GSM Cellular Radio Telephony Joachim Tisal ESME-Sudria France The Cellular Communications Interconnect Protocol It is less than half a decade since the Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) was determined by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute as the access protocol for 900 Mhz cellular networks. Yet the concept of GSM has already become widely used as shorthand for the inter-operation of cellular communications systems. This pioneering overview of the specifications of GSM, also explores the radical innovations which this standard makes possible including increased network capacity and ISDN services. A logical, easy-to-follow, account of: The GSM system architecture and its functions The DECT Standard Management of Pointel (Bi-Bop(TM)) Telepoint Networks and Mobitex(TM) Networks Space CommunicationsFor communications technologists and research students this book makes an ideal introduction to the fundamentals of GSM procedures and parameters. For private or commercial network subscribers it is a structured guide to this increasingly vital communications link.