Title :
Contrasting GPRS and EDGE over TCP/IP on BCCH and nonBCCH carriers
Author :
Ball, C.F. ; Ivanov, K. ; Treml, F.
Author_Institution :
I&C Mobile Networks, Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
The introduction of EDGE in current GSM/GPRS deployments will give operators a significant boost in network capacity and will offer mobile data users high bandwidth packet data services. Intelligent radio resource management allows the allocation of the GPRS/EDGE packet data channels (PDCHs) on the beacon carrier (BCCH) or on nonBCCH carriers. Most key performance indicators (KPIs) such as user data throughput, channel capacity and spectrum efficiency are affected by an appropriate choice of the cell configuration. In this paper detailed simulation results for the end to end performance of GPRS and EDGE over TCP/IP are presented. Today´s GPRS 4 timeslot capable mobiles as well as EDGE 2 and 4 multislot mobiles are investigated. The performance of PDCH allocations on the BCCH and nonBCCH carrier has been contrasted for pure GPRS and EDGE services showing the pros and cons for each configuration. Finally mixed scenarios with GPRS and EDGE multiplexing on the same PDCHs are covered.
Keywords :
Internet; cellular radio; channel allocation; channel capacity; packet radio networks; transport protocols; BCCH; EDGE multiplexing; GPRS; GSM; IP; TCP; bandwidth packet data service; beacon carrier; cell configuration; channel capacity; enhanced data rates global evolution; intelligent radio resource management; key performance indicator; mobile data user; multislot mobile; network capacity; nonBCCH carrier; packet data channel allocation; spectrum efficiency; timeslot mobile; user data throughput; Bandwidth; Delay estimation; GSM; Ground penetrating radar; Protocols; Radio control; Resource management; TCPIP; Throughput; Web and internet services;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2003. VTC 2003-Fall. 2003 IEEE 58th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7954-3
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2003.1286004
