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GPRS is the general packet radio service, used for (very slow) data and SMS transfer in combination with the old GSM protocol.
by ronsor 5y ago
GPRS is the general packet radio service, used for (very slow) data and SMS transfer in combination with the old GSM protocol.
- gentleman11 5y agoSo, it encrypts sms messages and is still in use?
- giantrobot 5y agoIt doesn't encrypt SMS. It's over the air encryption for packet data (not calls or SMS) like WEP or WPA on WiFi. On GSM networks SMS was transmitted in leftover signaling space on voice circuits.
- secondcoming 5y agoRACH: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_channel https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Random-access_channel
- ronsor 5y agoIIRC "SMS over GPRS" was an optional extension