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GPRS/EDGE Feature Package
Contents
 GPRS/EGPRS
 E-EDGE
8/11 bit Access Burst
 Technical Description
 BSS may receive two types of PRA bursts transmitted on the PRACH from MS:
an 8-bit standard PRA burst and an 11-bit extended PRA burst.
 The parameter AccessType can be set in OMC. AccessType is contained in the
PSI1, PSI13 and SI13 messages and broadcast to the MS to indicate whether
an 8-bit or 11-bit access burst is used on the PRACH and PTCCH/U and in the
“PACKET CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGMENT” message.
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8/11 bit Access Burst

Coding Scheme CS1~CS4
 GPRS Packet data traffic defines four coding schemes (CS1 to CS4). With
strong correction capability, CS1 code can tolerate bit error rate to a certain
degree. Thus, CS1 has low requirement on wireless environment. But its
throughput is the smallest.
 CS4 has a highest throughput but a poorest correction capability. It also
requires the highest C/I. High coding rate is achieved by reduction of
corrections and bit error detections.

Radio Block
USF BCS
rate 1/2 convolutional coding
puncturing
456 bits
Block structure when CS-1 to CS-3 are used
Radio Block
USF BCS
block
no coding
code
456 bits
Block structure when CS-4 is used


Initial Coding Scheme per Cell Settable
 Initial Coding Scheme per Cell Settable is defined as follows: In the OMC-R, an
operator can always set the initial coding scheme for each cell when a TBF is
established.
 The initial coding scheme can be set through cell parameters, including the
GPRS and EGPRS TBF.
 When a TBF connection is established for a terminal, the link quality and C/I
ratio are reported to the BSC after a certain period. During the period, the
terminal uses the code allocated by the network.



Class A, B, C mobile stations

GPRS Link Adaptation
 According to link quality, an initial CS Enhance packet data
is selected for an RLC block. transmission performance
in poor radio environment
 For retransmissions, the same or
another CS from same family of CSs
is selected.
 The selected CS matches the radio
quality well, so throughput is
optimised.



Modulation and Coding Scheme #1~#9
 Through estimation on channel quality, Link Adaptation is for

selecting appropriate modulation and coding for next data
transmitted and maximizes data rate for subscriber.
GMSK
8-PSK
kbit/s
Family A （ MCS-3 、 MCS-6 、 MCS- 8 、 MCS-9 ）
Family B （ MCS-2 、 MCS-5 、 MCS-7 ）
Family C （ MCS-1 、 MCS-4 ）
① According to link quality, an initial MCS is selected for an RLC block.
② For retransmissions, the same or another MCS from same family of MCSs is selected.
③ The selected MCS matches the radio quality well, so throughput is optimised.

Modulation and Coding Scheme #1~#9/ EDGE

Modulation and Coding Scheme #1~#9/ EDGE

EGPRS Link Adaptation
 Through estimation on channel quality, Link Adaptation is for selecting
appropriate modulation and coding for next data transmitted and maximizes
data rate for subscriber.

LA Retransmission Illustration

Coding Scheme Based on 8PSK BEP
8PSK_CV_BEP
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
8 1 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4

P
S 2 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4
K
M 3 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4
E
A 4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5
N
5 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5
B
E 6 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_6
P

EGPRS Link Adaptation

EGPRS Window Sizes Adaptation
 This feature minimizes the risk for retransmitting low-layer capability

frames, protects window from congesting by increasing throughput
quickly, and increases the data throughput.
 In GPRS with four-burst radio blocks
(20 ms), the RLC window size of 64 is
defined.
 When transmission environment
becomes worse quickly, this small
window size is not satisfied for MS
with multi-slot capability.
 Another RLC/MAC layer modification
in Rel’99 about EGPRS is to increase
RLC window size along with its multi-
slot capability.
 The EGPRS RLC window size can be
adjusted from 64 to 1024 according
to the numbers of timeslot allocated
to MS.

