GPRS: General Packet Radio Service

• Authors: Regis J. Bates
• Venue: GPRS: General Packet Radio Service
• Year: 2001

From the Publisher:Implement General Packet Radio Service for fast,direct wireless Internet access Now you can get accurate,crystal clear information on lightning fast,always-on GPRS,the 2. 5G technology that's setting the pace today in handheld Internet access. You'll find it in GPRS: General Packet Radio Service,the first and only guide to answer such fundamental questions as "What is it?" "How does it work?" and "How much is it going to cost me?" The author,telecom expert and best-selling writer R. J. "Bud" Bates,reveals GPRS's features,functions,and architecture,information crucial whether you're providing or applying GPRS. His straightforward,abundantly illustrated,step-by-step presentation of how GPRS works,how it connects the Internet,and how to implement it will help you put GPRS in place quickly and profitably as you explore: The complete layout of GPRS system architecture The function of GPRS elements Interfaces—radio and MS-PCUSN,MS-SGSN,PCUSN-SGSN,SGSN-GGSN,and GGSN-PDN More! SEE IT LAYER BY LAYERYou get a straightforward,orderly presentation of how GPRS works,how it connects the Internet,and how to implement it. No matter whether you need answers on architecture or advanced interface issues,look inside to get the facts: * The complete layout of GPRS system architecture * The function of GPRS elements * All layers described,unpacked,and explained * Interfaces—radio and MS-PCUSN,MS-SGSN,PCUSN-SGSN,SGSN-GGSN,and GGSN-PDN GPRS UNPACKED Without wasted words,telecom expert R. J. "Bud" Bates—whose earlier books are industry classics—clarifies the features,functions,and structure of lightning fast,always-on GPRS,the 2. 5Gtechnology setting the pace in handheld access. You get brilliantly clear answers to fundamental questions— * What is it? * How does it work? * How much is it going to cost me? GPRS EXPOSED Get the practical answers you need to integrate,implement,and enable GPRS in your system for fast,direct wireless internet access. This unique volume gives you working information on GPRS and its applications. Heavily illustrated,GPRS reveals functions,layers,and architecture—information crucial to those providing or applying GPRS. There's no other guide that delivers GPRS anatomy,physiology,and function like this one. For an unequaled hands-on manual to this increasingly popular technology—one that can help you put services in place quickly and profitably—no guide but Bud Bates' GPRS will do.