Understanding GPRS Technology

Agilent Technologies

Agenda
¾ GSM Overview & Mobile Data Driver
¾ GPRS Basics
¾ Why Test GPRS Mobile
¾ GPRS Measurement

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Agenda
¾ GSM Overview & Mobile Data Driver
¾ GPRS Basics
¾ Why Test GPRS Mobile
¾ GPRS Measurement

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GSM - Global System for Mobiles

¾ True “Cellular” Structure
¾ FDMA / TDMA Combination
¾ 0.3 GMSK Modulation
¾ One Carrier, 8 Time Slots
Time
¾ Typically, 1 for Signaling , 7 for Traffic
¾ Circuit Switched Technology 7
6
¾ Data Rates of up to 14.4 kbps TDMA
5
Amplitude
FDMA 4 Timeslot
3
2
1
0
7
1 2 3 4 5 6 Frequency
ARFCN (Channel Frequency)

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 Mobile Data Communication
NEEDS AND APPLICATIONS
¾ Real Time Applications
9 Email
9 Web Updates
9 m-commerce
¾ Data Access
9 Web Browsing
9 File Transfer
¾ Most Applications don’t need continuous data transfer.
¾ Applications do need link to be on all the time.
¾ Data Transfer is asymmetrical, more in the downlink, less in the uplink.

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Data Communication Need

Applications Techniques
¾ Real Time ¾ Circuit Switching⇒ HSCSD
¾ Small data transaction ¾ Connection is established 64K GPRS
HSCSD

¾ Data Access ¾ Resources are dedicated

¾ Packet Switching⇒ GPRS
9.6/14.4K
CSD
¾ Bulkier SMS

Messaging
Bursty Data Continuous Data
¾ Large amounts of data ¾ Multiple users share the same resource

Circuit Switched Data GPRS

TS1 TS1
TS2
TS3

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Subscriber Data Use Models
CIRCUIT SWITCHED 0001001111001000100000111111010001010011010001010001
0011111000000100011001000100

SMS
•Camp
•Dial
•Establish Connection
•Data Transfer
•End Connection

PACKET SWITCHED 10011001010 SMS

10011110010
10011001010 10011001010
10011110010 10011110010
•Camp
•GPRS Attach
•PDP Context
•Connect
•Data Transfer
•Detach

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Physical Layer Aspects of HSCSD & GPRS

¾ Most changes to ‘conventional’ GSM are above layer 1 (i.e. protocol)
¾ However at the physical layer both HSCSD & GPRS…
= ‘Multi-slot’= More data throughput
¾ In other words, for the first time Mobile Stations can transmit during more
than one slot per frame.
¾ In addition, each uplink and downlink slot can be at different power levels!
1 GSM Frame
BCH TCH TCH
6dB max HSCSD
30dB max GPRS
Downlink

TCH TCH
Uplink

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Handset Shipments by Technology -

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Mobile Data Communication

GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS
¾ Works on the existing GSM Network
¾ Packet-Switched Data
¾ Multiplexing of many users
¾ Interworks with TCP/IP, X.25 networks
¾ New Phones
¾ New Transmission and Signaling Procedures
¾ High Data Rates - 171.2 KBPS (max-theoretical)
¾ Applications: email, Internet, FTP, etc.
¾ Billing based on throughput (data transfer)
¾ Short Message Service(SMS), reduces SD loading

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2nd to 3rd Generation Migration

IS-95A/B PDC GSM IS-136 2G

HSCSD
GPRS

EDGE EDGE 2.5G

IS2000 SR1

W-CDMA
1xEV-DO
TD-SCDMA
EDGE 3G
3GPP2 3GPP

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GSM,GPRS and UMTS Network

3G NEW

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PDN

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Agenda
¾ GSM Overview & Mobile Data Driver
¾ GPRS Basics
¾ Why Test GPRS Mobile
¾ GPRS Measurement

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GPRS ETSI Specification

¾ 02.60 General GPRS Overview

¾ 03.60 GPRS System and Architecture Description

¾ 03.64 Radio Architecture Description

¾ 04.60 RLC/MAC
¾ 04.64 LLC
¾ 04.65 SNDCP (Sub Network Dependant Convergence Protocol)

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GPRS Network Architecture
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PCU: Packet Control Unit Gn

SGSN: Serving GPRS Support Node Gc
GGSN: Gateway GPRS Support Node GGSN PACKET DATA
NETWORK
Gs,Gr,Gc : SS7 Signaling Protocol Gi (Internet/Intranet
Gb,Gn: GPRS specific data and signaling interfaces Mail Server)

