!!! Overview [{$pagename}] ([BSS]) is the component of the [Global System for Mobile Communications] ([GSM]) which is responsible for handling traffic and signaling between a [Mobile Station] and the network switching subsystem. The [{$pagename}] carries out transcoding of speech channels, allocation of radio channels to [Mobile Stations], paging, transmission and reception over the air interface and many other tasks related to the radio network. [{$pagename}] is composed of two parts: * [Base Transceiver Station] ([BTS]) * [Base Station Controller] ([BSC]) !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }]