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 What is GPRS?
• GPRS:
– stands for ‘General Packet Radio
Service’
– is the major GSM Phase 2+ enhancement
and an important step to 3G
– aims at providing data services to mobile
users with high bandwidth efficiency and
“always on” connectivity
• GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)
is a mobile data service available to
users of GSM mobile phones. It is often
described as "2.5G", that is, a
technology between the second and
third generations of mobile telephony.
 Motivation
 Speed
 Immediacy
 New and better applications
 User friendly billing
 GPRS Air Interface.
(When we are talking “Radio”, we are already talking: there is an
“Air Interface!”)

• GSM not always efficient to support data

traffic
• GPRS is solution-provide more efficient packet-
based data services at higher data rates.
• GPRS has same basic ‘air interface’ as GSM
• a 200KHz channel divided into eight time slots.
• However, it defines 4 diff. ch. coding schemes
• CS-1 to CS-4 with diff. data rates.
Why introducing GPRS?
• The percentage of people accessing the Internet as
part of their every day activities has known an
explosive growth during the last decade
• This fact combined with the impressive penetration
of mobile telephony in the last few years, has
triggered a global interest towards mobile access to
IP-based applications (e.g. e-commerce) and services
• GSM could not support data services with traffic
patterns similar to those that exhibit Internet
applications (bursty characteristics)
 RF air
interface
GPRS Network Architecture

BTS
BSC MSC/VLR SMSC HLR

Packet
Control Unit
(PCU)

SGSN GGSN

Charging
Gateway
SGSN Function
PDN

Billing
 Therefore,….
• GPRS is primarily for data
communication and not for voice
communication.
• GPRS communicates using TCP/IP
protocol similar to the internet.
• GPRS device IP addresses are not
accessible from the internet.
 Shortcomings of GSM
• Users’ point of view
– Data rates are too slow;
up to 9.6 kbps
– Connection setup takes
too long
– The service is too expensive
for end users
• Technical point of view
– GSM deploys circuit-switched mechanisms,
which:
• are inappropriate for the bursty
characteristics of Internet traffic
• impose a time-oriented charging scheme
GPRS Characteristics
• GPRS:
– supports high data rates;
up to 172 kbps
– offers fast call setup times
– provides “always on”
connectivity
– supports QoS aware
mechanisms
– integrates IP infrastructure into the GSM network
– deploys packet-switched mechanisms, which:
• allow for a volume-based charging discipline
• result in more efficient resource utilization when
bursty traffic is concerned
Simultaneous Use of
Circuit & Packet
Switched Services
• Class A
– Simultaneous operation of GPRS and conventional GSM
services are possible
• Class B
– A mobile station can register for both GPRS and
conventional GSM services, but can only use one of the
2 services at a given time
• Class C
– A mobile station can attach for either GPRS or GSM
services (exception: SMS)
 GPRS Services
• GPRS provides two types of services:
– PTP (Point-to-Point) service
• PTP-CLNS (connectionless mode, e.g. IP)
• PTP-CONS (connection-oriented mode, e.g.
X.25)
– PTM (Point-to-Multipoint) service
• PTM-M (multicast service)
• PTM-G (group call service)
 GPRS Applications
• Information services as text or graphics
• m-commerce - not all content is delivered via the
mobile network:
– web shopping
– tickets for transport (e.g. trains)
– gaming and gambling
– banking
• Location Based Services
• Corporate email, Internet email
• LAN applications
• Mobile Office
• Web browsing
• File transfer
 Licensing Requirement
• Spectrum
• Equipment type approval if different
• Agreement between interest groups
(wanted to use GPRS services) &
GSM Operators
2.5G prepares the market
for 3G
• GPRS consolidates global success of GSM
– 6.4 million GPRS users worldwide by end
2007
– Approximately 150 GPRS networks
operational in 58 countries
– More than 50 million GPRS terminal devices
delivered worldwide
 Way Forward Summary…
• Technology is available
• Provisions in current GSM License
allowed to explore/provide
• Regulator is always available and ready
to assist as long as matter is within
legislative framework & subject to Gov’t
policies.
 Conclusion
• GPRS provides efficient access to
Packet Data Networks.
• Multislot operation in GPRS leads to
efficient channel utilization.
• GPRS is more effective for long data
packet transmission than short ones.