The NSS comprises MSC, HLR and VLR.
Mobile services switching center (MSC): These are high performance digital switches. An MSC manages several BSCs and provide connections to other MSCs and to the BSCs via the A interface. Home location register (HLR): It contains all the user related data such as the mobile subscriber ISDN number (MSISDN), subscribed services (e.g., call forwarding, roaming restrictions, GPRS), and the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI).
Visitor location register (VLR): It is a dynamic database which stores all important data needed for the Mobile Station users currently in the (location area) LA that is associated to the Mobile Switching Center.