GSM SERVICES

By:-
R.S.SARAWAGI
D.E.GSM
BRBRAITT,JABALPUR
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 GSM Services

The primary objective of a mobile

telephony system is to allow mobile
subscribers to communicate effectively.
 SERVICE CATEGORIES

main type of telecommunication services:

• Basic services:
available to all subscribers to a mobile network.
e.g. voice telephone calls.
• Supplementary services:
Additional services that are available by subscription

only.
e.g. Call forwarding.
Basic Telecocommunication Services

Two main categories:

•Teleservices
•Bearer Services
 Basic Telecocommunication Services

Teleservices

Teleservice allows the subscriber to communicate

(usually via voice, fax, data or SMS) with another
subscriber.
It is a complete system including necessary terminal
equipment.
 Basic Telecommunication Services

Bearer services

It transports speech and data as digital information

within the network between user interfaces.
e.g.- a bearer service associated with the speech
telephony teleservice is the timeslot assigned to a
call on a TDMA frame over the air interface.
 Basic Telecommunication Services

BEARER SERVICES

GSM systems offer a wide range of bearer services.

The DTI supports data services offered by the system.

Rates up to 48 kbits/s are possible.
 BEARER SERVICES

• Traffic to PSTN:
For data traffic external to PLMN such as internetworking
with ISDN or directly to PSTN, the system selects a
suitable modem in the DTI.
• Traffic to ISDN:
An entire set of data communication services with ISDN
terminals is available.No modem is necessary.
Traffic to Packet Switched Public Data
Network (PSPDN):
Packet service supports synchronous data transfers with the
PSPDN with rates from 1.2 to 48 kbits/s.
With synchronous data transfers a packet mode terminal can
be directly connected to the MS.
Synchronous data communication between an MS and a
packet switched network is possible via the Packet
Assembler-Disassembler (PAD) facility.
Rates between 300 and 9600 bits/s are supported.
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• Traffic to Circuit Switched Public Data
Networks (CSPDN):
Data communications with a CSPDN is possible via the
PSTN or ISDN, depending on the CSPDN-transit network
interface.

• Traffic to Internet:
Traditionally, an MSC accessed Internet nodes via existing
networks such as the PSTN.
However, the direct access function enables an MSC to
communicate directly with Internet nodes, thus reducing call
set-up time.
• ISDN Primary Rate Access (PRA):
This function enables an MSC to provide PRA services to subscribers.
Network operator can offer PABX connection services through the
PLMN.
PRA provides a data rate of up to 2 Mbits/s.

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PABX
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 TELESERVICES

Speech
This is normal telephony (two-way voice
communication) with the ability to make and
receive calls to/from fixed and mobile subscribers
worldwide.
 TELESERVICES

Emergency calls

The emergency call function enables a subscriber

to make an emergency call by pressing a
predefined button or by using the emergency
number.
 TELESERVICES

Facsimile group 3

GSM supports International Telecommunication Union

(ITU) group 3 facsimile.
Standard fax machines are designed to be connected to a
telephone using analog signals, a special fax converter is
connected to the exchange.
 TELESERVICES

Dual Tone Multi Frequency(DTMF)

A tone signaling facility which is often used for various
control purposes, such as remote control of answering
machines and interacting with automated telephone
services.
 TELESERVICES

Alternative Speech/Fax
This service allows the subscriber to alternative
between speech and fax within one call setup.
The subscriber can switch several times within the
same call.
 TELESERVICES

Short Message Services (SMS)

The service allows simple text message consisting of a
maximum of 160 alphanumeric characters to be sent to or
from an MS.
If the MS is switched off, or has left the coverage area, the
message is stores in a Short Message Service Center
(SMS-C).
When the mobile is switched on again or has re-entered the
network coverage area, the subscriber is informed that
there is a message.
 SMS-C

Delivery Submission

SMS-C
 TELESERVICES

SMS Cell Broadcast (SMSCB)

A text message with a maximum length of
93 characters can be broadcast to all
mobiles within a certain geographic area.
traffic congestion warnings
accident reports,
weather announcements and
advertisements.
 TELESERVICES

Voice mail
This service is an answering machine within the
network that is controlled by the subscriber.

The subscriber accesses the mail box using a

personal security code.
 TELESERVICES

Fax mail
This service allows the subscriber to receive fax
message at any fax machine via the MS.
Fax message are stored in a network service center.
The subscriber accesses the fax mail via a personal
security code and the fax is then sent to the desired
fax number.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Call forwarding
ability to forward incoming calls to another
telephone number in the following situations:

• Call forwarding on MS not reachable

• Call forwarding on MS busy
• Call forwarding on no reply
• Call forwarding, unconditional
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Barring of outgoing calls

The subscriber can activate or deactivate this service from
the MS with a variety of options for barring outgoing calls.
• Bar all outgoing calls
• Bar all outgoing international calls
• Bar all outgoing international calls except those directed to
the home PLMN.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Barring of incoming calls

