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    GPRS is a data service for 2G systems that provides data rates from 56-114 kbit/s. It was standardized by ETSI and 3GPP and upgrades GSM networks to provide services like MMS, SMS, and internet access through WAP. GPRS supports IP and PPP connections and allows mobile devices to be assigned dynamic IP addresses to access the internet. It can store and forward IP packets during cell handovers.

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    GPRS is a data service for 2G systems that provides data rates from 56-114 kbit/s. It was standardized by ETSI and 3GPP and upgrades GSM networks to provide services like MMS, SMS, and internet access through WAP. GPRS supports IP and PPP connections and allows mobile devices to be assigned dynamic IP addresses to access the internet. It can store and forward IP packets during cell handovers.

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    GPRS is a data service for 2G systems that provides data rates from 56-114 kbit/s. It was standardized by ETSI and 3GPP and upgrades GSM networks to provide services like MMS, SMS, and internet access through WAP. GPRS supports IP and PPP connections and allows mobile devices to be assigned dynamic IP addresses to access the internet. It can store and forward IP packets during cell handovers.

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    General Packet Radio Service

    In the 2G systems, GPRS provides data rates of 56-114 kbit/s.

    GPRS is integrated into GSM Release 97 and newer releases. It was originally
    standardized by European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), but now by
    the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).

    GPRS upgrades GSM data services providing:

    • Multimedia messaging service (MMS)


    • Short message service (SMS)
    • Push to talk over cellular (PoC/PTT)
    • Instant messaging and presence—wireless village
    • Internet applications for smart devices through wireless application protocol
    (WAP)
    • Point-to-point (PTP) service: inter-networking with the Internet (IP)
    • Future enhancements: flexibility to add new functions, such as more capacity,
    more users, new accesses, new protocols, new radio networks.

    GPRS originally supported (in theory) internet protocol (IP), point-to-point protocol
    (PPP) and X.25 connections.

    If the mobile is used as a modem to the connected computer, PPP is used to tunnel IP to
    the phone. This allows an IP address to be assigned dynamically to the mobile equipment.

    When TCP/IP is used, each phone can have one or more IP addresses allocated. GPRS
    will store and forward the IP packets to the phone during cell handover (when you move
    from one cell to another).

    Hardware
    Class A
    Can be connected to GPRS service and GSM service (voice, SMS), using both at
    the same time. Such devices are known to be available today.
    Class B
    Can be connected to GPRS service and GSM service (voice, SMS), but using only
    one or the other at a given time. During GSM service (voice call or SMS), GPRS
    service is suspended, and then resumed automatically after the GSM service
    (voice call or SMS) has concluded. Most GPRS mobile devices are Class B.
    Class C
    Are connected to either GPRS service or GSM service (voice, SMS). Must be
    switched manually between one or the other service. GPRS mobile may
    implement the dual transfer mode (DTM) feature. A DTM-capable mobile may
    use simultaneous voice and packet data, with the network coordinating to ensure
    that it is not required to transmit on two different frequencies at the same time.
    Such mobiles are considered pseudo-Class A, sometimes referred to as "simple
    class A". Some networks are expected to support DTM in 2007.

    Coding schemes
    Coding Speed
    scheme (kbit/s)
    CS-1 8.0
    CS-2 12.0
    CS-3 14.4
    CS-4 20.22222222222

    Transfer speed depends also on the channel encoding used. The least robust, but fastest,
    coding scheme (CS-4) is available near a base transceiver station (BTS), while the most
    robust coding scheme (CS-1) is used when the mobile station (MS) is further away from
    a BTS.

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