GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Question:

How does GPRS architecture differ from GSM?

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The following depicts the architectural differences between GPRS and GSM:
☆ Mobile Station: New mobile station is needed for accessing GPRS services. They are backward compatible with GSM for voice calls
☆ Base Transceiver Station: Software upgrade is needed in the existing BTS
☆ Base Station Controller: Software upgrade and new hardware, Packet Control Unit are needed for GPRS.
☆ GPRS Support Nodes: Installation of new core network elements, known as serving GPRS support node, and gateway GPRS support node are needed to deploy GPRS
☆ Databases: Requires software upgrade to handle new models and functions to handle databases involved in the network

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