Table of Contents

Foreword
0 Introduction
  0.1 Scope
  0.2 Normative references
  0.3 Definitions and abbreviations
1 A-Interface capabilities
2 A-Interface specification objectives
3 A-Interface characteristics
4 Other specifications on the MSC-BSS interface
  4.1 Technical Specification GSM 08.02 Interface
      Principles
  4.2 Technical Specification GSM 08.04 Layer 1 -
      Specification
  4.3 Technical Specification GSM 08.06 Signalling
      Transport Mechanism - Specification
  4.4 Technical Specification GSM 08.08 Layer 3
      Specification
  4.5 Technical Specification GSM 08.20 Rate adaption
      on the BSS-MSC interface
History

Abstract

Gives an overview of the content of the GSM 08.0X and GSM 08.20 series of Technical Specifications explaining how the detailed content of the Technical Specifications is partitioned and how the Technical Specifications can be used to support a full BSS-MSC interface.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Pages
ISBN
Committee	SMG 3
Supersedes	PRETS 300 587-1 : MAY 94