CHAPTER 7 Architecture of a Wireless Wide-Area Network (WWAN)
7.1 Introduction
A wireless network does not operate in isolation; it uses the services of public switched telephone networks (PSTNs) to make or receive calls from wireline users. A number of functions is required to support the services and facilities in a wireless wide-area network (WWAN). The basic subsystems of the WWAN are: radio station subsystem (RSS), networking and switching subsystem (NSS), and operational and maintenance subsystem (OMSS) (see Figure 7.1). The radio subsystem is responsible for providing and managing transmission paths between the user equipment and the NSS. This includes management of the radio interface between the user equipment and the rest of the WWAN ...
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