Incremental Redundancy in DL&UL
•Lower performance
Link Adaptation •Lower memory required
(GPRS, EDGE)
Link Quality Control

•Higher performance
Incremental Redundancy •Higher memory required
(EDGE only) •Soft combining
Average user throughput (kbps)
 EDGE Link Quality Control combining Link

Adaptation (LA) and Incremental
Redundancy (IR) to achieving highest
possible throughput.
 IR is newly introduced in EDGE and has
offers better throughput than LA.
 IR is the primary mode and LA as the
backup mode in EDGE.
Number of users per cell

Incremental Redundancy in UL

Enhanced Multi-timeslot Support
 Flexibly allocating time slots to MS makes full use of MS multi-timeslots

capability. This feature provides data service with higher speed, fully
utilizes radio time slots resource to provide data service, and improves
network efficiency and quality.
RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Class 30-33 allow the total number of
uplink and downlink timeslots to be 6.
TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

EGPRS on BCCH-TRX Configurable
 With this feature, EGPRS users occupy PDCH channels on BCCH TRX with priority
when there is service. BCCH TRX has stable emission power and small frequency
interference, which helps to enhance EGPRS service performance, such as
reducing data retransmission ratio in UL/DL RLC layer.
 EGPRS adopts 8PSK modulation,

which places higher requirements for
C/I.
 EPDCH is recommended to be
configured on BCCH TRX, or on non-
BCCH TRX with independent
frequency planning and
optimization.

EGPRS on BCCH-TRX Configurable
 The BCCH band of the existing network is planned

independently, and frequency reuse is flexible and thus can
satisfy the C/I requirement by EGPRS within the whole network.
 Moreover, the frequency planning of the existing network needs
no adjustment.
 Frequency hopping does not occur when the EGPRS channel is
configured on a separate BCCH carrier frequency, better
satisfying service requirements.

PS Channel Extension
 This feature reduce the possibility of PS channel number less

than its multi-slot capability due to the PS channel was
preempted or occupied by CS user, and increase the PS user data
throughput.
Prior to PS channel extension
•The actual multi-timeslot capability of
TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7
the PS subscriber using TS6/7 is 4+1
CS •The PS subscriber only uses 2
PDT TCH/ DTC
CS CS DTC PS PS channels because of channel
CH F H/F
HF inadequacy or preemption during the
requesting.
After PS channel extension

TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 •After the CS service on TS5 is
released, this triggered PS channel
PDT TCH/ extension on TS6.
CS CS PS PS PS PS •TS4 is an idle dynamic TCHF.
CH F
•The PS subscriber can use 4
channels.



Support ARP in Packet Scheduling& C/I based
Packet Scheduling& Service Based QoS
 These features enable the adjustment based upon subscribers’
attribute. Subscribers with high priority can have better
experience when limited resource is available.
User’s weight
based on ARP C/I Service
• The priority of PFC • BSC uses MEAN_BEP • Delay

• Whether it can preempt as an equivalent of C/I • Jitter
• Whether it can queue • MEAN_BEP is divided • Throughput
• Whether it can be into 7 classes, each • Packet loss rate
preempted. class has a weight in • Bit error rate of the
terms of C/I service

ARP in Packet Scheduling
Value of Priority level (ARP) Weight of ARP
1 2*Sa
2 1*Sa
Other 0
Parameter: Sa Range: 0 ~ 8 , Default: 2

Service Based QoS
 GPRS QoS includes the parameters as follows:

 Delay class: 1 (short delay) ~ 4 (background)
 Reliability class: 1 (10-5) ~ 5 (>5*10-4)
 Peak throughput class: 1 (<16Kb/s) ~ 9 (≥2Mb/s)
 Precedence class: 1 ~ 3
 Mean throughput class: 1 (lowest, 0.22kbps) ~ 18 (highest, 111kbps), 31 (best effort)
 These QoS parameters are negotiated by MS and SGSN in the

process of PDP activation. iBSC obtains QoS parameters from SGSN
downlink data.

Support ARP in Packet Scheduling

GPRS and EGPRS Channels Allocated Separately
 When GPRS and EGPRS channels are mixed in use, if an EGPRS

MS shifts its modulation mode from GMSK to 8PSK, the USF of
downlink cannot be received by MS due to the change of
modulation mode. Furthermore, such a shift will increase system
complexity and lower QoS.
 The independent allocation of transmission channels can make it
easier and more flexible to switch between coding modes
without being restricted by modulation mode, and also ensures
smooth information exchange between uplink and downlink
signals.

GPRS and EGPRS Channels Allocated Separately

PS Handover
 PS handover realizes one or more MS packet flow handover from

original cell to target cell.
 While the serving cell changes, the service continuity can not be
kept by cell reselection for some PS services that have the
strict requirements on delay. 3GPP R6 protocol introduces the
PS handover function, which can improve the mobile
performance of GSM system.

