Thomas Kunz
Systems and Computer Engineering
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Mobile Services Switching Center
nThe MSC (mobile switching center) plays a central role
in GSM
–switching functions
–additional functions for mobility support
–management of network resources
–interworking functions via Gateway MSC (GMSC)
–integration of several databases
nFunctions of a MSC
–specific functions for paging and call forwarding
–termination of SS7 (signaling system no. 7)
–mobility specific signaling
–location registration and forwarding of location
information
–provision of new services (fax, data calls)
–support of short message service (SMS)
–generation and forwarding of accounting and billing
information