An overview of EGPRS: the packet data component of EDGE

Author

Molkdar, D. ; Featherstone, W. ; Lambotharan, S.

Author_Institution

GSD Appl. Res., Motorola GPD, Swindon, UK

Volume

14

Issue

1

fYear

2002

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

38

Abstract

The explosive growth of the Internet and the subsequent demand for wireless data communications have led to data services being a major component in the standardisation process of many cellular mobile radio systems across the world. In GSM, the standardisation of the first phase of a new data service, initiated by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and collectively known as Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE), was finalised in 1999. The Enhanced Circuit Switched Data (ECSD) and Enhanced General Packet Radio Service (EGPRS) components of EDGE will enhance the existing GSM circuit-switched and packet-switched data services, respectively. This paper provides an overview of EGPRS and its performance.

Keywords

cellular radio; circuit switching; data communication; packet radio networks; standardisation; ECSD; EDGE; EGPRS; ETSI; Enhanced Circuit Switched Data; Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution; Enhanced General Packet Radio Service; European Telecommunications Standards Institute; GSM; Internet; air interface; cellular mobile radio systems; circuit-switched data services; packet data component; packet-switched data services; standardisation; system performance; wireless data communications;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electronics & Communication Engineering Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0954-0695

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/ecej:20020103

Filename

990192