Q&A

What is Sacch?

What is Sacch?

Slow Associated Control Channel. A GSM signalling channel that provides a relatively slow signalling connection. The SACCH is associated with either a traffic or dedicated channel. The SACCH can also be used to transfer SMS (Short Message Service) messages if associated with a traffic channel.

What is the function of Sdcch?

Standalone Dedicated Control Channel. This channel is used in the GSM system to provide a reliable connection for signalling and SMS (Short Message Service) messages. The SACCH (Slow Associated Control Channel) is used to support this channel.

What is BCCH and CCCH?

BCH (Broadcast Channels) BCCH(Broadcast Control Channels) Downlink Only.

What is Sdcch in GSM?

SACCH stands for Slow Associated Control Channel and SDCCH stands for Stand Alone Dedicated Control Channel. SDCCH is the channel used for exchange of signaling messages between GSM mobile and network(base station). SDCCH is allocated to the mobile in AGCH response from base station for the RACH sent by MS.

What are the basic channels available in GSM?

GSM Channel are divided into two types:

  • Traffic channels (TCHs):
  • Control Channel (CCH):
  • a) Broadcast control channel:
  • . It has three types:
  • a. FREQUENCY CORRECTION CHANNEL (FCCH):
  • b. SYNCHRONISATION CHANNEL (SCH):
  • c. BROADCAST CONTROL CHANNEL (BCH):
  • Common Control Channel:

What is TCH in GSM?

GSM has two types of traffic channels TCH/FS and TCH/HS. It is used both in the uplink and downlink after mobile has established connection with the GSM cell (BTS). It uses 26 frame multi frame structure. TCH/FS stands for traffic channel at Full rate speech and TCH/HS stands for traffic channel at half rate speech.

What is GSM call flow?

GSM Call Flow A GSM mobile phone uses a Random Access Channel (RACH) to request a dedicated channel from the base station. The base station responds with a Radio Resource Assignment on the Access Grant Channel (AGCH).

What is Bcch in 2g?

The Broadcast Control CHannel (BCCH) is a logical broadcast channel used by the basestation in a GSM network to send information about the identity of the network. This information is used by a mobile station to get access to the network.

What are LTE channels?

What is a Channel in LTE? The information flows between the different protocols layers are known as channels. These are used to segregate the different types of data and allow them to be transported across different layers.

What are the different types of channels for GSM?

There are two main types of GSM channels viz. physical channel and logical channel. Physical channel is specified by specific time slot/carrier frequency.

What is GSM frame structure?

The GSM frame structure is designated as hyperframe, superframe, multiframe and frame. The minimum unit being frame (or TDMA frame) is made of 8 time slots. One GSM hyperframe composed of 2048 superframes. Each GSM superframe composed of multiframes (either 26 or 51 as described below).

What type of switch is used in GSM?

The original GSM network is also circuit switched. Although GPRS introduced packet switching in the GSM network.

What’s the difference between SDCCH and SACCH in GSM?

SACCH describes difference between SDCCH and SACCH channels used in GSM technology. Both the channels fall under signaling logical channel category. Both are dedicated control channel. They both are used in uplink as well as downlink direction. Both are carried by normal burst structure.

When to use slow associated control channel ( SACCH )?

SACCH is available always between Mobile and Base station (BTS) in GSM when a dedicated traffic link is active. Slow Associated Control Channel is called as “associated” as this channel is always associated with either TCH or SDCCH. It also maps on the same physical channel (T0,F0) as TCH/SDCCH.

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How often does a GSM SACCH burst occur?

This page describes GSM SACCH (Slow Associated Control Channel). In the full rate traffic channel case, one SACCH burst appears once in every 26 frame multi frame structure. It takes four bursts to transmit complete SACCH information in four consecutive 26 frame MF. It takes about 480ms. One 26 frame MF is of duration 120ms.