Description
Book SynopsisProfessionals quickly discover that, although the technical specifications for GPRS cover all parts of the engineering functions in detail and depth, they are lacking in one important feature; the conceptual framework within which the specifications sit - GPRS in Practice fills this gap.
Table of ContentsPreface.
1. Introduction.
2. Radio Channels, Physical channels and Logical Channels - the GSM/GPRS Air Interface.
3. Air Interface Frame and Multiframe Structures.
4. The TBF and the MAC Layer.
5. An Introduction to Protocol Layers Data Flow.
6. GPRS Mobile Station Characteristics.
7. Operations in the Physical Layers.
8. RLC/MAC Layer Procedures.
9. LLC Layer Procedures.
10. GMM Layer Procedures.
11. SM Layer Procedures.
12. SNDCP Procedures.
Appendix 1: GMSK and EDGE.
Appendix 2: System Information and Packet System Information.
Appendix 3: Inter-Layer Primitives.
Appendix 4: Mobile Station Uplink Power Control.
Appendix 5: A Possible Problem with UL TBFs When the Application Layer is Using TCP/IP.
Recommended Reading.
Index.