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NEW GPRS Network Element

Serving GPRS Support node

Gateway GPRS Support Node
Mobility Management (CH 6)
Transport Layer Routing Protocol Ciphering
Support Compression
PDU Tunneling GSM Circuit Switched Interactions
Screening BSS Queue Management
Data/Packet Counting Data Packet Counting
Address Mapping
Routing Tables

Packet Control Unit

Packet Segmentation
Radio Channel Allocation
Quality of Service (QoS) Measurements

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 GPRS Mobility Management States
GMM = GPRS Mobility Management

IDLE IDLE

GPRS Detach
GPRS Attach GPRS Detach GPRS Attach or
Cancel Location

Implicit Detach
READY or READY
Cancel Location

READY timer expiry

READY timer expiry or
or PDU transmission Force to STANDBY PDU reception
Force to STANDBY or
Abnormal RLC condition

STANDBY STANDBY

GMM State Model of MS GMM State Model of SGSN

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GPRS Attach
¾ GPRS Attach is a GMM process
¾ Always initiated by the MS
¾ GPRS default mode Phone does it on Power On, can also be forced
¾ GPRS Attach is made to the SGSN
¾ Mobile sends the following information in the Attach Request
√ IMSI or P-TMSI
√ Old RAI ( Routing Area Identification)
√ Classmark
√ Attach type (GPRS/IMSI/both)
GMM

MS Um BSS Gb SGSN Gs VLR MAP HLR

1. Attach Request
2. Security Procedures 2. Security Procedures
3. Update Location
4. Location Update
5. Attach Accept

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PDP Context Activation : MS initiated
GGSN
SM Gs

MS Um BSS Gb SGSN Gs GGSN

1. Activate PDP Context Request
•PDP type: IP,X.25,etc.
•PDP Add: Static IP or “ “ for DHCP
•Access Point Name: Operator Id, Network
ID :Intranet (e.g. agilent.com)
•QoS Requested
•CKSN
2. Create PDP Context Request
Selects the GSN based on APN using DNS
•PDP type: IP,X.25,etc.
•PDP Add: Static IP or “ “ for DHCP
•Access Point Name:
Operator Id,
Network ID :Intranet (ex: Agilent.com)
•QoS Negotiated
•TID (Tunneling ID)

4. Activate PDP Context Accept 3. Create PDP Context Response

•PDP Type
•PDP Type
•PDP Address
•PDP Address
•BB Protocol: TCP/UDP
•Radio Priority Level
•QoS negotiated
•QoS negotiated
•TID
•TID & CKSN
•GGSN Address
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PDP Context Activation : Network initiated

HLR GGSN
Gs

MS Um BSS Gb SGSN Gs GGSN

Send Routing info for GPRS

IMSI

Send Routing info for GPRS Ack

IMSI, SGSN Address

PDU Notification Request

PDU Notification Response

Request PDP Context Activation
PDP Type, PDP Address

PDP Context Activation Procedure

The Same as MS Initiated

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GPRS Detach
MS initiated
MSC/VLR

BSS SGSN GGSN

Tunnel

MS BSS SGSN GGSN MSC/VLR

1. Detach Request
2. Delete PDP Context Request

2. Delete PDP Context Response

3. IMSI Detach Indication

4. GPRS Detach Indication

5. Detach Accept

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GPRS Detach
SGSN Initiated
MSC/VLR

BSS SGSN GGSN

Tunnel

MS BSS SGSN GGSN MSC/VLR

1. Detach Request
2. Delete PDP Context Request

2. Delete PDP Context Response

3. GPRS Detach Indication

4. Detach Accept

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GPRS Detach
HLR Initiated
HLR

MSC/VLR
BSS SGSN GGSN

Tunnel

MS BSS SGSN GGSN HLR MSC/VLR

1. Cancel Location
2. Detach Request
3. Delete PDP Context Request

3. Delete PDP Context Response

4. GPRS Detach Indication

5. Detach Accept
6. Cancel Location Ack

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QoS Parameters
¾ Customers have specific data rate requirements
¾ GPRS will support dynamic management of resources
¾ QoS Class defines the expected service
¾ For Customers : Get what you pay for !!
√ Precedence Class
√ Reliability Class
√ Delay Class
√ Peak Throughput Class
√ Mean Throughput Class
¾ Several QoS profiles can be defined by combinations of these
attributes

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 GPRS Radio Block Structure

USF Payload BCS

USF precoding
4 tail bits
rate 1/2 convolution coding
puncturing

456 bits

USF= Uplink Status Flag

BCS= Block Check Sequence
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Coding Schemes for Coding Data on Radio Blocks

