GSM Addresses & Identifiers
This distinctively identifies a mobile station internationally
IMEI
Houses the radio transceivers that define a cell and handles the radio link protocols with the mobile station
Base Station Transceiver (BTS)
This identifier is stored in the SIM card
IMSI
This is the connection between between the mobile and the MSC.
Base Station Controller (BSC)
MSISDN
Has lists stating which mobile devices can be used on a network
EIR
MSRN
Protected database that stores a copy of the secret key stored in each subscriber's SIM card,
AuC
This is the central component of the network subsystem
Mobile Services Switching Center (MSC)
This component permanently stores subscriber data
HLR
Routes calls to MSD/VLR
GMSC