SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 series - System Integration Manual
UBX-13000995 - R26
System description
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Table 2 lists a summary of cellular radio access technologies characteristics of SARA-G3 and SARA-U2 modules.
3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA characteristics
2G GSM/GPRS/EDGE characteristics
4
Class A User Equipment
5
Class B Mobile Station
6
Protocol stack
SARA-U2 series:
3GPP Release 7
Protocol stack
SARA-U2 series:
3GPP Release 7
SARA-G3 series:
3GPP Release 99
Band support
SARA-U201:
Band 19 (800 MHz)
Band 5 (850 MHz)
Band 8 (900 MHz)
Band 2 (1900 MHz)
Band 1 (2100 MHz)
SARA-U260 and SARA-U280:
Band 5 (850 MHz)
Band 2 (1900 MHz)
SARA-U270:
Band 8 (900 MHz)
Band 1 (2100 MHz)
Band support
SARA-U201, SARA-G310, SARA-G350:
GSM 850 MHz
E-GSM 900 MHz
DCS 1800 MHz
PCS 1900 MHz
SARA-U260:
GSM 850 MHz
PCS 1900 MHz
SARA-U270, SARA-G300, SARA-G340:
E-GSM 900 MHz
DCS 1800 MHz
WCDMA/HSDPA/HSUPA Power Class
SARA-U2 series:
Power Class 3 (24 dBm)
GSM/GPRS Power Class
SARA-U2 series, SARA-G3 series:
Power Class 4 (33 dBm) for GSM/E-GSM bands
Power Class 1 (30 dBm) for DCS/PCS bands
EDGE Power Class
SARA-U201
7
:
Power Class E2 (27 dBm) for GSM/E-GSM bands
Power Class E2 (26 dBm) for DCS/PCS bands
PS (Packet Switched) data rate
8
SARA-U2 series:
HSUPA category 6, up to 5.76 Mbit/s UL
HSDPA category 8, up to 7.2 Mbit/s DL
WCDMA PS data, up to 384 kbit/s DL/UL
PS (Packet Switched) data rate
9
SARA-U2 series:
GPRS multi-slot class 12
10
, CS1-CS4 up to 85.6 kbit/s DL/UL
EDGE multi-slot class 12
11
, MCS1-MCS9
12
up to 236.8 kbit/s DL/UL
SARA-G3 series:
GPRS multi-slot class 10
13
, CS1-CS4 up to 85.6 kbit/s DL, 42.8 kbit/s UL
CS (Circuit Switched) data rate8
SARA-U2 series:
WCDMA CS data, up to 64 kbit/s DL/UL
CS (Circuit Switched) data rate8
SARA-U2 series, SARA-G3 series:
GSM CS data, up to 9.6 kbit/s DL/UL, transparent/non transparent mode
Table 2: SARA-G3 series and SARA-U2 series 2G characteristics summary
4
Not supported by SARA-U270-53S, SARA-U270-73S modules
5
Device can work simultaneously in Packet Switch and Circuit Switch mode: voice calls are possible while the data connection is active
without any interruption in service.
6
Device can be attached to both GPRS and GSM services (i.e. Packet Switch and Circuit Switch mode) using one service at a time. For
example, if an incoming call occurs during data transmission, the data connection is suspended to allow the voice communication. Once the
voice call has terminated, the data service is resumed.
7
SARA-U260 and SARA-U270 modules do not support 8-PSK modulation in uplink; the EDGE Power Class corresponds to the GSM/GPRS
Power Class
8
The maximum bit rate of the module depends on the actual network environmental conditions and settings.
9
GPRS / EDGE multi-slot class determines the number of timeslots available for upload and download and thus the speed at which data can
be transmitted and received, with higher classes typically allowing faster data transfer rates.
10
GPRS multi-slot class 12 implies a maximum of 4 slots in DL (reception) and 4 slots in UL (transmission) with 5 slots in total.
11
EDGE multi-slot class 12 implies a maximum of 4 slots in DL (reception) and 4 slots in UL (transmission) with 5 slots in total.
12
SARA-U260 and SARA-U270 modules support EDGE multi-slot class 12: MCS1-MCS9 up to 236.8 kbit/s DL, MCS1-MCS4 up to 70.4 kbit/s
UL
13
GPRS multi-slot class 10 implies a maximum of 4 slots in DL (reception) and 2 slots in UL (transmission) with 5 slots in total.