Description
In wireless, provides the control functions and physical links between the MSC and BTS in a GSM mobile wireless network. The BSC controls the interface between the SGSN and the BTS in a GPRS network. The BSC is a high-capacity telephony switch that provides hands-off functions and cell configuration data, and controls radio frequency power levels in BTSs. The combined functions of the BSC and the BTS are referred to as the BSS.
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Wikipedia Base Station Controller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_station_subsystem#Base_station_controller