Figure 1 - GSM system architecture with essential components.

Figure 2 - GPRS system architecture

Figure 3 - GPRS system architecture and routing example

Probability for Table 1. Reliability classes. Class Lost Duplicat Out of packe ed sequence t packet packet Corrupted packet

1 109 109 109 109 128 2Class 104 byte 5packet 105 1024 byte 6 10 10 packet 2 5 5 3 10 10 10 102 Mean 95% Mean 95% delay delay delay delay 1 2 3 4 <0.5s <5s <50s <1.5s <25s <250s <2s < 15s <75s <7s <75s <375s

Best effort Best effort Best effort Best effort Table 2. Delay classes.

Figure 4 - PDP context activation.

Figure 5 - State model of a GPRS mobile station.

Figure 9 - Paging (mobile terminated packet transfer).

Figure 6 - Intra-SGSN routing area update.

Figure 7 - GSM carrier frequencies, duplexing, and TDMA frames.

Group Table 3. Logical channels in GPRS. Packet data traffic channel Packet broadcast control channel Packet common control channel (PCCCH)

Chann el PDTCH PBCCH PRACH PAGCH PPCH PNCH

Function Data traffic Broadcast control Random access Access grant Paging Notification Timing advance control

Directio n MS MS MS MS MS MS BSS BSS BSS BSS BSS BSS BSS BSS

Packet dedicated control channels

PACCH Associated control MS PTCCH MS

Figure 8 - Uplink channel allocation (mobile originated packet transfer); one or two steps

Figure 9 - Paging (mobile terminated packet transfer

Figure 10 - Multiframe structure with 52 frames.

Infobi Parit Tai Output Data ts Cod Table 4. Channel coding Coding Prey l conv Punctur rate e schemes for the logical schem cod. witho bits bit encode ed bits kbit/ e USF ut rate traffic chennels in GPRS. BC s r s USF CS-1 CS-2 CS-3 CS-4 3 6 6 12 181 268 312 428 40 16 16 16 4 4 4 456 588 676 456 0 132 220 1/2 ~2/3 ~3/4 1 9.05 13.4 15.6 21.4

Figure 11 - Encoding of GPRS data packets.

Figure 12 - Convolutional encoder.

1:CS-1 is equivalent to the coding of the GSM SACCH (see [5]). 2:For the PRACH a different coding is used.

Figure 13 - Transmission plane.

Figure 14 - Signaling plane: MSSGSN

Figure 15 - Signaling plane: SGSNHLR, SGSNEIR.

Figure 16 - Signaling plane: SGSN MSC/VLR.

Figure 17 - Protocols at the Gi IP interface

Figure 18 - Example of a GPRSInternet connection.