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Ms/Me BSC VLR HLR MSC SMSC Ussdc

The document discusses several key components of a mobile network: - The Mobile Station (MS) contains the mobile phone equipment and subscriber identity module. - The Base Station Controller (BSC) supervises base transceiver stations and handles handovers between them and neighboring stations. - The Visitor Location Register (VLR) contains location information for subscribers in a given service area associated with a Mobile Switching Centre (MSC). - The Home Location Register (HLR) stores subscriber identity, number, services and general location information. - The MSC connects mobile users on the network and to other networks, and tracks user location via the VLR. - The Short Message Service

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Ms/Me BSC VLR HLR MSC SMSC Ussdc

The document discusses several key components of a mobile network: - The Mobile Station (MS) contains the mobile phone equipment and subscriber identity module. - The Base Station Controller (BSC) supervises base transceiver stations and handles handovers between them and neighboring stations. - The Visitor Location Register (VLR) contains location information for subscribers in a given service area associated with a Mobile Switching Centre (MSC). - The Home Location Register (HLR) stores subscriber identity, number, services and general location information. - The MSC connects mobile users on the network and to other networks, and tracks user location via the VLR. - The Short Message Service

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MS/ME A Mobile Station is a device used by a mobile user to access the mobile network.

 The MS typically consists of th

BSC Base Station Controller is in control of and supervises a number of Base Transceiver Stations The BSC is resp

VLR Visitor Location Register (VLR) is a database in a mobile communications network associated to a Mobile Switchi

HLR The Home Location Register is a database from a mobile network in which information from all mobile subs

MSC The Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) is a telephone exchange that makes the connection between mobile us
The MSC also administers handovers to neighbouring base stations, keeps a record of the location of the mob
SMSC A short message service center (SMSC) is the portion of a wireless network that handles SMS operations, such a

USSDC Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD), sometimes referred to as "QuickCodes" or "Feature codes",
he MS typically consists of the mobile telephone equipment and a Subscriber Identity Module 

er Stations The BSC is responsible for the allocation of radio resources to a mobile call and for the handovers that are made betwe

sociated to a Mobile Switching Centre The VLR contains the exact location of all mobile subscribers currently present in the service are

rmation from all mobile subscribers is stored. The HLR contains information about the subscribers identity, his telephone number, th

nnection between mobile users within the network, from mobile users to the public switched telephone network and from mobile us
d of the location of the mobile subscribers, is responsible for subscriber services and billing.
dles SMS operations, such as routing, forwarding and storing incoming text messages on their way to desired endpoints. Wireless netw

Codes" or "Feature codes", is a protocol used by GSM cellular telephones to communicatewith the service provider's computers. USSD

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dovers that are made between base stations under his control. Other handovers are under are under control MSC

tly present in the service area of the MSC. This information is necessary to route a call to the right base station. The database entry of t

ty, his telephone number, the associated services and general information about the location of the subscriber. The exact location o

network and from mobile users to other mobile networks.

red endpoints. Wireless network operators connect SMSCs through SMS gateways.

provider's computers. USSD can be used for WAP browsing, prepaidcallback service, mobile-money services, location-based content s
tion. The database entry of the subscriber is deleted when the subscriber leaves the service area.

scriber. The exact location of the subscriber is kept in a Visitor Location Register

ces, location-based content services, menu-basedinformation services, and as part of configuring the phone on the network
e on the network

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