Reference Manual

Glossary
GSM network logical unit comprising one
BSC and one or more BTSs.
BTS Base Transceiver Station
GSM network unit operating on a set of
radio frequency channels in one cell.
Burst A portion of digital information, the
physical content, that is transferred within
the time interval of one time slot.
Cabinet The physical housing of a base station
Cascade connections Connection of several cabinets by the
PCM cable. Similar to serial connection.
⇒ Cascading
Cascading Connection of several cabinets by the
PCM cable. Similar to serial connection.
⇒ Cascade connections
CBCH Cell Broadcast CHannel
This is a downlink only channel used by
the GSM defined SMSCB function.
CCCH Common Control CHannel
Channel combining the following common
control channels:
PCH Paging CHannel
RACH Random Access CHannel
AGCH Access Grant CHannel
CCU Climate Control Unit
CDU Combining and Distribution Unit
CE Conformite
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Cell An area of radio coverage identified by
the GSM network by means of the cell
identity
CEU Coverage Extension Unit
CF Central Functions
Channel The common term channel denotes the
virtual connection, consisting of physical
and logical channels, between BSS and
MS, during a call in progress.
⇒ Logical Channel ⇒ Physical Channel
EN/LZT 720 0008 P2A
2001-11-28
471 (485)
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