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How A Mobile Phone Network Works

How A Mobile Phone Network Works. Mrs Bhayat. WALT (We Are Learning To). Understand how a mobile phone network works. What a control channel is. The process which takes place when we dial a number. WILF (What I am Looking For).

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How A Mobile Phone Network Works

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  1. How A Mobile Phone Network Works Mrs Bhayat

  2. WALT (We Are Learning To) • Understand how a mobile phone network works. • What a control channel is. • The process which takes place when we dial a number.

  3. WILF (What I am Looking For) • An understanding of the steps taken in order to phone a friend or relative. • An understanding of what a Base Station and a Control Channel is, as well as their use while connecting.

  4. What Do You Already Know? How a Mobile Network Works

  5. This Should Work • For this we shall need to log onto: http://www.teach-ict.com/as_a2/topics/cellular_communication/mobile.htm

  6. Lets Do A Role Play Of This BS-A BS-B Being used Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Being used

  7. Who Do We Need Role Playing Exercise • 2 people to act as a Base Station • 1 person to be the building • 1 person to be a lonely friend who is waiting for a call • 1 person who will be dialling a number from their mobile • 1 person to connect the channel Equipment Needed • 6 A2 sized coloured paper for Base Station to stand in the middle of. • 4 plastic cups attached with string to act as phones and channel. • 1 building printed on A4 paper. (Please check diagram on slide 6)

  8. Page 2 Plenary • Lets look back at our objective on slide 2 have they been meet? • Did you know that a Mobile Phone used to be called a Cell Phone, which it still is in some parts of the world e.g. America • Cell Phone is short for Cellular Phone • Cellular is the way the connection between your phone and your friends phone is made.

  9. Something To Think About! • Describe how a cellular network operates? • State two features of a cellular network that can be used by a standard motorist? • State two limitations of relying on a cellular phone to communicate in an emergency? Marks Altogether

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