Mobile Station.  The subscriber equipment in a mobile system that communicates with that system over the air interface.
Mobile (Services) Switching Center.  A telephone switch configured specifically to support the mobile radio functions in a mobile telecommunications system.  The MSC routes calls and signaling information across the network and to cell sites for transmission to subscriber’s phones.
Part of the mobile network served by one MSC/VLR.
Macrocells can provide outdoor coverage for large areas.  Their antenna system is usually seen mounted on towers or on top of buildings.
Geographical areas licensed to a mobile system provider such as AT&T Wireless Services.
The term microcell refers to the small coverage provided by a low power cellular RBS to specific areas such as convention centers, subway stations, airport lobbies, hotels, tunnels, parking garages, and other limited outdoor applications.
Ericsson aeronautical and missile technology, local mobile defense systems, microwave and satellite communications, and defense communications.
A telephone switch configured specifically to support the mobile radio functions in a mobile telecommunications system.  The MSC routes calls and signaling information across the network and to cell sites for transmission to subscriber’s phones.
The subscriber equipment in a mobile system that communicates with that system over the air interface.
An advanced wireless method of communication using a specified frequency band.
Sudden decrease in signal strength.  It is also known as Rayleigh fading.