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Introduction

• A Cellular Network (also known as a mobile network) is a communication network where the last link is wireless. The Cellular Network is distributed over land areas called cells.

• Every cell contains at least one fixed-location transceiver known as a base station. The cells altogether provide Cellular Network coverage over larger geographical areas.

• In a Cellular Network, handover is a process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one channel to another channel, where both are connected to the same core network. This way, user equipment such as mobile phones, can communicate even if the user is moving across different cells.

• Cellular Networks use non-IP protocols and run standalone. So, you cannot connect Cellular Networks to Internetworks.

• Note: NetSim Cellular Networks library contains two such Cellular Network standards: Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) and Code-Division Multiple Access (CDMA).