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Re: Tracker

From mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject Re: Tracker
References <fe90551155.Alan.Adams@iyonix.adamshome.org.uk> <mvg8f1$khs$1@dont-email.me> <47db681155.Alan.Adams@iyonix.adamshome.org.uk> <irho1b93gqb7vk5mjeuk1v56nksqpr4oe7@4ax.com> <mvih2e$f8c$1@dont-email.me>
Message-ID <71cTx.95583$JB7.26262@fx42.am4> (permalink)
Organization virginmedia.com
Date 2015-10-13 19:26 +0100

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On 13/10/2015 09:59, dave wrote:
> On 13/10/15 01:12, Dennis Lee Bieber wrote:
>
>>     Given the nature of GSM, I suspect if a voice connection wouldn't get
>> through, neither would an SMS message -- since voice data is digitized
>> for
>> GSM, no analog, it is just another data stream.
>
> AIUI, each GSM base station supports one control channel and one or more
> data channels. The control channel is used to signal the mobiles when to
> transmit, while the data channels carry voice. SMS is carried in spare
> capacity within the control channel.
>
> The control channel is engineered to be more robust than the data
> channels, to avoid a 'runaway' mobile transmitting when it shouldn't.
> Hence the observation that text messages get through when voice fails.

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Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 10:20 +0100
  Re: Tracker Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-10-12 08:12 -0400
    Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 16:38 +0000
  Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 12:18 +0000
    Re: Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 13:50 +0100
      Re: Tracker ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-10-12 14:10 +0000
      Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 17:23 +0000
        Re: Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 18:41 +0100
          Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 19:15 +0000
            Re: Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 21:02 +0100
            Re: Tracker mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-10-12 21:46 +0100
      Re: Tracker Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-10-12 20:12 -0400
        Re: Tracker dave <dave@cyw.uklinux.net> - 2015-10-13 09:59 +0100
          Re: Tracker mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-10-13 19:26 +0100
  Re: Tracker The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-12 19:24 +0100
  Re: Tracker franssoa <franssoa@email.invalid> - 2015-10-13 14:55 +0200

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