception in GSM networks, with separate frequencies for uplink and downlink. Each ARFCN has a bandwidth of 270.833 kHz and they are spaced 200 kHz apart within a GSM band. ARFCNs define the frequency component of the multiple access scheme in GSM, along with TDMA which defines the time component. Together frequency (ARFCN) and time slot define the physical channel, although this is separate from the logical channels carried on it.

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    ARFCN specifies radio carrier frequencies used for transmission and reception in GSM networks, with separate frequencies for uplink and downlink. Each ARFCN has a bandwidth of 270.833 kHz and they are spaced 200 kHz apart within a GSM band. ARFCNs define the frequency component of the multiple access scheme in GSM, along with TDMA which defines the time component. Together frequency (ARFCN) and time slot define the physical channel, although this is separate from the logical channels carried on it.

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    ARFCN

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    ARFCN specifies radio carrier frequencies used for transmission and reception in GSM networks, with separate frequencies for uplink and downlink. Each ARFCN has a bandwidth of 270.833 kHz and they are spaced 200 kHz apart within a GSM band. ARFCNs define the frequency component of the multiple access scheme in GSM, along with TDMA which defines the time component. Together frequency (ARFCN) and time slot define the physical channel, although this is separate from the logical channels carried on it.

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    ARFCN

    (Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number) specifies a pair of physical radio carriers and
    channels used for transmission and reception on the Um Interface in GSM cellular networks, one
    for the uplink signal and one for the downlink signal. Each ARFCN has a bandwidth of 270.833
    kHz and ARFCNs use a channel spacing of 200 kHz in any given GSM band. ARFCNs are used
    for the frequency based component of GSMs multiple access scheme (FDMA Frequency
    Division Multiple Access). Together with the time based component (TDMA Time Division
    Multiple Access) the physical channel is defined by selecting a certain ARFCN and a certain
    time slot. Note not to confuse this physical channel with the logical channels ( e.g. BCH
    Broadcast Control Channel) that are time-multiplexed onto it under the rules of GSM
    Specification 05.03.

    Frequenc Uplink/Downlin Uplink Downlink ARFCN


    y Band k Separation Frequency Frequency Range
    Range (Transmit (Transmit Device
    Device = = Base)
    Mobile)
    GSM 450 10 MHz 450.4 to 457.6 460.4 to 467.6 259 to 293
    MHz MHz
    GSM 480 10 MHz 478.8 to 486 488.8 to 496 MHz 306 to 340
    MHz
    GSM 750 30 MHz 747 to 762 MHz 777 to 792 MHz 438 to 511
    GSM 850 45 MHz 824 to 849 MHz 869 to 894 MHz 128 to 251
    P-GSM 45 MHz 890 to 915 MHz 935 to 960 MHz 1 to124
    900
    E-GSM 45 MHz 880 to 915 MHz 925 to 960 MHz 0 to124
    900 and
    975 to 1023
    R-GSM 45 MHz 876 to 915 MHz 921 to 960 MHz 0 to124
    900 and
    955 to 1023
    DCS 1800 45 MHz 1710 to 1785 1805 to 1880 512 to 885
    MHz MHz
    PCS 1900 45 MHz 1850 to 1910 1930 to 1990 512 to 810
    MHz MHz

    The examples below show how the software sets the frequency after you enter the Frequency
    Band, the ARFCN, and select Mobile or Base as the Transmit Device.

    In the figure below, the P-GSM 900 frequency band is selected with Base as the Transmit
    Device. The corresponding frequency range from the table is 935 to 960 MHz. The entry of 124
    for ARFCN causes the software to set the frequency at the upper limit of the frequency range for
    Base (959.8 MHz).

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