This is desirable because in some cases the called
mobile subscriber is charged for parts of an
incoming call (during international roaming)

• Barring of all incoming calls

• Barring of incoming calls when outside home
PLMN
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Advice of Charge

The advice of Charge (AoC) service provides

the MS with information needed to calculate
the charge of a call. This information is
provided at call set-up.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Account Codes
This service enables a subscriber, e.g. a business, to
identify an account number, which is to be charged for
particular call components.
Account codes can be identified on a per cell basis.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Call waiting
• This service notifies the mobile subscriber, usually by
an audible tone, for incoming call.
• The incoming call can be any type of basic service
including speech, data or fax.
• There is no notification in the case of an emergency call
or SMS.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Call hold

This supplementary service enables the subscribers to put

the basic normal telephony service on hold in order to set
up a new call or accept a waiting call.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Multiparty service

The multiparty service enables a mobile subscriber to

establish a multiparty conversation, that is, a simultaneous
conversation between up to six subscribers.
This service can only be used with basic speech telephony.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Calling line identification services:

These cover both the presentation and restriction
of the calling line identity.
The presentation part of the service supplies the
called party with the ISDN or MSISDN number of
the calling party. The restriction service enables
calling parties to restrict the presentation of their
number on the MSs of called parties
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Connected line identification

presentation/restriction:

supply the calling party with theMSISDN number of the

connected (called)party.
The restriction enables the connected party to restrict the
presentation.
 SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES

Closed User Group (CUG)

The CUG service enables subscriber connected to the
PLMN/ISDN and possibly other networks, to form groups
in which access is restricted.
Example: members of a specific CUG can communicate
with each other, but generally not with users outside the
group.
 INNOVATIVE FEATURES
Innovative features offer a level beyond the basic network standards.

Single personal number

The single personal number service allows a subscriber to
arrange call forwarding to other networks when the mobile
is not reached in the subscriber’s primary network.
One directory number can reach the subscriber even
though the subscriber may have subscriptions in several
different networks.
 INNOVATIVE FEATURES

Dual numbering
The features allows the subscriber to have two different
directory numbers connected to the same subscription and
the same mobile equipment.
In this way different accounts can be connected to the
different directory numbers.
e.g. the subscriber may want one business account and one
private account connected to the same subscription.
 INNOVATIVE FEATURES

• Immediate call itemization:

‘Hot billing’
It is used when it is necessary to have immediate call
charging data output.
(e.g. to bill a third party for use of a telephone, which is
rented).
 INNOVATIVE FEATURES

Regional and local subscription

These features allow subscribers to subscribe to a service

in a specified geographical area.
Requests for service outside the area are rejected with the
exception of emergency calls and SMS.
For local subscriptions, the geographical area consists of a
number of cells, and for regional subscription, the area
consists of LAs.
 INNOVATIVE FEATURES

GEOGRAPHICALLY DIFFERENCIATED
CHARGING
This feature enables the GSM PLMN area to be divided
into different tariff region.
The tariff regions is defined as a set of cells.
A subscriber may be offered cheaper calls within certain
areas.
 Value Added Services

1. Mobile Messaging
2. Mobile internet
3. Mobile intelligent Network Services
Mobile Messaging

1. SMS
2. MMS
3. EMS
4. Instant Messaging
5. Streaming
 SMS

The service allows simple text message consisting

of a maximum of 160 alphanumeric characters to
be sent to or from an MS.
If the MS is switched off, or has left the coverage
area, the message is stores in a Short Message
Service Center (SMS-C).
 MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE
(MMS)
• MMS means a multimedia presentation which
consists of music, voice, image, text, video and
graphics all synchronized across a common
timeline.
• “Synchronized Power Point Presentations”.
Enhanced Messaging System (EMS)

• EMS can support relatively simple

pictures,sounds and animation.
• It is a 3GPP standard.
 Instant Messaging

It enables to communicate with another

individual in real time, analogous to a
telephone conversation but using text based
communication instead of voice-based
communication.
 Streaming
• It enables real time or on demand
distribution of audio, video and multimedia
on the internet.
• It is simultaneous transfer of digital media
(video,voice and data) so that it is received
as a continuous real-time stream.
MESSAGING CONTENT
TYPE CARRIED
STREAMING
REAL TIME DISTRIBUTION OF AUDIO, VIDEO AND MULTIMEDIA

INSTANT
MESSAGING REAL TIME TEXT BASED COMMUNICATION

MMS PICTURES, SOUNDS AND ANIMATIONS

EMS RELATIVELY SIMPLE PICTURES, SOUNDS AND ANIMATIONS

SMS
SIMPLE TEXT

WIRELESS MESSAGING LADDER

 SMS & MMS

SMS MMS
rich content including text, graphic,
Text Based Messaging
photos etc.
Proprietary Standard Based upon 3 GPP & WAP standards.
Store & Forward system Store & Forward system
Uses signaling links MMS uses main data channel.
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