2. INTRODUCTION
EDGE is a digital mobile phone technology that allows
improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible
extension of GSM.
EDGE/EGPRS is implemented as a enhancement for
2.5G GSM/GPRS networks, making it easier for
existing GSM carriers to upgrade to it.
EDGE doesn’t requires much hardware or software
changes to be made in GSM core networks.
3. TRANSMISSION TECHNIQUES
In addition to GMSK, EDGE uses 8-PSK for the upper
five of its nine modulation and coding schemes.
Triples the data rate offered by GSM.
4. GMSK
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying, GMSK, the form of
modulation with no phase discontinuities used to
provide data transmission with efficient spectrum usage.
GMSK has high spectral efficiency, but it needs a higher
power level than QPSK, for instance, in order to reliably
transmit the same amount of data.
It has advantages of being able to carry digital
modulation while still using the spectrum efficiently.
7. 8-PSK
8-PSK is usually the highest order PSK constellation
deployed.
There are 8 different phase changes defined, each phase
change represents the transmission of 3 bits.
Baud rate is 1/3rd of bit rate for 8-PSK system.
10. Transmitter Block Diagram
Serial to
parallel
converter
Sine wave
generator
phase
controlled
by VA
b(t)
Digital to
analog
Digital
input
converter M-ary PSK
output
Analog voltage
VA
N bit symbol
0
1
2
N-1
11. Advantages of 8-PSK
Bandwidth reduces as no. of bits/symbol increases.
It gives better performance where the signal
amplitude varies due to the characteristics of the
transmission medium.
12. Disadvantages of 8-PSK
Probability of error increases as no. of bits/symbol
increases.
Transmitter and receiver are very complex.
13. EDGE MODULATION AND CODING SCHEME
The channel encoding process in GPRS as well as
EGPRS/EDGE consists of two steps:
1. first, a cyclic code is used to add parity bits, which are
also referred to as the Block Check Sequence,
2. followed by coding with a possibly punctured
Convolutional code.
14. CYCLIC BLOCK CODES
A linear (n, k) code is called a Cyclic code if all
cyclic shifts of a codeword are also a codeword.
U ( u , u , u ,..., u
)
“i” cyclic shifts of U
( , ,..., , , , ,..., )
1 1 0 1 2 1
( )
0 1 2 1
n i n i n n i
i
n
u u u u u u u
U
Example:
U
(1101)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
(1110) (0111) (1011) (1101)
U U U U U
15. BLOCK DIAGRAM : CONVOLUTIONAL CODING
Information
source
Rate 1/n
Conv. encoder
Modulator
1 2 ( , ,..., ,...) i m m m m
Information
sink
Rate 1/n
U G(m)
U U U U
U u ,...,u ,...,u
Conv. decoder
( , , ,..., ,...)
1 2 3
i
Codeword sequence
i i ji ni
n
Demodulator
Input sequence
1
Branch word ( coded bits)
ˆ ( ˆ , ˆ ,..., ˆ ,...) 1 2 i m m m m
Z Z Z Z
( , , ,..., ,...)
1 2 3
Z
1
outputs per Branch word
Demodulator outputs
for Branch word
received sequence
n
i ji ni
i
i
i
Z
z ,...,z ,...,z
Channel
18. MAXIMUM DOWNLOAD AND UPLOAD SPEED
EDGE can carry a bandwidth up to 236 kbit/s for 4
timeslots.
It provides data rates in the order of 200 kbit/s.
20. ADVANTAGES
It only requires program upgrade of some network
elements.
EDGE can transmit and receive data three times as fast
as a normal GPRS connection.
90% of the existing operators using the GSM networks
provide internet access through EDGE.
21. DISADVANTAGES
The hardware part of MS is to be replaced.
It consumes much of the battery power.
22. APPLICATIONS
Mobile Internet access
Wireless access to databases
Electronic banking
Electronic payment
Messaging
Security/supervisory systems
Reservation system (e.g. hotel, theater, flights)
Video telephony
Telescoping
23. REFERENCES
• Wireless Communications & Networking
By Vijay Garg, Morgan Kaufmann Publication, 2009 Edition
• M. Kottkamp, “EDGE Evolution”, 2008
• Articles- EDGE, Phase Shift Keying, Convolutional Code by Wikipedia
• GMSK- radio-electronics.com