Talk:Network switching subsystem

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A lot of the technical terms and acronyms on this page link to redirects that just bounce people back here. It would be best if those terms were explained on this page. Also, the language here is very acronym-heavy and very abstract. It would be good if terms were spelled out, non-technical vocabulary used to explain technical terms. Also, it's important to talk in concrete terms, about what sort of hardware is actually typically used to serve as a given TLA. The article currently speaks largely in abstract terms more appropriate to a hardware-agnostic specification. -- Beland 23:11, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I agree with your comments. I will attempt to clarify some of the text. It is a complex subject though - I think it is best served by splitting into a "descriptions" article which desribes what all the elements do and a "how it works" article which goes into more detail (heavily cross referenced to make editing easier. Can you comment on the page GSM services which was split off from the main GSM page to try and address exactly this kind of issue. Is that the right level for non-technical users?? ChrisUK 23:25, 27 Dec 2004 (UTC)

(Comments made there. -- [[User:]] 11:16, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC))

OK, coming back here, I realize now that this article is the "parts list" or glossary for the explanation in GSM services. Things could be much improved if the various articles at play were re-titled and cross-referenced more tightly. Given my suggestions on Talk:GSM services, I'm not sure what articles might be merged with what else. Assuming no mergers take place, I think what you'd want to do is leave social/political/economic context at Global System for Mobile Communications, re-title GSM services as How GSM works, and re-title GSM core network as "GSM network elements" or "GSM glossary" or something. The intros of the other two pages should clearly point readers interested in How GSM works to that article. -- Beland 11:15, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)