Talk:Network switching subsystem

message: A lot of the technical terms and acronyms on this page link to redirects that just bounce people back here.  It would  be best if those terms were explained on this page.  Also, the language here is very acronym-heavy and very abstract.  It would be good if terms were spelled out, non-technical vocabulary used to explain technical terms.  Also, it's important to talk in concrete terms, about what sort of hardware is actually typically used to serve as a given TLA.  The article currently speaks largely in abstract terms more appropriate to a hardware-agnostic specification. -- Beland 23:11, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with your comments.  I will attempt to clarify some of the text.  It is a complex subject though - I think it is best served by splitting into a "descriptions" article which desribes what all the elements do and a "how it works" article which goes into more detail (heavily cross referenced to make editing easier.  Can you comment on the page GSM services which was split off from the main GSM page to try and address exactly this kind of issue.  Is that the right level for non-technical users?? ChrisUK 23:25, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: (Comments made there. -- User: 11:16, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)

message: I noticed that in the section of this article detailing the function of the HLR, the text seems to claim that both the IMSI and the MSISDN are separately primary keys for HLR records, which is impossible by the very definition a primary key.  Based on the description of the HLR and how these numbers relate to HLR records, I'm led to believe that the MSISDN is the primary key for HLR records and not the IMSI, since it is written that multiple (secondary) MSISDNs may be related to a SIM (and, therefore, an IMSI).  Or, alternatively, it occurs to me that the primary key might instead be the combination of these two entities, in which case this could stand to be better clarified to the reader.
Either way I'm not knowledgeable enough on the topic to make such an edit, but if someone with the appropriate knowledge could do so that would be great.  72.235.162.95 13:36, 12 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Technical Error in HLR section? 

message: * The AuC for 3G needs to be described accurately (or perhaps open another page as this one is starting to get long)
* rewrite sections describing elements split into description/other elements it connects to and procedures.  This way non technical readers can skip over the last two sections if they wish
* Could use a diagram or two - there is one on the main GSM page but I think something clearer is required and relevant to just the core network ChrisUK 09:37, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  "To do list" for making the article less technical for readers 

message: HLR and VLR are entities that are not unique to GSM networks. (As are many concepts on this whole page) These should be either broken out into their own network-generic pages, and/or much of this page needs to be less GSM specific. --Alexjag 23:53, 13 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  HLR & VLR 

message: The acronyms surrounding the mobile switching centre server are a bit confusing here and on the mobile switching centre page. The abbreviation provided in parentheses on this page is MSCS but the abbreviation actually used in the text here is MSS. On the mobile switching centre server page the only abbreviation used is MSS. Presumably MSS is the correct abbreviation and MSCS was just added in error, but someone should verify this and make the appropriate corrections. --Ennustaja (talk) 12:48, 1 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  MSS and MSCS?