From the course: Introduction to Telecommunications: Standards, Networks, and Innovations
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Radio access network
From the course: Introduction to Telecommunications: Standards, Networks, and Innovations
Radio access network
- [Instructor] How often do you send text messages, and do you ever wonder what happens to the data once you hit send button? Well, it travels through what is called a radio access network, which is a key part of how mobile networks function. In this video, we'll talk about how information flows through the radio access network, and the key pieces that make it all work. To start with, antennas are the part of the network you often see, like tall poles or masts with vertical and circular structures on them. These vertical antennas connect with your device when you are nearby, allowing your phone to communicate with the network. Vertical antennas, normally termed as GSM antennas, handle data coming directly from users. Then there is the circular antennas, which we also call as microwave antennas, which send the information to other masts or further down to the core network. Think of the antenna as the first link in the chain connecting users to the rest of the network. And once data…
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