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ATCA: A Practical Perspective

Overview The Serving GPRS Support Node is the network element in a mobile wireless network that supports user data communication functions within the network. Depending on the generation of the network (2.5 or 3 G), the data is separated from the voice by the Base Station Controller (BSC) or the Radio Network Controller (RNC) and forwarded to the SGSN to perform data packet processing such as authentication, forwarding, SS7 signaling and user plane protocols such as tunneling over ATM.

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Publisher	RadiSys	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2005	Downloads	129
Format	White Papers
Topics	GSM, Mobile - Wireless Communications

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