Abstract

Contains detailed description of the handover procedures to be used in the GSM PLMNs. The purpose of the handovers are to ensure that the connection to the MS is maintained as it moves from one BSS area to another. This document tackles the following two cases, 1) Handover between Base Stations connected to the same MSC, this is called Intra-MSC handover 2) Handover between Base Stations connected to different MSCs, this is called an Inter-MSC handover and this category is sub-divided into three more procedures.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Pages
ISBN
Committee	SMG 3