Mobile Switching Centre
E524224
The Mobile Switching Centre is a central GSM network component that manages call setup, routing, and mobility control for mobile subscribers within its service area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mobile Switching Centre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5481344 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mobile Switching Centre Context triple: [GSM core network, includesElement, Mobile Switching Centre]
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A.
Gateway Mobile Switching Centre
The Gateway Mobile Switching Centre (GMSC) is a key GSM network component that routes calls between mobile networks and external networks such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
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B.
Short Message Service Centre
The Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) is a network element that stores, forwards, converts, and delivers SMS text messages between mobile devices and other messaging systems.
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C.
GSM core network
The GSM core network is the central backbone of GSM mobile systems, handling key functions such as switching, mobility management, authentication, and interconnection with other networks.
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D.
Mobility Management Entity
The Mobility Management Entity is a core LTE network component responsible for user mobility, session management, and signaling control between user devices and the network.
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E.
GSM
GSM is a second-generation (2G) digital mobile communication standard that became the global foundation for cellular voice and basic data services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mobile Switching Centre Target entity description: The Mobile Switching Centre is a central GSM network component that manages call setup, routing, and mobility control for mobile subscribers within its service area.
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A.
Gateway Mobile Switching Centre
The Gateway Mobile Switching Centre (GMSC) is a key GSM network component that routes calls between mobile networks and external networks such as the public switched telephone network (PSTN).
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B.
Short Message Service Centre
The Short Message Service Centre (SMSC) is a network element that stores, forwards, converts, and delivers SMS text messages between mobile devices and other messaging systems.
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C.
GSM core network
The GSM core network is the central backbone of GSM mobile systems, handling key functions such as switching, mobility management, authentication, and interconnection with other networks.
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D.
Mobility Management Entity
The Mobility Management Entity is a core LTE network component responsible for user mobility, session management, and signaling control between user devices and the network.
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E.
GSM
GSM is a second-generation (2G) digital mobile communication standard that became the global foundation for cellular voice and basic data services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GSM network element
ⓘ
mobile core network component ⓘ |
| belongsTo | mobile network operator ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Base Station Controller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Equipment Identity Register ⓘ Gateway Mobile Switching Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Home Location Register ⓘ Integrated Services Digital Network NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Switched Telephone Network NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Message Service Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Visitor Location Register ⓘ |
| controls | Base Station Controller ⓘ |
| evolvedTo | MSC Server and Media Gateway architecture ⓘ |
| generates | Call Detail Records ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | MSC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent | Visitor Location Register ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
authentication control
ⓘ
call forwarding control ⓘ call routing ⓘ call setup ⓘ call termination ⓘ charging data generation ⓘ ciphering control ⓘ handover control ⓘ location updating ⓘ mobility management ⓘ roaming management ⓘ supplementary services control ⓘ |
| hasType |
MSC Server
ⓘ
integrated MSC/VLR node ⓘ standalone MSC ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2G mobile networks ⓘ |
| manages | mobile subscribers in its service area ⓘ |
| mayInclude | Media Gateway Controller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAt | circuit-switched core layer ⓘ |
| partOf |
GSM core network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mobile telecommunication network ⓘ |
| performs |
switching of signaling traffic
ⓘ
switching of voice traffic ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
inter-MSC handover
ⓘ
intra-MSC handover ⓘ paging of mobile stations ⓘ |
| supportsTechnology |
GSM
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UMTS circuit-switched domain ⓘ |
| usesProtocol |
ISUP
ⓘ
MAP NERFINISHED ⓘ SS7 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mobile Switching Centre Description of subject: The Mobile Switching Centre is a central GSM network component that manages call setup, routing, and mobility control for mobile subscribers within its service area.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.