Comparative Study

on
GSM,GPRS & CDMA Technology
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)

INTRODUCTION

GSM is a mobile telephony network based on the cellular

concept.
Users can place and receive calls without being fixed to a
specific location or wired to a physical connection.
To supply this capability, a GSM network consists of four
Basic components:
•The Mobile Station (MS).
•The Base Station Subsystem (BSS).
•The Network and Switching Subsystem (NSS).
•The Operation and Support Subsystem (OSS).
 ARCHITECTURE
PSDN
PSDN
AUC
AUC NSS
ISDN
ISDN
VLR
VLR HLR EIR
EIR
PSTN
PSTN MSC
MSC

PLMN
PLMN
A Interface

BSC
BSC
Abis interface OSS
OSS
BTS
BTS

UM interface

MS SIM
SIM
MS
 1)Mobile Station- A Mobile Station consists of two main
elements i.e mobile equipment or terminal and
Subscriber Identity Module (SIM).

2) The Base Station Subsystem -The BSS connects the

Mobile Station and the NSS.

• 3) The Network and Switching Subsystem-Its main role is

to manage the communications between the mobile users
and other users, such as mobile users, ISDN users etc.

• 4) The Operation and Support Subsystem (OSS)-The OSS

is connected to the different components of the NSS and to
the BSC, in order to control and monitor the GSM system.
FUNCTIONS

1)Transmission.
•2)Radio Resources management (RR).
•3)Mobility Management (MM).
•4)Communication Management (CM).
•5)Operation, Administration and Maintenance (OAM).
•
SERVICES

1) Teleservices.
•2) Bearer services.
3) Supplementary Services
 GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE (GPRS)

INTRODUCTION

General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) is a standardized

packet switched data service for GSM.

The GPRS provides us with:

1) Fast coverage rollout, adding packet switching nodes to an
existing GSM network.
2) Efficient use of scarce radio resources
GPRS design is to support burst data transfer.

Two new elements are added to keep packet data traffic

separated from traditional GSM voice and data.
i.e. a) The Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)
b) The Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN).

The migration path from GSM to GPRS requires:

a) Additional packet switching nodes
b) Software upgrades in the base station subsystem
c) Transmission links can be reused
d) Station Controllers (BSCs) for both GSM and GPRS.
 ARCHITECTURE

PSTN/SST

BTS MSC

Internet
IP
BSC
Network

IP BASED
Notebook GPRS
BACKBONE
SGSN Cisco
BTS
GGSN
 Data Transfer Time { in seconds}

GSM {9.6 Kbps} GPRS {56 Kbps}

E-mail 25 4

Web Page 42 7

Photo 83 14

Microsoft Word 250 43

Microsoft PowerPoint 833 143

Audio clip 1,667 286

Video clip 3,333 571

Data Transfer Comparison

 ADVANTAGES
Faster Data Transfer Rates

Always-On Connection

Robust Connectivity

Broad Application Support

Security Support
CODE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS (CDMA)

INTRODUCTION
CDMA is a "spread spectrum" technology, allowing many
users to occupy the same time and frequency allocations in
a given band/space.

The spectral spreading of the transmitted signal gives to

CDMA its multiple access capability.

CDMA is a form of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

communications
 ARCHITECTURE
Public
PublicWired
Wired
Phone network
Phone network
(PSTN)
(PSTN)
Wireline
Telephone

Base
Stations Switch

Mobile Base
Station Stations
Controller Other Cellular
Switches

Intelligent Add
on Functions &
Databases
 BENEFITS
Outstanding Voice and Call Quality
Greatest Coverage for Lower Cost
Packet Data
Longer Talk Time, Longer Battery Life and
Smaller Phones
Fewer Dropped Calls
Improved Security and Privacy

Contd …
Greater Capacity

Reduced Background Noise and Interference

Rapid Deployment
CONCLUSION

GSM has been the catalyst in the tremendous shift in

traffic volume from fixed networks to mobile networks.

GPRS cost is less than circuit- switched services since

communication channels are being used on a shared basis
and also the packets are need-based rather than dedicated
only to one user.

CDMA, for Code Division Multiple Access, is different

than those traditional ways in that it does not allocate
frequency or time in user slots but gives the right to use
both to all users simultaneously.
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