Noun
PLMN (plural PLMNs)
(telecommunications) Initialism of Public Land Mobile Network.
Access to PLMN services is achieved by means of an air interface involving radio communications between mobile phones or other wireless-enabled user equipment and land-based radio transmitters or radio base stations. Source: Internet
Architecture GSM architecture is basically the PLMN architecture itself as the subject is GSM PLMN. Source: Internet
A PLMN is identified by the Mobile Country Code (MCC) and the Mobile Network Code (MNC). Source: Internet
A PLMN may be considered as an extension of a fixed network, e.g., the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or as an integral part of the PSTN. Source: Internet
Conclusion A PLMN is essential for the effective working of any wireless network, just like the need for PSTN in wireline networks. Source: Internet
Even as times changed, the GSM PLMN objectives conceptually remained the same. Source: Internet