RLC Data RLC/MAC

Coding Data Rate- Encoded
and header USF BCS Tail Bits Total Raw bits Coding Puncturing
Scheme kbps Bits
Header and Data
1 22 octets 181 bits 9.05 3 40 4 228 Half rate No 456
2 32 octets 268 bits 13.4 6 16 4 294 Half rate 132 456
3 38 octets 312 bits 15.6 6 16 4 338 Half rate 220 456
4 52 octets 428 bits 21.4 12 16 0 456 No No 456

¾ Encoded 456 bits are interleaved over 4 TDMA bursts

¾ In the initial phase CS1 and CS2 will be common.
¾ Coding Schemes can be also modified during packet transfer by toggling the
stealing bits in the TDMA burst

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 GPRS Physical Channel - PDCH
Time slots : PDCH

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0

Idle burst
12- Block structure (52 TDMA frames)
PDTCH4

PDTCH2

PDTCH1

PDTCH0

E.g. PDTCHs

Radio Block 456 bits Coding/puncturing USF BSC

MAC header RLCheader RLC data

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GPRS MS Capabilities
I. MS CLASS
• Class A
• data and voice simultaneously
• mobile station that is allowed to make and/or receive calls on both circuit
switched or packet services simultaneously.
• Class B
• data and voice alternatively, data suspended during voice
• the mobile station can make and/or receive calls on either of the two services
sequentially but not simultaneously.
• Class C - data only

II. BANDWIDTH
• Multi-slot class

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 GPRS Signaling Transmission Plane
Application

IP/ X.25 IP/ X.25

SNDCP Relay
GTP
SNDCP GTP
LLC LLC UDP/TCP UDP/TCP
L2
Relay
RLC BSSGP IP IP
RLC BSSGP
MAC MAC NS NS L2 L2
Um Gb Gn
GSM RF GSM RF L1 bis L1 bis L1 L1 L1

MS BSS SGSN GGSN

MAC: Medium Access Control BSSGP: Base Station Subsystem GPRS Protocol
RLC: Radio Link Control UDP: User Datagram Protocol
LLC: Logical Link Control TCP: Transmission Control Protocol
SNDCP: Sub-Network Dependent Convergence Protocol GTP: GPRS Tunneling Protocol
IP: Internet Protocol

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Agenda
¾ GSM Overview & Mobile Data Driver
¾ GPRS Basics
¾ Why Test GPRS Mobile
¾ GPRS Measurement

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GPRS Receiver
More Agile Receiver
¾ The reception of more than 1 timeslot will place additional stresses on the handset receiver.
¾ GPRS handset requires the reception of multi-timeslots, so the receiver AGC must now be more agile,
with added problem of possible receiver saturation from burst transitioning from high levels to low levels
within such a short (inter burst period)
Power

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-80dBm P
BCH
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Timeslot Timeslot Ref-10dB
TS1 TS2 TS3
Time

-100dBm
E.g. Does the receiver adjust
Incoming the gain control at the right
signal time and quickly enough to
avoid BER issues in the next
timeslot?

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 GPRS Transmitter
¾ In standard GSM PvT mask, the handset only had to be concerned on: ramp up, overshoot, and
ramp down characteristics,

¾ For GPRS, the mobile also has to contend with the transition between timeslots. For two
adjacent timeslots, the transition between 2 power levels , varying up to 30 dB.

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Positioning of Timeslots
GSM System GPRS System
Power Level Power Level

Uplink Uplink

Downlink Downlink
TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 Time TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 Time
TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0
Timeslots (TS) Timeslots (TS)

¾ GSM system had 3T offset ¾ 3T Offset no longer exist in GPRS

• This gave the phone time to switch TX/RX • Phone must work faster
and make measurements • Contiguous timeslots can be at different power
• Only TX or RX on one timeslot levels in TX and RX

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 Power consumption consideration
1. Device Power consumption:
¾ Two slots in eight duty cycle(TX), four slots in eight duty cycle (RX)
¾ PA Efficiency does not change (< 55-60% )
2. Thermal issues:
¾ Heat dissipation may affect to the physical design.
3. Data Processing:
¾ Using one time slot per frame, the user ends up with a data rate of 9.05KBps in
CS1 and 21.4KBps in CS4 without error protection.
¾ Micro-controller consumes more processing power

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Agenda
¾ GSM Overview & Mobile Data Driver
¾ GPRS Basics
¾ Why Test GPRS Mobile
¾ GPRS Measurement

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The Basis for GSM and GPRS Measurements

¾ RF Measurements
¾ Signaling and Protocol Tests 3GPP 51.010
¾ Extreme Conditions
¾ Test Methods
¾ Type Approval Limits GSM 11.10

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ETSI Test mode A

• After mobile has camped to the GPRS test set,
the GPRS attach process is established.
• 8960 sends protocol message forcing mobile to
transmit.

