What is eHRPD?

[Mondays In Flames]

eHRPD improves pings in most instances, because the LTE core is faster to process data packets than the MSC, and also the routing to the internet backbone is improved.

 

Robert

 

This is where I get confused, and you've probably answered this before. If it's done through an LTE Core, then does that mean that there are LTE panels? If not, how does it process data through a core that is not there? Or is it all down through just software, on the same old CDMA panels?

 

 

-Luis

 

 

Never mind I just answered my own question lol

Edited October 9, 2012 by Mondays In Flames

[S4GRU]

This is where I get confused, and you've probably answered this before. If it's done through an LTE Core, then does that mean that there are LTE panels? If not, how does it process data through a core that is not there? Or is it all down through just software, on the same old CDMA panels?

 

 

-Luis

 

 

Never mind I just answered my own question lol

 

Just so everyone else is clear, the 4G core is not at the site. Sprint has over two dozen 4G cores around the country. Each site is connected to the 4G cores via backhaul. At the 4G core the data is processed and goes off the Sprint network out into the internet backbone to go wherever in the world your data packets are destined to go to .

 

Robert

[kendokken3]

Your guess is good as mine. But my guess is testing. I think they turned it on in several markets last week to see how it was working. Then turned it off when they concluded the testing. But I do not know for certain,

 

Robert

 

Thats what I've experienced the last 2 mornings in Charlotte. eHRPD early in the morning till around lunch and then back to EVDO.

[digiblur]

 

eHRPD improves pings in most instances, because the LTE core is faster to process data packets than the MSC, and also the routing to the internet backbone is improved.

 

Robert

 

eHRPD has resulted in some excellent speeds and ping times.

 

 

From the tower that has been literally broken for almost 2 yrs straight. I miss the Alltel Evdo they had us on.

 

I still think it is bigzeto over there across the street from me with Linux distro torrents running on 3 or 4 hotspot devices.

 

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[drhenning]

I read 3GS and it had me thinking iPhone 3GS. I had to rack my brain for 30 seconds to figure out what you meant. I've never seen the Galaxy S3 shortened that way, only GS3

You are right.. Galaxy S3... I put the 3 first by accident... Love this phone!!!!

[Feech]

So I will ask the question and likely get slapped down but I'll ask anyway. Typically after seeing eHRPD when do you see LTE? I know there is not a solid answer but just from what has been reported on the site?

[S4GRU]

So I will ask the question and likely get slapped down but I'll ask anyway. Typically after seeing eHRPD when do you see LTE? I know there is not a solid answer but just from what has been reported on the site?

 

I wish that I had a "slap-down" emoticon!

 

There is no correlation at all. There are some markets that have eHRPD in part of them (like the Georgia market) and they will not get LTE until next year. Some had LTE go live a few days before eHRPD. There is just no way to take an eHRPD live date and guess when LTE will show up. Sorry.

 

Robert

[Feech]

Another tear from Tampa.. I'm not sure how you do it Robert and you know your market is going to be next year it must be killing you..

 

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[jefbal99]

Another tear from Tampa.. I'm not sure how you do it Robert and you know your market is going to be next year it must be killing you..

 

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he gets steady 2mbps 3G across his general travels and has a Sprint tower in his side yard, so I think his experience will be much better than us city folk trudging along at <100kbps...

[PythonFanPA]

he gets steady 2mbps 3G across his general travels and has a Sprint tower in his side yard, so I think his experience will be much better than us city folk trudging along at <50kbps...

 

Fixed (at least in many cases, including my own usually)

[S4GRU]

 

he gets steady 2mbps 3G across his general travels and has a Sprint tower in his side yard' date=' so I think his experience will be much better than us city folk trudging along at <100kbps... [/quote']

 

I wouldn't quite characterize it that way. In my rural town, we tend to have 1Mbps speeds. However, most of Santa Fe and ABQ is under 500kbps. I just know where the 2Mbps sites are.

 

Robert via Samsung Galaxy S-III 32GB using Forum Runner

[jefbal99]

Fixed (at least in many cases, including my own usually)

 

I averaged my daytime and nighttime to get the 100kbps

[bigzeto]

eHRPD has resulted in some excellent speeds and ping times.

 

 

From the tower that has been literally broken for almost 2 yrs straight. I miss the Alltel Evdo they had us on.

 

I still think it is bigzeto over there across the street from me with Linux distro torrents running on 3 or 4 hotspot devices.

 

Sent from my C64 w/Epyx FastLoad cartridge

 

Haha, very funny. I rarely use data anymore while at work as it's just too painful. I'm a Cardinals fan though, so I'm going to activate one of my Wimax devices tomorrow so I can listen to the game while working at my desk. Thanks protection site!

[WiWavelength]

I'm a Cardinals fan though...

 

I thought that your *professional* team was the LSU Tigers.

 

 

AJ

[digiblur]

At least you didn't say the Saints. Ha!

 

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[smkyle]

Thats what I've experienced the last 2 mornings in Charlotte. eHRPD early in the morning till around lunch and then back to EVDO.

 

I am getting eHRPD in downtown Charlotte right now

[kendokken3]

I've still have it now as well. I couldnt pick it up at all on the way home yesterday afternoon, airplane cycled it and all. Last night around 10 I just happened to look at it and it showed eHRPD and I was connected to my WIFI. I didnt think it would show that on WIFI ???

[gusherb]

I'm seeing EHRPD deep into rural northern Indiana.

[Feech]

Does seeing eHRPD mean that the backhaul has been completed at a site or will it use the existing backhaul to get to the 4G core as it does to get to the MSC until backhaul is upgraded

 

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[digiblur]

Does seeing eHRPD mean that the backhaul has been completed at a site or will it use the existing backhaul to get to the 4G core as it does to get to the MSC until backhaul is upgraded

 

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No. The backhaul is for the NV equipment. There's no point in hooking up the legacy equipment to the new backhaul when they are just going to take it down in a few months. Like I've said before, that would be like stopping at the mechanic shop to get a tune-up on the way to the junk yard. The tower crews have enough to do already.

[jefbal99]

Does seeing eHRPD mean that the backhaul has been completed at a site or will it use the existing backhaul to get to the 4G core as it does to get to the MSC until backhaul is upgraded

 

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Just means the traffic is being routed to the 4G core. Could be new backhaul or legacy backhaul

[owensri2]

There have been a few instances where eHRPD has caused me to lose data connectivity. I had to actually go into the ##DATA# menu and disable eHRPD and restart the phone to get any data. For some reason, the signal will be full, then none, then full, then none while it is trying to connect to data. Once I turn off eHRPD and restart, it comes up and immediately connects to EvDo Rev. A fine.

 

That happened just last night while driving up to Suffolk, VA where I'm currently at.

[nocturnal]

Northern Jersey is lit up with eHRPD, getting around 800kbps -1.2 MB there. Still no eHRPD in Knoxville =(

[mazza31]

How can you tell if your on Evdo rev.A or eHRPD on an Iphone 5?

[iamover13]

eHRPD in Lexington Park MD, which is one of the cities listed last week as getting LTE.