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GENERAL PACKET RADIO SERVICE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-06-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radiotelephony
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- general packet radio service
1, record 1, English, general%20packet%20radio%20service
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- GPRS 2, record 1, English, GPRS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A planned improvement for GSM networks that implements packet switching for data communications. 3, record 1, English, - general%20packet%20radio%20service
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Instead of sending data on dedicated circuits, a packet-switching network divides the information into packets and transmits them on any of the network's available channels. 3, record 1, English, - general%20packet%20radio%20service
Record 1, Key term(s)
- GPRS system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radiotéléphonie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- service général de paquets radio
1, record 1, French, service%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20de%20paquets%20radio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- GPRS 2, record 1, French, GPRS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- service général de données radio en mode paquets 3, record 1, French, service%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20de%20donn%C3%A9es%20radio%20en%20mode%20paquets
correct, masculine noun
- service GPRS 4, record 1, French, service%20GPRS
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
GPRS : cet acronyme de General Packet Radio Service, soit «service général de paquets radio», désigne l'une des améliorations prévues du système GSM. Elle consiste à introduire la commutation par paquets. Au lieu d'envoyer des données à l'aide de circuits dédiées, un système par commutation de paquets divise l'information en paquets susceptibles d'être transmis par n'importe lequel des canaux disponibles. 5, record 1, French, - service%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20de%20paquets%20radio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Norme de transmission sans fil [...] Évolution de GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) dont il utilise les infrastructures (sur la base d'une mise à jour logicielle), le GPRS repose sur la commutation de paquets et devrait permettre d'atteindre des débits de l'ordre de 170 kbps. 6, record 1, French, - service%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral%20de%20paquets%20radio
Record 1, Key term(s)
- General Packet Radio Service
- système GPRS
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Radiotelefonía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- servicio general de radiocomunicaciones por paquetes
1, record 1, Spanish, servicio%20general%20de%20radiocomunicaciones%20por%20paquetes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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