GSM Mobile Station (MS) Classes for Multislot Capability

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Multislot Class

Maximum Number of Slots Rx Tx Sum

Minimum Number of Slots Tta Ttb Tra Trb

Type

1 2 3 4 5 6

1 2 2 3 2 3

1 1 2 1 2 2

2 3 3 4 4 4

3 3 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 1 1 1

4 3 3 3 3 3

2 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

3 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6

3 1 2 2 3 4 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 3 4 4 6 2 3 4 4 6 8 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6

4 5 5 5 5 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7

3 3 3 3 3 2 NA NA NA NA NA NA 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 a) a) a) a) a) 0 b) b) b) b) b) b) b) b) b) b) b) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

3 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1+to 1+to 1+to 1+to 1+to 1 1 1 1 1 1

1 1 1 1 1 1 a) a) a) a) 0 0 c) c) c) c) c) c) c) c) c) c) c) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 to to to to to to

1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

a) = 1 with frequency hopping = 0 without frequency hopping. b) = 1 with frequency hopping or change from Rx to Tx. = 0 without frequency hopping and no change from Rx to Tx. c) = 1 with frequency hopping or change from Tx to Rx. = 0 without frequency hopping and no change from Tx to Rx. to = 31 symbol periods (this can be provided by a TA offset, i.e. a minimum TA value).

Rx: Rx describes the maximum number of receive timeslots that the MS can use per TDMA frame. The MS must be able to support all integer values of receive TS from 0 to Rx (depending on the services supported by the MS). The receive TS need not be contiguous. For type 1 MS, the receive TS shall be allocated within window of size Rx, and no transmit TS shall occur between receive TS within a TDMA frame. Tx: Tx describes the maximum number of transmit timeslots that the MS can use per TDMA frame. The MS must be able to support all integer values of transmit TS from 0 to Tx (depending on the services supported by the MS). The transmit TS need not be contiguous. For type 1 MS, the transmit TS shall be allocated within window of size Tx, and no receive TS shall occur between transmit TS within a TDMA frame. Sum: Sum is the total number of uplink and downlink TS that can actually be used by the MS per TDMA frame. The MS must be able to support all combinations of integer values of Rx and Tx TS where 1 <= Rx + Tx <= Sum (depending on the services supported by the MS). Sum is not applicable to all classes. Tta:Tta relates to the time needed for the MS to perform adjacent cell signal level measurement and get ready to transmit. For type 1 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the end of the previous transmit or receive TS and the next transmit TS when measurement is to be performed between. It should be noted that, in practice, the minimum time allowed may be reduced by amount of timing advance. For type 1 MS that supports extended TA, the parameter Tta is increased by 1 if TA > 63 and there is a change from RX to TX. For type 2 MS it is not applicable. For circuit switched multislot configurations as defined in subclause 6.4.2.1, Tta is not applicable. Ttb:Ttb relates to the time needed for the MS to get ready to transmit. This minimum requirement will only be used when adjacent cell power measurements are not required by the service selected. For type 1 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the end of the last previous receive TS and the first next transmit TS or between the previous transmit TS and the next transmit TS when the frequency is changed in between. It should be noted that, in practice, the minimum time allowed may be reduced by the amount of the timing advance. For type 1 MS that supports extended TA, the parameter Ttb = 2 if TA > 63 and there is a change from RX to TX. For type 2 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the end of the last transmit burst in a TDMA frame and the first transmit burst in the next TDMA frame. Tra: Tra relates to the time needed for the MS to perform adjacent cell signal level measurement and get ready to receive. For type 1 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the previous transmit or receive TS and the next receive TS when measurement is to be performed between. For type 2 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the end of the last receive burst in a TDMA frame and the first receive burst in the next TDMA frame.

An MS, except for multislot class 30 45, shall be able to decode SCH from a neighbor cell, independent of its relative timing, using an idle frame in combination with Tra from the preceding frame. Trb: Trb relates to the time needed for the MS to get ready to receive. This minimum requirement will only be used when adjacent cell power measurements are not required by the service selected. For type 1 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the previous transmit TS and the next receive TS or between the previous receive TS and the next receive TS when the frequency is changed in between. For type 2 MS it is the minimum number of timeslots that will be allowed between the end of the last receive burst in a TDMA frame and the first receive burst in the next TDMA frame. A Disruptive Web Presence
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Most of the data being sent over an EDGE link will consist of TCP/IP packets. These packets are longer than a single EDGE packet payload and therefore it is necessary to split the TCP/IP packets into smaller section and these are known as "chunks". These chunks have defined sizes and may consist of one of 22, 28, 34, or 37 bytes or "octets". The 37 octet chunk may be made directly of data to be transmitted, or it may be a 34 octet chunk which is then padded by adding three dummy octets. There are nine different Modulation and Coding Schemes (MCS) that can be used with EDGE. Each one is designated a number in the region 1 to 9. These allow different degrees of error protection (and coding rate) and this results in a change in the net data throughput. The system detects the number of bit errors and adjusts the coding scheme accordingly. It naturally endeavours to adopt the scheme that will result in the highest throughput, but will adjust itself according to the prevailing conditions, changing as required. The different coding schemes are grouped into three classes or families which are referred to by letters, as classes A, B and C. The coding schemes within a class are used together and complement each other. Family A consists of MCS-3, MCS-6, MCS-8, and MCS-9. Family B consists of MCS-2, MCS5, and MCS-7. Finally family C consists of MCS-1, and MCS- 4. The advantage of grouping the families together in this way is that if a block transmitted in one of the coding schemes is not acknowledged, then it can be sent as two blocks, for example with a coding scheme in the same family. For example if a block transmitted using MCS-7 is corrupted then it can be re-sent as two blocks using MCS-5 or four using MCS-2.
MCS SCHEME NAME EFFECTIVE CODING RATE MODULATION FORMAT DATA RATE FOR ONE SLOT (KBPS) MCS-1 MCS-2 MCS-3 MCS-4 0.53 0.66 0.8 1.0 GMSK GMSK GMSK GMSK 8.8 11.2 14.8 17.6

MCS SCHEME NAME

EFFECTIVE CODING RATE

MODULATION FORMAT

DATA RATE FOR ONE SLOT (KBPS)

MCS-5 MCS-6 MCS-7 MCS-8 MCS-9

0.37 0.49 0.76 0.92 1

8PSK 8PSK 8PSK 8PSK 8PSK

22.4 29.6 44.8 54.4 59.2