Performance enhancements for the GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network

Author

Berg, M. ; Eriksson, M. ; Hui, D. ; Lindheimer, C. ; Mazur, S. ; Molnö, J. ; Kronestedt, E. ; Tidestav, C. ; Zangi, K.

Author_Institution

Ericsson Radio Syst. AB, Stockholm, Sweden

Volume

6

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

2720

Abstract

The GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network (GERAN) denotes the common evolution of GSM, TDMA/136 and EDGE towards providing full third generation services and is currently being standardized in ETSI. In its first phase, EDGE provides high data rates for non-real-time services using high level modulation. In the second phase of the standardization, EDGE will provide real-time services over an all-IP core network. Also, performance enhancements will increase the capacity far beyond that of current second generation systems. This paper describes a number of such performance enhancements that can be implemented based on different versions of the GERAN standard

Keywords

cellular radio; channel capacity; multiuser channels; packet radio networks; radio access networks; standardisation; telecommunication standards; time division multiple access; transport protocols; EDGE; ETSI; GERAN standard; GSM; GSM/EDGE Radio Access Network; TDMA/136; all-IP core network; circuit-switched services; high data rates; high level modulation; nonreal-time services; packet-switched services; performance enhancements; standardization; system capacity; third generation services; wireless IP multimedia; 3G mobile communication; GSM; Member and Geographic Activities Board committees; Packet switching; Phase modulation; Quality of service; Radio access networks; Real time systems; Standardization; Telecommunication standards;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2000. IEEE-VTS Fall VTC 2000. 52nd

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1090-3038

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6507-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VETECF.2000.886816

Filename

886816