Enhanced Data Rates For GSM Evolu

tion(EDGE)
Presented By : Sidharth Mahapatra
Guided By : Prof. Smita Mohanty

About EDGE
Enhanced data rates for GSM
Evolution (EDGE) or Enhanced GPRS
(EGPRS).
It is a digitalmobile phonetechnology
that allows improved data transmission
rates and reliability.
EDGE is considered as pre-3G radio
technology and was deployed on GSM
networks beginning in 2003 initially
byCingular(now AT&T) in the United
States.
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EDGE can
function
on any network
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About EDGE
It is a technology that gives GSM the
capacity to handle services for the third
generation of mobile network.
It enables services like multimedia file
transfer, web browsing and video
conferencing to be easily accessible
from wireless terminals.
Using EDGE, operators can handle
triple subscribers than GPRS, triple their
data rate and add extra capacity to their
voice communications.
EDGE is capable of offering dataPage
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rates

Why Evolve EDGE ?

EDGE
provides
an
evolutionary
migration path from GPRS to UMTS.
Broadband-like speed is achievable on
the current 200 kHz GSM radio carrier.
Easy to offer global service to
subscribers 82% of global market is
GSM. Hence easy roaming and billing.
Economic forces - less costly than
upgrading
to
third
generation
technology.
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Services
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Services
Bandwid
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Streamin
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MMS
Internet
Access

SMS
Voice
Services
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EDGE in GSM Network

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LAPTO
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BT
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SGS
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GGS
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Implementation of EDGE
No hardware or software changes to be made
in GSM core networks, only base stations must
be modified.
EDGE compatible transceiver units must be
installed in Base Station Subsystem hardware.
Software upgrades to the Base Station
Controller (BSCs) and Base Stations (BS). EDGE
is just an add-on to the BSS.
A new modulation scheme 8-PSK is
introduced to provide high data rate and high
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Reasons for using 8-PSK

To achieve higher bit rates than that of GPRS,
the existing GMSK modulation technique must
be modified.
EDGE is specified to reuse the channel
structure, width, coding and existing mechanism
of GPRS.
The modulation technique used for EDGE i.e.
8-PSK fulfills all those requirements.
This makes it possible to integrate new EDGE
channels into an existing frequency plan of GSM
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network.

GMSK vs. 8-PSK

GMSK Modulation

8-PSK Modulation

(010)

(011)
1

P
0

(001)

(111)

(000)
(110)

(100)
(101)

I/Q Diagram showing EDGE Modulation

Benefits

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8-PSK Modulation
The 8-PSK modulation is a method in which 1
symbol carries 3 bits of information.
The total data rate is therefore increased by a
factor of three.
The distance between the symbols are shorter
than that of GMSK. Hence increase the risk of
misinterpretation of symbols.
Each set of bits is just one bit different from its
neighbor. So if the radio receiver makes an error in
reading the symbol, most likely this will result in only
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one bit being misinterpreted.

Evolution of Mobile Data Services

2000
Kbps

473.6
Kbps

22.8
Kbps
9.6
Kbps

57.6
Kbps

170
Kbps

19
Kbps

FAX / DATA D. C.
/SMS

MIA

HSCSD GPRS

EDGE

UMTS
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Technical Difference Between GPRS and EDGE

EDGE is a subsystem within the GSM
standard. But GPRS has introduced PacketSwitched Data into GSM networks.
EDGE is an add-on to GPRS and can not
work alone.
EDGE can transmit three times as many bits
as GPRS during the same period of time.
EDGE requires less number of radio resources
to support the same traffic, thus freeing up
capacity for more data and voice services.
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Technical Difference Between GPRS and EDGE

GPRS uses 4 coding schemes whereas EDGE
uses 9 coding schemes.
GPRS and EDGE have different protocols and
behavior on the base station system side.
GPRS allows average data rates of 115 Kbps
and theoretically up to 160 Kbps whereas EDGE
offers average data rate of 384 Kbps and
theoretically up to 473.6 Kbps.
GPRS and EDGE share the same symbol rate
but the modulation bit rate differs.

Coding Schemes for GPRS and EDGE

Kbps

GPRS

EDGE

70
60
50
40
30
20
10

MCS9

MCS
7
MCS8

MCS6

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MCS5

MCS
3
MCS4

MCS2

MCS1

CS4

CS
1
CS
2
CS3

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Advantages of EDGE
User Benefits
1. Speed
2. An always-on connection
3. Value
4. Coverage
5. Phone selection
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Advantages of EDGE
Operator Benefits
1. Spectrally efficient and flexible
2. Ease of upgrade
3. Compatibility
4. Cost-efficiency
5. Volumes

Conclusion
EDGE filling the gap between GPRS and 3G.
EDGE evolution can satisfy increased data
demand and produce increased revenue.
EDGE Evolution will improve performance and
coverage even further, with bit-rates of up to 1
Mbit/s.
EDGE will provide the solution for operators
wanting to increase the data capacity in their
GSM network prior to UMTS deployment.

Advantages of EDGE
Operator Benefits

Any
Questions
?

1. Spectrally efficient and flexible

2. Ease of upgrade
3. Compatibility

4. Cost-efficiency
5. Volumes

Thanking
you
all...