SSH ETS 300 596:1996 ed.4

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2) (GSM); Base Station Controller - Base Transceiver Station (BSC - BTS) interface; Layer 3 specification (GSM 08.58)

Scope

The use and general aspects of the BSC to BTS interface (the A-bis interface) are given GSM 08.51. This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) specifies the general structure of layer 3 and traffic management procedures and messages used on the A-bis interface to support signalling procedures as defined in GSM 04.08. Network management procedures and messages for the A-bis interface are defined in GSM 08.59. The functional split between BSC and BTS is defined in GSM 08.52. The procedures and messages required to support this split are defined in detail in this specification.