Mobile switching systems and networks
Andy Valdar · Institution of Engineering and Technology eBooks · 2006
Mobile phones are now such an everyday feature of life throughout the World that in total they outnumber the population of fixed telephone lines. For many, the mobile phone is the preferred means of communication. This chapter explains how a mobile phone system works and the relationship between mobile and fixed networks. We begin by considering the nature of a mobile system. After a simple review of how a telephone call can be carried over a radio link, we examine the various cellular mobile network systems, and conclude by looking at how the mobile and fixed networks in the future may begin to merge.