A cellular system relies on mobility management to provide for the roaming capability, a key requirement. As cellular systems advance and new standards are created, mobility management has witnessed and will continue to witness significant improvements. GSM is the latest successful digital system and owes its success in part to a sophisticated mobility management philosophy, which embraces radio mobility, network mobility and personal mobility. These three aspects have been described in length in this chapter and their sophistication explained.

Inspec keywords: telecommunication control; power control; cellular radio; mobility management (mobile radio)

Other keywords: mobility management; power control; radio mobility; personal mobility; cellular system; GSM; network mobility; mobility handover

Subjects: Mobile radio systems