04 Frame
04 Frame
DCS 1800
Operates at 1800 Mhz frequency.
Uplink operates on 1710 Mhz to 1785 Mhz
Band.
Downlink operates on 1805 Mhz 10 1880 Mhz
Band
Uplink/Down link separation is 95 Mhz.
Channel spacing is 200 Khz.
No of carrier is 374.
Frequency band Specification
cont
GSM 900
Operates at 900 Mhz frequency.
Uplink operates on 890 to 915 Mhz Band.
Downlink operates on 935 to 960 Mhz Band
Duplex distance is 45 Mhz.
Channel spacing is 200 Khz.
No of carrier is 124.
TDMA Structure
Each carrier will fit 8 multiplexed time slot
which is called Frame.
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frame (4,615 ms)
Time Slot
0.577 ms
Burst
A burst is a formatted sequence of bits sent
during one time slot
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3
57 bits
26 bits
57 bits
3
Guard
Period
Tail Bits
1
1
Flag
Bits
Training Sequence
Data
Flag
Bits
Data
Tail Bits
Guard
Period
Burst
Burst Type
Normal Burst
Access Burst
Frequency Correction burst
Synchronisation burst
Dummy burst
Burst Type contd
Normal Burst
The normal burst used for transmission of
traffic and for some control signaling
TB
3
Encrypted bits
57
1
Training sequence
26
1
Encrypted bits
57
TB
3
GP
8.25
0.546 ms
0.577 ms
Burst Type contd
Access Burst
Carries RACH
Has a bigger guard period since it is used
during initial access and the MS does not know
how far it is actually from the BTS.
TB
8
Synchronisation
Sequence 41
Encripted Bits
36
TB
3
Guard period
68.25
Burst Type contd
Frequency Correction burst
Carries FCCH channel
Made up of 142 consecutive zeros.
Enables MS to correct its local oscillator
locking it to that of the BTS.
Gp
TB
8
Synchronisation Sequence
41
TB
3
Gp
Burst Type contd
Synchronisation burst
Carries SCH channel
Enables MS to synchronize its timings with the
BTS.
Contains BSIC and TDMA Frame number
GP
TB
8
Encripted Bits
39
Synchronisation sequence
64
Encripted Bits
39
TB
3
GP
Burst Type contd
Dummy burst
Transmitted on the timeslot of the BCCH
carrier in the downlink.
TB
3
Encrypted bits
57
1
Training sequence
26
1
Encrypted bits
57
TB
3
GP
8.25