GPRS: Gateway to Third Generation Mobile Networks

Gunnar Heine, Holger Sagkob

Artech House, 2003 - Computers - 306 pages

This innovative new book, from leading industry experts Gunnar Heine and Holger Sagkob, puts a focus on GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) but also explains the alternative and complementary technologies HSCSD, EDGE, IS-136 HS. It teaches you how the packet data standard GPRS can help you to expand your network towards third generation, meeting the demands of the most-sophisticated mobile data applications. The book focuses on the specifics and procedures of the air-interface, while giving you a thorough understanding of IP related protocols and a detailed presentation of all the important protocol scenarios that you may encounter in GPRS and HSCSD. Other discussions include an introduction to GSM and TDMA, data transmission protocols, and terrestrial interfaces. An extensive glossary provides answers to many of the technical questions that may arise while utilizing GPRS, HSCSD, EDGE or IS-136 HS technology. Packed with more than 200 illustrations that support key topics.

Contents

• The Basics Principles of GSM and Influences on GPRS: 1
• 111 The BSS: 2
• 112 The Network Switching Subsystem: 4
• 113 The GSM Mobile Station and the SIM: 8
• SDMA FDMA and TDMA: 10
• 122 FDMA: 11
• 123 TDMA: 12
• 13 Chronological Sequence of Uplink and Downlink Transmission: 13
• 14 Problems of Transmission Delay in TDMA SystemsTiming Advance Control: 14
• 141 Timing Advance Control When Accessing the Network: 15
• 142 Timing Advance Control During a Connection: 16
• 15 Frame Hierarchy and Logical Channels in GSM: 17
• 152 The 26 Multiframe: 21
• 153 The Frame Hierarchy: 22
• 16 The GSM Signal Processing Chain: 23
• 162 Data Formats at the Entrance to the PLMN: 24
• 164 Interleaving and Burst Generating: 31
• 165 The Encrypting Function in GSM CipheringEncryption in GSM: 32
• 166 Burst Forming and Modulation: 34
• 17 Data Services in GSM: 42
• 171 CSD TCHF 96 Kbps: 44
• References: 47
• Introduction to GPRS: 49
• 211 HSCSD: 50
• 212 GPRS: 51
• 214 Universal Mobile Telecommunication System and UTRAN: 53
• 215 GPRS as a Forerunner of 3G and UMTS: 54
• Circuit Switched and Packet Switched: 55
• 221 Circuit Switching: 56
• 222 Packet Switching: 59
• 223 Summary: 60
• 23 Problems of Packet Switching in Mobile Communication: 61
• 232 Packet Data Overhead: 67
• 233 Permanent Control of the Distance to the Mobile Station TA Control: 68
• 235 Summary: 70
• 241 The Packet Control Unit: 71
• 242 The Serving GPRS Support Node: 75
• 243 The Gateway GPRS Support Node: 78
• 244 The Border Gateway: 82
• 25 The Mobile Station in GPRS: 83
• 251 The Multislot Classes: 84
• The Class A B and C Mobile Stations: 86
• References: 88
• The Air Interface in GPRS: 89
• 32 The Packet Data Channels: 92
• 321 The PBCCH: 93
• 322 The PCCCH: 95
• 323 The PDTCH and the PACCH: 96
• 324 The PTACC: 97
• 325 Multiplexing of Different PDCHs on One Time Slot: 98
• 33 Timing Advance Control in GPRS: 101
• 331 The Continuous Timing Advance Update Procedure: 102
• 332 Timing Advance by Means of Polling and Access Bursts: 106
• 341 Coding Scheme 1: 109
• 342 Coding Schemes 2 and 3: 111
• 343 Coding Scheme 4: 113
• 344 Use of the Different Coding Schemes: 114
• 345 Differentiation of the Coding Schemes: 115
• 35 Identification of Data Packets: 116
• 36 Access to the GPRS Network: 119
• 37 Resource Allocation in GPRS: 125
• 372 Resource Allocation in the Uplink Direction: 127
• 38 The Operation of the PACCH in Uplink and Downlink Direction: 135
• 382 The Operation of the PACCH for Uplink TBFs: 136
• 39 The Termination of a TBFRelease of Resources: 137
• 392 The Termination of an Uplink TBF: 138
• QoS Mobility and Session Management in GPRS: 143
• 412 New Procedures in GMM: 146
• 42 QoS in GPRS: 169
• 421 Discussion of the QoS Profile: 170
• 43 Session Management in GPRS: 175
• 431 The Activation of a PDP Context by the Mobile Station: 177
• The GPRS Protocol Stack: 187
• 51 The RLCMAC Protocol: 189
• 511 The Acknowledged Mode in RLCThe ARQ Method: 190
• 512 The Frame Format of RLCMAC: 194
• 513 The Parameters in RLCMAC Frames: 195
• 52 The LLC Protocol: 203
• 521 Functions of LLC: 205
• 522 The Frame Format of LLC: 209
• Introduction to HSCSD: 211
• 611 Asymmetrical Connections: 212
• 612 Transparent and Nontransparent Connections: 213
• 613 Types and Classes of the Mobile Stations: 214
• 62 The Essential Innovations in HSCSD: 215
• 622 Channel Bundling on the Air Interface: 222
• 623 Features of the Mobile Station: 230
• 63 Connection Chain Using NontransparentAsymmetrical Data Service as an Example: 232
• 632 Call Setup: 237
• 64 Selected Details: 238
• 642 Network Independent Clocking: 247
• 643 Rate Adaptations: 248
• 644 RLP: 269
• 645 Layer 2 Relay: 273
• Reference: 283
• List of Acronyms: 285
• About the Authors: 293
• Index: 295

Popular passages

Page xiii - Existing public data networks, eg cellular digital packet data (CDPD), general packet radio service (GPRS), and high speed circuit switched data (HSCSD) utilize the unused voice capacity to support low-priority, non-real-time data.‎

About the author

Gunnar Heine holds an M.S. in communications technology from the University of Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Heine is President and CEO of INACON GmbH, and is Director of Technical Services for Alcatel Mobile Communications in the United States. He has conducted extensive research in 3GPP standardization. He is the author of GSM Networks: Protocols, Terminology and Implementation, GPRS A-Z, and GPRS Signaling and Protocol Analysis Vloumes 1 and 2 (Artech House, 1999, 2000, and 2002). He is also the coauthor of EDGE from A-Z (Artech House, 2001). Holger Sagkob holds a Diplom-Ingenieur (FH) degree from Fachhochschule Wilhelmshaven. Sagkob is a development engineer in the radio communications division of Alcatel Mobile Communications.

Bibliographic information

• Title: GPRS: Gateway to Third Generation Mobile Networks; Artech House mobile communications series; Mobile Communications
• Authors: Gunnar Heine, Holger Sagkob
• Publisher: Artech House, 2003
• ISBN: 1580536077, 9781580536073
• Length: 306 pages
• Subjects: Computers / Networking / General; Technology & Engineering / Mobile & Wireless Communications; Technology & Engineering / Radio; Technology & Engineering / Telecommunications