GPRS for a Mobile Internet

Symmetry Communications
We Make the Internet Mobile

Patrick Tao
VP, Product Marketing
Patrick_tao@symmetrycomm.com

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Our Mission
To develop and deliver award winning
packet data solutions that drive rapid adoption of
the mobile Internet.

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 Mobile Internet Vision
Enabling the Mobile Internet – GPRS
Traditional Circuit
Switched Wireless
Network Independent and
BSS
Affiliated Content &
BTS
Traditional Mobile Voice Application Providers
PSTN

The Wired Internet

Devices

Enterprise Networks
eBusiness Powered
Corporations

Diverse Devices and

Mobile Internet
User Styles

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 Mobile Data Market Opportunity
Worldwide Cumulative Subscribers

Source: CE/NSS Forecast used for Cumulative Subscribers

Mobile Wireless is the Next Telecom Revolution

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 New Revenue Opportunities
Grow Market Share and Revenues through Network of…

Devices
Subscribers

Characteristics
• Device optimized
Benefits
Content
• Rich Applications
• Location based Yellow
• Timely
Yahoo! AOL etc.
Pages
• Highly segmented • High-value content
• Open access Applications & Services
• Personalized
• Lower churn
• Customized Corp Retail Fin etc.
• mBusiness
• mConsumer • Higher ARPUs

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 Cut Operating and Network Costs
Deploy Networks that Leverage IP Technologies

Devices
Subscribers

Content
Migrate from voice-only mobility to mobile
eCommerce
Applications & Services
 Evolutionary transition to IP networks
 Higher Speed radios Network
 Optimize network for Mobile Internet
services and applications IP WCDMA.

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 Operator Business Imperative

Net Revenues
“Bottoming out”
Information
Service
ARPU*

Voice Services Revenues

Revenues
Voice-
based Information-
Business based
Business

2G 2.5G Systems 3G Systems

Transition Phase
*ARPU: Average Revenue per Unit in Service

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GSM Data Services
• CSD - Circuit switched data (9.6 kbps)

• HSCSD - High Speed CSD (n x CSD kbps)

• GPRS - General packet radio service (up to 115 kbps)

• EDGE - Enhanced Data service for Global Evolution

(up to 384 kbps)

• UMTS – Universal Mobile Telecommunication System

(up to 2Mbps)

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Wireless Packet Switched Data
• Transmits information in packets

• Connectionless or datagram service with destination

address in packets

• Radio channels are shared by multiple users

• Always on, always connected

• Well suited for IP data transmission

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GPRS Standard
• A standard from ETSI on packet data in GSM systems

• Accepted by TIA for TDMA/ANSI-136

• Supports IP and X.25

• Up to 115 kbps (14.4 kbps x 8)

• Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint services

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GPRS Terminals
• Class A – support simultaneous GPRS and GSM voice
services with two channels

• Class B – support either GPRS and GSM voice services

with simultaneous network attachment

• Class C – support only GPRS service

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GPRS Data Rates
Scheme Data Rate (kbps) Note

CS-1 9.05 Best performance for low C/I

values

CS-2 13.4 CS-2 and CS-3 have similar

performance

CS-3 15.6 CS-2 and CS-3 have similar

performance

CS-4 21.4 Needs high C/I values

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Services Enabled by GPRS
Everything you can do on the Internet today
but Anywhere, Anytime, Anyplace:

• eCommerce -> mCommerce

• WAP and iMode applications (mobile internet browsing)

• Mobile Corporate Intranet (online publishing, corporate automation,

…)

• File sharing (MP3, MPEG4, …)

• P2P Messaging (IM, E-mail, SMS)

• Others: Active Personal Information Management

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GPRS Architecture
PSTN, ISDN SMS-GMSC
etc SMS-IWMSC SM-SC

E C AuC

H
MSC/VLR D HLR

A F
TE MT BTS BSS EIR Gs Gd Gr Gc
Gf
Gn
TE MT BTS BSC SGSN GGSN Gi TE
Internet

TE MT BTS BSC Gb Gn
Frame Relay BG
Network
SGSN
R Um Gp
Abis
BG

Signaling Interface Other PLMN

Signaling and Data Transfer Interface

Cost Efficient Mobile Internet Upgrade of GSM and

TDMA Networks
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GPRS G Interfaces
Ga Charging data collection interface between a CDR transmitting unit (e.g., an SGSN or a
GGSN) and a CDR receiving functionality (a CGF).

Gb Interface between an SGSN and a BSS (Base Station System).

Gc Interface between a GGSN and an HLR.

Gd Interface between a SMS-GMSC and an SGSN, and between a SMS-IWMSC and an SGSN.

Gf Interface between an SGSN and an EIR (Equipment Identity Register).

Gi Reference point between GPRS and an external packet data network.

Gn Interface between two GSNs within the same PLMN.

Gp Interface between two GSNs in different PLMNs. The Gp interface allows support of GPRS
network services across areas served by the co-operating GPRS PLMNs.

Gr Interface between an SGSN and an HLR

Gs Interface between an SGSN and an MSC/VLR

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Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN)

• Perform mobility management for GPRS terminals

(attach/detach, user authentication, ciphering, location
management)

• Manage the logical link to mobile terminals (packet

traffic, SMS traffic, layer 3 signaling)

• Route packets between mobile terminals and the GGSN

• Charging information

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Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN)

• Function as a gateway router between SGSN and

external networks

• Authenticate users to external networks

• Assign or obtain from external packet network PDP

addresses to mobile terminals

• Charging information

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GPRS Network Functions
PSTN, ISDN SMS-GMSC
etc SMS-IWMSC SM-SC

E C AuC

H
MSC/VLR D HLR

A F
TE MT BTS BSS EIR Gs Gd Gr Gc
Gf
Gn
TE MT BTS BSC SGSN GGSN Gi TE
Internet

TE MT BTS BSC Gb Gn
Frame Relay BG
Network
SGSN
R Um Abis
Gp
BG
1 Mobile Power up
Signaling Interface
Signaling and Data Transfer Interface
Other PLMN 2 Connect to Web

3 Mobility Handoffs

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Mobile Internet Summary

• GPRS is the proven path to the high speed Mobile Internet

• GPRS packet technologies improve usage efficiency of network resources

• Creative billing options (e.g. volume based charging)

• GPRS is a gateway to 3G for operators and equipment vendors

• Real, immediate revenue opportunities

• Efficient migration to next generation technologies

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 Thank You

Symmetry Communications
We Make the Internet Mobile

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