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by bucket2015 2293 days ago
What's "BS" and "MS" here?
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imglorp 2293 days ago
Mobile Station and Base Station. They're used widely in the GSM specs but more general now.

https://www.ques10.com/p/5206/gsm-network-architecture-1/

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exar0815 2293 days ago
Base Station -> fixed site, radio tower, top of a building... Mobile Station -> smartphone, mobile router, car...
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xolubi 2293 days ago
Figured it was base station vs mobile station
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