• Mobile transmits on the ETSI Test Mode A

required number of timeslots
and at the required power
level.
PDCH PDCH

Uplink

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 ETSI Test Mode B
In Test Mode B, the mobile should loopback
the first downlink PDCH to the first Uplink
PDCH and second downlink PDCH to second
Uplink PDCH, permitting BER measurements.

PDCH PDCH

ETSI Test Mode B

Loopback

Uplink

PDCH PDCH

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Terminal Application test

RF Interface
Terminal application test

¾ Sometimes called manufacturers test mode.

¾ Terminal application (PC for example) communicates to the phone via manufacturers
proprietary connection and non-RF protocol.
¾ Phone is instructed to transmit or loop-back info. 8960 is then used to make
measurements e.g. ORFS, PvT or PFER

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Agilent Proprietary Test Mode (BLER)
• In Agilent Proprietary Test Mode
• Test set sends message on 2 downlink timeslots of
every frame
• Test set polls mobile for acknowledgment.
• Mobile responds to polling question by transmitting
on the PACCH.
PDTCH
PDTCH BLER Test Mode

Uplink

PACCH
ONLY AGILENT CAN OFFER THIS MODE
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Connection Related Features at a Glance

Enabled Features Data Connection Types

Agilent Test Mode ETSI Test Mode A ETSI Test Mode B

Carrier Power √ √ √
Phase & Frequency √ √ √
Power v.s. Time √ √ √
Output RF Spectrum(3) Switching only (1) √ √
BER √
BLER √ √
1x1, 2x1, 3x1, 4x1, 2x2, √ √ √
3x2 (2)
(1) data in the burst is not of random nature and therefore the spectrum due to modulation could be biased
(2) Downlink x Uplink timeslots configuration
(3) ORFS can work under multi-timeslot tolerant condition

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 Test Plan Options
I. Complete GSM Test Plan + Complete GPRS E6561A
Test Plan
• Time Consuming
• High Quality
II. Complete GSM Test Plan + No GPRS Test Plan
• Very Risky
• Low Test Times
III. Complete GPRS Test Plan + No GSM Test
Plan
• May Be OK
• Low Test Times
IV. Complete GPRS Test Plan + Bare Minimum
GSM Test
Plan (FBER)
• Highly Recommended
• Slightly Longer Test Times than Options
II. And III
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E1964A GPRS
GSM 850, 900 (includes PGSM/EGSM), DCS 1800, PCS 1900
Mobile Test Application GSM 450/480, GSM700 (750), R-GSM

¾Call Processing ¾MS Reports

¾ MS originated attach/detach ¾ Burst Timing Error
¾ Packet Data Transfer on up-link and down-link ¾ Block Error Rate (BLER)
¾ PDTCH, MS Power Level, ARFCN ¾ C value, I level, Rx Qual available NOW!
assignments ¾Signaling Modes
¾ Inter-band and Intra-band handovers (handoffs) ¾ ETSI Test Modes, A, B
¾Transmitter Measurements ¾ AGILENT BLER Test Mode
¾ Instrument Test Mode
¾ Multi-slot tolerant Phase and Frequency Error
¾ BCH only
¾ Multi-slot tolerant Output power ¾ BCH+PDTCH
¾ Multi-slot Power versus time
¾Measurement Graphics
¾ Single Slot Output RF spectrum Switching **
¾ Peak Phase Error
¾ Single Slot Output RF spectrum Modulation ** ¾ Multi-slot Power versus Time
¾Receiver Measurements ¾ Output RF spectrum Switching
¾ Bit Error Rate (BER) ¾ Output RF spectrum Modulation
¾ Block Error Rate (BLER)
** Multi-slot tolerant available NOW

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 E1964A GPRS
Mobile Test Application (continued)
¾GPRS Functionality
¾ Coding Schemes, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4 Down-link

¾ Up to 4 down-link PDTCH’s, fixed timeslots, variable power Power Level

levels
¾ Power in unused time-slots
Time
¾ Up to 2 up-link PDTCH’s, fixed timeslots, variable power TS0 TS1TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5

levels Timeslots (TS)

¾ User Selectable 1st burst to loop-back

Down-link
¾ Selectable MS signaling Power Level
¾ Packet DL/UL Assignment
¾ Packet Timeslot Re-configure
¾ Packet Power and Timing Advance Time
TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5

¾ Selectable L2 RLC/MAC header in L1 Test Mode Timeslots (TS)

