In wireless communication, the base station is connected to the central Hub called

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  1. PSTN
  2. MSC
  3. CO
  4. PBX

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Option 2 : MSC
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Key Points

  • Wireless communication
    • ​It is a broad term that incorporates all procedures and forms of connecting and communicating between two or more devices using a wireless signal through wireless communication technologies and devices
    • To provide wireless communication within a particular geographic region, an integrated network of base stations must be deployed to provide sufficient radio coverage to all mobile users. The base station, in turn, must be connected to a central hub called MSC (mobile switching center).

Additional Information

  • PSTN:
    • PSTN stands for the public switched telephone network.
    • The PSTN forms the global telecommunication grid which connects conventional telephone centers with MSCs throughout the world.
  • PBX:
    • Private Branch eXchange, a hardware system that handles routing and switching of calls between a business location and the telephone network
  •  PABX:
    • ​Private automated branch exchange is synonymous with modern-day business telephone systems. It connects external and internal callers to an internal network via a switchboard without the need for manual operation in the middle, unlike its ancestor PMBX.
  • The history of wireless communication is discussed below:
    • The first telegraph was invented (1600 – 1833)
    • The invention of the radio from the telegraph (1867-1896)
    • The birth of radio (1897 – 1898)
    • Transoceanic Communication (1901 –1909)
    • Voice over Radio and the First Television Transmissions (1914 – 1940)
    • Commercial Television and the Birth of Mobile Telephony (1946 – 1976)
    • Cellular Mobile Telephony and Steps toward Wireless Internet (1979 – 1994)
    • The Wireless Data Era (1997 – 2009)
    • PCS (1995-2008)

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