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Group R1:
Xiong Guangyu
Nik A. Salleh
System Architecture
Addition of two
network elements: BSC SGSN
GGSN
GPRS BSS
A software upgrade is required in the existing Base
Transceiver Site (BTS).
The Base Station Controller (BSC) also requires a software
upgrade, and the installation of a new piece of hardware
called a packet control unit (PCU).
The PCU directs the data traffic to the GPRS network and
can be a separate hardware element associated with BSC.
The PCU provides a physical and logical data interface out
of BSS for packet data traffic.
Network Architecture
SGSN
The SGSN and GGSN are linked together within the GPRS backbone
based on IP routing.
GPRS tunnels the protocol data unit (PDU) using the GPRS Tunneling
Protocol (GTP).
GPRS will support interworking of mobile stations with IP first and
X.25 later. Further, it will transmit the corresponding PDU transparently
by encapsulation and decapsulation.
Initial Implementations
a logical channel
refers to a flow of
information between
entities for a
particular purpose.
Logical channels are
carried within the
physical channels.
Multiple logical
channels are mapped
onto the same
physical channel in a
timesharing manner.