what is the history of GPRS? functions etc
2006-09-16 00:32:58 · 14 answers · asked by alithecomputerguy 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is a mobile data service available to users of GSM mobile phones.
Much more at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPRS
2006-09-16 00:35:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is the world's most ubiquitous wireless data service, available now with almost every GSM network. GPRS is a connectivity solution based on Internet Protocols that supports a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications. With throughput rates of up to 40 kbit/s, users have a similar access speed to a dial-up modem, but with the convenience of being able to connect from anywhere. GPRS customers enjoy advanced, feature-rich data services such as colour Internet browsing, e-mail on the move, powerful visual communications such as video streaming, multimedia messages and location-based services.
For operators, the adoption of GPRS is a fast and cost-effective strategy that not only supports the real first wave of mobile Internet services, but also represents a big step towards 3GSM (or wideband-CDMA) networks and services
2006-09-16 07:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by sunny g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is the world's most ubiquitous wireless data service, available now with almost every GSM network. GPRS is a connectivity solution based on Internet Protocols that supports a wide range of enterprise and consumer applications. With throughput rates of up to 40 kbit/s, users have a similar access speed to a dial-up modem, but with the convenience of being able to connect from anywhere. GPRS customers enjoy advanced, feature-rich data services such as colour Internet browsing, e-mail on the move, powerful visual communications such as video streaming, multimedia messages and location-based services.
For operators, the adoption of GPRS is a fast and cost-effective strategy that not only supports the real first wave of mobile Internet services, but also represents a big step towards 3GSM (or wideband-CDMA) networks and services.
2006-09-16 07:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by firefly 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GPRS
(General Packet Radio Service) An enhancement to the GSM mobile communications system that supports data packets. GPRS enables continuous flows of IP data packets over the system for such applications as Web browsing and file transfer. GPRS differs from GSM's short messaging service (GSM-SMS) which is limited to messages of 160 bytes in length
2006-09-16 09:01:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GPRS
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a non-voice service added to existing TDMA networks, one of the 2.5G technology upgrades. TDMA is the underlying transport mechanism used by GSM networks.
GPRS provides the transmission of IP packets over existing cellular networks.
How does it work?
GPRS is a network overlay to the existing cellular network. It uses the nature of IP transmissions to its advantage. Because IP traffic is made of “packets”, the network does not need to have continuous data transmission. Thus, IP traffic can easily share the channels. A user may be receiving or transmitting data while another one is reading information. The second user does not need to use the channel during this time, and it makes packet networks more efficient than circuit-switched networks (2G), where the channel would be in use, regardless of the user transmitting or not.
Each channel is divided into eight time slots, with a maximum data transmission of 13.4Kbps. One of these time slots is used for control, and normal allocation would reserve two slots for voice traffic as well. Asymmetric traffic (more download than uploads) dictates the distribution of the remaining time slots:
history of GPRS
Version 2.4.3 (Jun 07, 2006):
backlight control support for new devices
Version 2.4.1 (Sep 23, 2005):
Latest tariffs included in the release
Version 2.4 (Sep 21, 2005):
Windows Mobile 5.0 support
iPaq 63xx series support added
Minor optimization and fixes
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2006-09-16 07:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This stands for General Packet Radio Services and is one of the latest advancements in mobile data. It is a GSM Packet Based bearer for the delivery of data services. With GPRS you only pay for the amount of information you download rather than the duration of the connection.
2006-09-16 07:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) is to users of GSM mobile phones.
2006-09-16 09:40:30 · answer #7 · answered by nambu_fact 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
General Packet Radio Service. A GSM data transmission technique that does not set up a continuous channel from a portable terminal for the transmission and reception of data, but transmits and receives data in packets. It makes very efficient use of available radio spectrum.
2006-09-16 07:41:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
general packet radio service
2006-09-17 16:30:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
GENDRAL PACKAGE RADIO SERVIES is called as gprs. we can download and can collect ringtones......
2006-09-16 07:51:15 · answer #10 · answered by vinoth s 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