BY: Kirandeep kaur Mann

EDGE stands for Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution. It is also called as Enhanced GPRS.

EDGE is a high-speed mobile data standard. This technology gives GSM the capacity to match the services offered by 3G network.
EDGE is considered as a 2.75G standard that is seen as a transition from 2G to 3G.

 EDGE

allows data transmission speeds up to 473.6 kbps. idea behind EDGE is to increase the data rate that can be achieved with GSM by changing the type of modulation used while still working with existing GSM and GPRS network.

The

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GSM(Global system for mobile comm.) Is the largest mobile standard in use today. More than 70 percent of the worlds phone operate on GSM.

GSM user enjoy worldwide roaming. GSM is implemented in 800MHz, 900 MHz,1800 MHz and 1900MHz frequency bands

2. GPRS(General Packet Radio Service):

An enhancement for GSM networks that introduces packet data transmission. It provide users always on connectivity and greater bandwidth. It uses Gaussian minimum shift keying. GPRS delivers speeds of up to 115kbps.

GPRS roaming has not implemented in many countries. Potential for packet getting lost or corrupted during the data transmission over the radio link. Though it incorporates data integrity and retransmission strategies, potential transit delays can occur.

1.GMSK:

Gaussian minimum shift keying is a continuous phase frequency-shift keying modulation scheme. It uses changes in phase to represent 0s and 1s.

Gaussian filter increases the modulation memory in the system and causes inter symbol interference, making it more difficult to discriminate between different transmitted data values and requiring more complex channel equalization algorithms.

2. 8-PSK Modulation: 8PSK (8 Phase Shift Keying) is used in EDGE in which a carrier can exist in one of eight different states. Each state represents three bits - 000 to 111

A) EDGE Classic- It is developed by ETSI.

B) EDGE Compact- It uses less than 1 MZ spectrum. It uses a) Inter base station time synchronization b) Time group and discontinuous transmission

It uses 8-psk modulation technique. The three bit phase carrier triples the gross data rate. EDGE transfer SMS and MMS at a faster rate. EDGE increases the number of internet and mobile phone subscribers.

Higher Power Consumption during data transmission causing battery to drain fast As power consumption is increased; mobile motherboard circuit temperature rises (within operating range)which gets transferred to its body and feels hot.

In just over two decades, mobile network technologies have evolved from simple 1G networks to todays 3G networks. Now also 4G network is currently used and it is being evolved to 5G