GSM: Frequency Hopping
GSM potentially uses slow frequency hopping, changing the
transmission frequency before every burst
frequency diversity improves reception since different frequencies
are affected differently during propagation
interferer diversity improves reception by distributing relative
interference of particular frequency among many calls
if operator chooses to employ frequency hopping, sequences
within cells and between neighboring cells must be coordinated
hopping sequences are sets of (time slot number, frequency) pairs,
where frequency is one of up to 64 different frequencies
n Mobile Allocation Index Offset (MAIO) is a value between (1,
number of allocated frequencies in cell)
n Hopping Sequence Number (HSN) is a value between (0, 63)
n MAIO and HSN combination determine a pseudo-random
hopping sequence