EDGE

SATNAC 2003

10 September 2003

EDGE: The Introduction of High Speed Data in GSM / GPRS Networks
Wendy Florence
Ericsson South Africa

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What is EDGE?
Implementing EDGE
Network and transmission planning
The live experience …

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What is EDGE?
Implementing EDGE
Network and transmission planning
The live experience …

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The Abbreviation
GPRS = General Packet Radio System

EGPRS = GPRS + EDGE modulation

EDGE = Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution
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GPRS / EGPRS Protocol
Internet
GPRS

GPRS Protocol

MS

SGSN GGSN
GGSN

EDGE
BTS
TRU

EDGE

PCU

EDGE Protocol

MS

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EDGE introduces a new modulation scheme …
Currently:
GMSK Modulation

EDGE:
8PSK Modulation

Q

(0,1,0)
(0,0,0)

“1”

Q
(0,1,1)

I

I
(0,0,1)

“0”

(1,1,1)

(1,0,1)

(1,1,0)
(1,0,0)

“1 bit per symbol”
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“3 bits per symbol”
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GPRS and EDGE: Basic Technical Parameters
GSM

EDGE

Modulation

GMSK

8-PSK / GMSK

Symbol rate

270 ksym/s

270 ksym/s

Modulation bit rate

270 kb/s

810 kb/s

Radio data rate per time slot

22.8 kb/s

69.2 kb/s

User data rate per time slot

20 kb/s (CS4)

59.2 kb/s (MCS9)

User data rate (8 time slots)

160kb/s

473.6kb/s

(182.4kb/s)

(553.6kb/s)

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EGPRS Coding Schemes

kbps

59.2

60
54.4

50
40
44.8

30

29.6
22.4

20.0

20
14.4

17.6
14.8

12.0
8.0

GPRS

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MCS9

MCS8

MCS7