PDP

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Short for Packet Data Protocol, it is a network protocol used by packet switching external networks to communicate with GPRS (General Packet Radio Services) networks. The PDP data structure is present on both the SGSN (Service GPRS Support Node) and the GGSN (gateway GPRS support node) that contains the subscriber's (MS) session information during an active session.

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