¾ Selectable BLER Test Mode features
• BLER Polling rate
• LLC FCS Corruption
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E1964A GPRS
Mobile Test Application (continued)
ETSI B Test Mode
¾Other BLER Test Mode**
¾ GPRS Test Mode User Selectable Data Payload Type
¾ BA Table All 1’s
All 0’s
¾ Plug / Play drivers
Alternate Bits
¾ Fast Switching with GSM/AMPS/IS136 using E1985A
Alternate Pairs
¾ Fast Switching with W-CDMA using E1985A available Alternate Quads
NOW!
PRBS 15
Fixed 2B

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 New GPRS Lab Applications: E6701B
NEW
¾ Provide key R&D functionality
¾ MUCH more than simply RF test with
limited Protocol
¾ Focus on customer needs for:
¾ ADVANCED RF test
¾ ADVANCED Protocol Analysis
¾ COMPREHENSIVE Protocol
Extensions
¾ REAL TIME, REAL LIFE Usage
Scenario’s

¾ First GPRS Lab Application available

NOW!
¾ Protocol Logging
¾ Data Channels - Real-time GPRS
data transfer
¾ Advanced parameters setting
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E6701B GPRS Lab Application NEW

GPRS Protocol/Signaling Extensions

¾ USF BLER
¾ Displays Ratio of correctly decoded PDTCH’s Uplink State Flags
¾ Available in ETSIA, ETSIB or IPDATA modes
¾ BCCH/ PBCCH option
¾ PBCCH includes support for 8 bit and 11 bit PRACH
¾ Dynamic or Fixed Allocation options
¾ Accept/Reject options for key requests
¾ Accept/Reject PDP Context Activation (user selectable SM cause)
¾ Accept/Reject Attach Request (user selectable GMM cause)
¾ QoS Reliability Class setting
¾ BS initiated detach request, Identity Request

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E6701B GPRS Lab Application (Conti.)
NEW
GPRS Protocol/Signaling Extensions
¾ MS Reports
¾ I-Levels for Each timeslot (includes C-Value)
¾ Average value updated every 0.5s
¾ Available in all Data Transfer Modes, ETSI-A, ETSI-B, BLER and IP Data
¾ C-Value
¾ Signal Variance
¾ Rx Quality
¾ Continuous Timing Advance - new PTCCH option
¾ Continuous via Packet Timing Advance Control Channel (PTCCH)
¾ Change instantly using Immediate Assignment command (already a feature of
E6701A)

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E6701B GPRS Lab Application (Conti.)

NEW
GPRS Protocol/Signaling Extensions
¾ Broadcast SMS ¾ Point to Point SMS
¾ Up to 3 messages ¾ Mobile Originated SMS
¾ 2 Pre-defined text options ¾ Mobile Terminated SMS
¾ User definable text (RUI only) ¾2 Pre-defined text options
¾ Repeat ¾User defined text (RUI only)
¾ Simultaneous BC and PtP ¾ Loop-back - MS originated SMS looped
¾ User Settable: back to MS as new message
¾ Channel Number ¾ ASCII support only
¾ Message Code Reference:
SMS: CELL BOARDCAST
¾ Update Number GSM 03.41, Version 7.3.0
¾ Language GSM 04.12, Version 7.0.1
SMS: POINT to POINT
GSM 03.40, Version 7.4.0
GSM 04.11, Version 7.0.0

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 E6701B GPRS Lab Application (Conti.) NEW
GPRS Protocol Event Triggering
¾ Provide output trigger to other instruments ¾ Trigger output on:
with the following protocol events: ¾ Every Frame
¾ Packet Up-link Assignment, Packet Down-link ¾ Every Frame EXCEPT idle frames
Assignment ¾ Every BCH Multi-frame
¾ Packet Timeslot Re-configure ¾ Every PDTCH Multi-frame
¾ Packet Power Control and Timing Advance ¾ Every Radio Block
¾ Packet Immediate Assignment ¾ On Specific Frame Number (Once per
¾ Any combination of the above Hyper-Frame)
¾ Protocol events with associated MS action ¾ Any combination of the above
can provide trigger:
¾ When BS Event Occurs
¾ When MS is expected to Rx
¾ When MS is expected to Tx

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Summary
¾ GSM Overview & Mobile Data Driver
¾ HSCSD
¾ GPRS
¾ GPRS Basics
¾ Network Architecture
¾ Mobility Management
¾ Radio Block Structure
¾ Why Test GPRS Mobile
¾ GPRS Measurement
¾ ETSI Test Mode
¾ Agilent BLER Mode
¾ Test Plan
¾ Test Set Features

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