PS Handover

PS Handover

PS Handover

PS Handover/Cell parameters

PS Handover

PS Handover

Contents
 GPRS/EGPRS
 E-EDGE
RTTI
 This feature reduces TTI delay effectively, enhancing the support of high real time
service.
 Reduce system time delay up to less than 100ms when working with Reduced TTI.
MS BTS BSC
Ping request
0-20 ms 20 ms
20 ms
CN
20 ms 20 ms 0-20 ms
Ping response
MS BTS BSC
Ping request
20ms TTI 10ms TTI 0-20 ms 10 ms
10 ms
CN
10 ms
10 ms 0-20 ms
The mapping of the four bursts to a radio block consists of:
Ping response
 20ms TTI: Four consecutive TDMA frames and one timeslot (left figure)
 10ms TTI: Two consecutive TDMA frames and two consecutive timeslots (right figure)

RTTI

RTTI

RTTI

RTTI

FANR
 This feature effectively reduces time delay and improves system

capability to support high level real-time services.
Legacy ACK/NACK:
Legacy ACK/NACK: Fast ACK/NACK:
 The principle of ARQ handling of DL Fast ACK/NACK:
 The principle of ARQ handling of DL  MS can inform BSS immediately in case
RLC/MAC data block transmission  MS can inform BSS immediately in case
RLC/MAC data block transmission of detecting abnormal information, then
assuming a poll every 12th RLC data of detecting abnormal information, then
assuming a poll every 12th RLC data BSS can re-transmit the error RLC block
block BSS can re-transmit the error RLC block
block  Lost radio blocks are retransmitted
 BSS need long time to get the abnormal  Lost radio blocks are retransmitted
 BSS need long time to get the abnormal much earlier, reducing latency
information from MS side much earlier, reducing latency
information from MS side MS NW
MS NW RLC/MAC data (4 radio blocks)
RLC data (4 radio blocks)
20 ms RLC/MAC data received in error
Block received in error 12 RLC
40 ms blocks
…
Event based (EGPRS) Packet DL Ack/Nack

12 new RLC
RLC data (including ack/nack poll) transmitted
12*20 ms Re-transmssion of erronous RLC block blocks in DL
…
direction
…
Poll response: (EGPRS) Packet DL Ack/Nack Re-transmission
time reduced RLC/MAC data (including ack/nack poll)
…
(may be scheduled more seldom)

Re-transmission:of erronuos/missing block
Poll response: (EGPRS) Packet DL Ack/Nack
Legacy ACK/NACK method Fast ACK/NACK method

FANR

FANR

MSRD
 Improve downlink sensitivity about 3dB.
 Improve spectral efficiency and expand the network capacity.
 Offer the possibility of enhanced channel diversity and the potential for
further improved interference cancellation performance.
 Downlink Receiver Diversity with two antennas per MS, aims at enhancing
receive of DL given links
 Gains obtained without BSS impact
 MS supporting R7 and above is necessary

DLDC
 Higher downlink peak user rate, enable new mobile data applications
 Improve customer experience, boost PS data traffic
Double peak user rate
 Downlink Dual Carriers (DLDC) binds downlink PDCHs on two separate TRXs for
one terminal
 Up to 10 radio timeslots per single user (with Multi-slot Class 30-33)
 Dual carriers in downlink will double the peak throughput data rates to 473 Kbps.
With higher QAM such as 16/32 QAM, it will improve the data rate to 800kbps-
1Mbps per subscriber
 This feature is available for MS supporting R7 and above.

DLDC

DLDC

DLDC

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rate 1/2 convolutional coding

Block structure when CS-4 is used

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 Through estimation on channel quality, Link Adaptation is for

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8 1 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4 MCS_4

8 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_6 MCS_6 MCS_6

9 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_6 MCS_6 MCS_6 MCS_6

10 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_5 MCS_6 MCS_6 MCS_6 MCS_6 MCS_6

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 This feature minimizes the risk for retransmitting low-layer capability

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Link Quality Control

 EDGE Link Quality Control combining Link

Number of users per cell

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 Flexibly allocating time slots to MS makes full use of MS multi-timeslots

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 EGPRS adopts 8PSK modulation,

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 The BCCH band of the existing network is planned

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 This feature reduce the possibility of PS channel number less

After PS channel extension

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• The priority of PFC • BSC uses MEAN_BEP • Delay

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Value of Priority level (ARP) Weight of ARP

Parameter: Sa Range: 0 ~ 8 , Default: 2

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 GPRS QoS includes the parameters as follows:

 These QoS parameters are negotiated by MS and SGSN in the

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 When GPRS and EGPRS channels are mixed in use, if an EGPRS

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 PS handover realizes one or more MS packet flow handover from

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