Gmsk receiver block diagram

1. How does GMSK work?
2. What is the difference between MSK and GMSK?
3. What is GMSK used in GSM?
4. What does GMSK mean?

How does GMSK work?

The Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK) modulation is a modified version of the Minimum Shift Keying (MSK) modulation where the phase is further filtered through a Gaussian filter to smooth the transitions from one point to the next in the constellation.

What is the difference between MSK and GMSK?

GMSK is the derivative of MSK modulation scheme and MSK is derived from Offset QPSK modulation. In MSK modulation scheme instead of rectangular pulse wave; half cycle sine wave is used. Frequency of logical zero and logical one differs by half of data rate. Modulation index is 0.5 here.

What is GMSK used in GSM?

GMSK – Gaussian minimum shift keying – is the original circuit switched GSM modulation system, allowing the GSM radio channel to be modulated at a data rate of 271kb/s whilst keeping the radio channel within a 200kHz bandwidth. This is the modulation system used for circuit switched and GPRS operations.

What does GMSK mean?

Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) is a form of frequency shift keying (FSK) used in GSM systems. The tone frequencies are separated by exactly half the bit rate. It has high spectral efficiency.