GPRS OVERVIEW

By Subur Hendro Subekti 14 Juni 2010

Wireless Generation (1)

2G GPRS 8 TS 171,2 Kbps (DL 50 Kbps) EDGE 384 Kbps (473,6 Kbps) DL 236 Kbps

3G HSDPA DL 14 Mbps AL 5,8 Mbps

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Wireless Generation (2)

Phase 2+ HSCSD

Speech Data HSCSD 4x (8x) 14,4kb/s

CS Network

Speech Data up to 171kb/s

Phase 2+ GPRS

Speech Data up to 553 kb/s

Phase 2+ Edge

PS Network

UMTS

Circuit switched 64kb/s Data up to 1.92 Mb/s

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Cellular Packet Data Evolution

TDMA

EDGE

GSM PDC cdmaOne IS-95A

2G < 64 Kb/s

GPRS

WCDMA CDMA2000 1XEV

cdmaOne IS-95A
2.5G 64 144 Kb/s 2000/2001

CDMA2000 1X
3G phase 1 384 Kb/s 2Mb/s 2001/2002 Evolved 3G 384 Kb/s 8Mb/p 2003+

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HSCSD vs GPRS (1)

TCH1

TCH2

TCH3

Data with HSCSD

TCH4

TCH5

TCH6

TCH7
Unavailable

TCH8

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HSCSD vs GPRS (2)

TCH1 TCH1

TCH2

TCH2

TCH3

TCH3

Data with HSCSD

Data with GPRS

TCH4

TCH4

TCH5

TCH5

TCH6

TCH6

TCH7

TCH7

TCH8 Unavailable

TCH8

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What is GPRS
GPRS brings packet switching in GSM >> Always connected, always on! New air channel coding scheme >> Higher data rate from 9.05kb/s to 171.2kb/s! A new sub network in GSM connecting to data networks (Internet) >> Utilize existing BSS coverage! The end user sees GPRS as a wireless Internet sub network >> Flexible Charging, based on data volume, access point, etc!
HOST 155.222.33.55

GPRS SUBNETWORK SUBNETWORK 155.222.33.XXX "Router" SUBNETWORK 131.44.15.XXX Router Local area network

SUBNETWORK 191.200.44.XXX

Packet Data network network

(Internet)

Router

HOST 191.200.44.21

Local area network

HOST 131.44.15.3

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GPRS MS MODE OPERATION

Class A

simultaneous GPRS and Conventional GSM operation Can operate both services (Circuit-switched and GPRS data transfer)
simultaneously

Class B

can be attached to both GPRS and Conventional GSM services can listen to circuit-switched and GPRS paging supports either circuit-switched calls or GPRS data transfer but not
simultaneously (only one set of services at a time)

ClassC

MS is exclusively only attach to GPRS or Conventional GSM operation, no

simultaneous operation

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GPRS Class Type

The class of the device determines the speed at which GPRS can be used. For example, the majority of GPRS terminals will be able to download data at speeds of up to 24Kbps (kilobytes per second). At the higher end, speeds are theoretically possible up to 171.2 kbit/sec when 8 slots are assigned at the same time to a single user. In reality 40-50Kbps. PC cards capable of GPRS will send data up to speeds of 48Kbps. Compare this to current data speeds available:

Type GPRS GSM CSD HSCSD Dial-UP ISDN Standard ADSL Broadband

Uplink (Sending) 14 kbps 9.6-14 kbps 28 kbps 56 kbps 64 kbps 256 kbps 2 Mbps

Downlink (Receiving) 28-64 kbps 9.6-14 kbps 28 kbps 56 kbps 64 kbps 512 kbps 2 Mbps

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GPRS Multi Slots Classes

Multislot classes are product dependant, and determine the maximum achievable data rates in both the uplink and downlink directions. Written as (for example) 3+1 or 2+2, the first number indicates the amount of downlink timeslots (what the mobile phone is able to receive from the network). The second number indicates the amount of uplink timeslots (how many timeslots the mobile phone is able to transmit). The active slots determine the total number of slots the GPRS device can use simultaneously for both uplink and downlink communications.
Multislot Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Downlink Slots 1 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 Uplink Slots 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 3 4 Active Slots 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

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Example Multi Slots Classes

Class 2 One Up, Two Down - (2+1) 8-12Kbps Send - 16-24Kbps Receive Class 4 One Up, Three Down - (3+1) 8-12Kbps Send - 24-36Kbps Receive

Class 6 - Configurable between Two Up, Three Down 16-24Kbps Send - 24-36Kbps Receive Or Three Up, Two Down 24-36Kbps Send - 16-24Kbps Receive

Class 8 One Up, Four Down 8-12Kbps Send - 32-40Kbps Receive

Class 10- Configurable between One Up, Four Down 8-12Kbps Send - 32-48Kbps Receive Or Two Up, Three Down 16-24Kbps Send - 24-36Kbps Receive

Class 12- Configurable between One Up, Four Down 8-12Kbps Send - 32-48Kbps Receive Or Two Up, Three Down 16-24Kbps Send - 24-36Kbps Receive Or Three Up, Two Down 24-36Kbps Send - 16-24Kbps Receive Or Four Up, One Down 32-48Kbps Send - 8-12Kbps Receive

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GPRS Architecture

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GPRS NETWORKS
From an IP point of view, the GPRS network can be divided into the following parts:

RADIO NETWORK PACKET DATA NETWORK GPRS BACKBONE NETWORK OPRATION AND MAINTENANCE NETWORK SERVICE NETWORK

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GPRS System Architecture

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GPRS Network Protocol

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GPRS EndUser Services

The following services for the enduser are supported by the GSN: IP connectivity Access to Internet services, operator's services, and corporate access Short Message Service (SMS)

IP Connectivity Between MSs and Internet Hosts in the GPRS Network

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GPRS Network Nodes

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GPRS Network Nodes

TE : The TE (Terminal Equipment) contains the endtoend application, which is using the PS part to transmit and receive the endusers packet data : The MT (Mobile Terminal) establishes data communication between a TE and the PDN. The MT is associated with a subscriber in the cellular network and is connected over a radio network to an SGSN : The Equipment Identity Register (EIR) is a database holding information about MSs International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) : The Customized Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) Service Control Point (SCP) contains the CAMEL service logic. The SCP stores service and subscriber data and executes the service logic program that implements the CAMEL service : Charging Gateway Function, The CGF receives CDRs from the GGSN in near realtime and may store the CDRs in a persistent storage. : Billing System, The BS Retrieves Charging Data Records (CDRs) from the GGSN : The Online Charging System (OCS) allows realtime credit control and charging of user traffic : The Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) provides the GGSN with dynamic authorization and policy control information
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MT

EIR

SCP

CGF

BS OCS PCRF

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