What is the service application called in the 2G environment?

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Options

• AGPRS service
• BSGSN service
• CSGSN application
• DSGTP service

• A
  92% (55)
• B
  2% (1)
• C
  5% (3)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is the correct service application name for the 2G environment - it is literally defined as a "service," as its name states, and it is the packet-switched overlay that brought data capabilities to 2G GSM networks.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• B & C (SGSN service / SGSN application): The SGSN (Serving GPRS Support Node) is a network node that routes and manages GPRS data - it's a hardware/software component within the architecture, not the name of the service application itself.
• D (SGTP service): SGTP is not a standard 2G term. You may be thinking of GTP (GPRS Tunnelling Protocol), which is a protocol used within GPRS - not the service application.

Memory tip: Let the acronym do the work - General Packet Radio Service. The word "Service" is baked right into GPRS, making it the only choice that correctly names the 2G service application. If a question asks for the "service," look for the option that ends in "service" as part of its official name.

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