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PDP stands for Packet Data Protocol. The PDP addresses are network
layer addresses (Open Standards Interconnect [OSI] model Layer 3).
GPRS systems support both X.25 and IP network layer protocols.
Therefore, PDP addresses can be X.25, IP, or both.

Each PDP address is anchored at a Gateway GPRS Support Node

(GGSN), as shown in figure below. All packet data traffic sent from the
public packet data network for the PDP address goes through the
gateway (GGSN).

The public packet data network is only concerned that the address
belongs to a specific GGSN. The GGSN hides the mobility of the station
from the rest of the packet data network and from computers connected
to the public packet data network.

Statically assigned PDP addresses are usually anchored at a GGSN in

the subscriber's home network. Conversely, dynamically assigned PDP
addresses can be anchored either in the subscriber's home network or the
network that the user is visiting.

When a MS is already attached to a SGSN and it is about to transfer

data, it must activate a PDP address. Activating a PDP address
establishes an association between the current SGSN of mobile device
and the GGSN that anchors the PDP address.

The record kept by the SGSN and the GGSN regarding this
association is called the PDP context.

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It is important to understand the difference between a MS attaching to a

SGSN and a MS activating a PDP address. A single MS attaches to only
one SGSN, however, it may have multiple PDP addresses that are all
active at the same time.

Each of the addresses may be anchored to a different GGSN. If packets

arrive from the public packet data network at a GGSN for a specific
PDP address and the GGSN does not have an active PDP context
corresponding to that address, it may simply discard the packets.
Conversely, the GGSN may attempt to activate a PDP context with a MS
if the address is statically assigned to a particular mobile device.

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