GSMfrequencyAllocation

Spectrum Allocation (GSM 900)

Downlink935 960MHz

Uplink890 915MHz
200KHz
890.2
1

890

890.6
3

935

935.6
3

121 122 123 124

121

915 F(MHz)

890.4

935.2
1

Uplink

Downlink

121 122 123 124

121

960 F(MHz)

935.4

GSM900FrequencyAllocation

ARFCN

AbsoluteRadioFrequencyChannelNumber
b l
di
Ch
l
b

Spectrum Allocation (GSM 1800)

Downlink1805 1880MHz

Uplink1710 1785MHz
200KHz
1710.2 1710.6
1

1710

1805

371 372 373 374

1785 F(MHz)

1710.4

1805.2 1805.6
1

Uplink

Downlink

371 372 373 374

1880 F(MHz)

1805.4

GSM1800FrequencyAllocation

1710
915

GSM900
With124ARFCN

935

Downlink
25MHz

1785

GSM1800
GSM
1800
With374ARFCN

95
5MHz

Uplink

45M
MHz

890

Uplink

960
1805

Downlink

1880

75MHz

Whydoweneedfrequencyreuse?
T t l
Totalnoofchannels(frequencies)=124
f h
l (f
i ) 124
Everychannelcanbesharedbetweenamaximumof8subscribers.
Maximumnoofsimultaneouscalls=8X124=992!!