GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Class Activities

Question 1: The General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) system is used by ________ mobile
phones, the most common mobile phone system in the world, for transmitting IP packets.

a) GSM

b) Network switching subsystem

c) Universal Mobile Telecommunications

d) System Cellular network

Question 2: GPRS is typically installed as an upgrade to these networks. (Select all that apply.)

a) AMPS
b) GSM
c) IS-95
d) CDMA

Question 3: The GPRS core network is an integrated part of the GSM ________.
a) Mobile phone

b) Network switching subsystem

c) Mobility management

d) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

Question 4: It also provides support for WCDMA based ________ networks.

a) 3GPP Long Term Evolution

b) WiMAX

c) Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

d) 3G

Question 5: In terms of cellular telephone network generation, GPRS is classified as a __________

technology.

a) 2G
b) 2.5G
 c) 3G
d) 3.5G

Question 6: Which network provides the lowest Internet connection speed (downlink and uplink)?

a) EV-DO
b) HSDPA
c) Mobile WiMAX
d) GPRS

Question 7: Data is sent as __________ in a GPRS network.

a) Packets
b) Cells
c) Circuits
d) Frames

Question 8: GSM is a digital cellular phone system using _______

a) FDMA

b) TDMA

c) CDMA

d) both (a) and (b)

Q&A
1. What are the differences between circuit-switched and packet-switched data transmission?

2. Why are different modulation and coding schemes used?

3. What data rates could be achieved in GPRS and EDGE networks?

4. What are the advantages of the data transmission over GPRS compared to GSM?