GERAN
E522255
2.5G radio access network
2G radio access network
3GPP standard
mobile telecommunications radio access network standard
GERAN (GSM EDGE Radio Access Network) is a 2G/2.5G mobile telecommunications radio access network standard that enhances GSM with EDGE technology to provide improved data services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GERAN canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5479874 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GERAN Context triple: [E-UTRAN, predecessor, GERAN]
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A.
GER
GER is the official FIFA country code used to represent the Germany national football team in international competitions and records.
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B.
Ger
Ger is a prominent Hasidic dynasty, originating in Góra Kalwaria, Poland, known for its large following and significant influence within the Haredi Jewish world.
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C.
Gers
Gers is a river in southwestern France that flows through the historical region of Gascony before joining the Garonne.
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D.
Gersprenz
Gersprenz is a river in the German state of Hesse that flows through the Odenwald region before joining the Main River system.
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E.
Gemer
Gemer is a historical and geographical region in southern Slovakia known for its mining heritage, medieval castles, and karst landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GERAN Target entity description: GERAN (GSM EDGE Radio Access Network) is a 2G/2.5G mobile telecommunications radio access network standard that enhances GSM with EDGE technology to provide improved data services.
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A.
GER
GER is the official FIFA country code used to represent the Germany national football team in international competitions and records.
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B.
Ger
Ger is a prominent Hasidic dynasty, originating in Góra Kalwaria, Poland, known for its large following and significant influence within the Haredi Jewish world.
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C.
Gers
Gers is a river in southwestern France that flows through the historical region of Gascony before joining the Garonne.
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D.
Gersprenz
Gersprenz is a river in the German state of Hesse that flows through the Odenwald region before joining the Main River system.
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E.
Gemer
Gemer is a historical and geographical region in southern Slovakia known for its mining heritage, medieval castles, and karst landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
2.5G radio access network
ⓘ
2G radio access network ⓘ 3GPP standard ⓘ mobile telecommunications radio access network standard ⓘ |
| abbreviatedAs | GERAN ⓘ |
| acronymFor | GSM EDGE Radio Access Network ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith | GSM ⓘ |
| belongsToGeneration |
2.5G
ⓘ
2G ⓘ |
| category | radio access network ⓘ |
| connectsTo | core network ⓘ |
| definedIn | 3GPP TS 43-series specifications ⓘ |
| deployment | worldwide GSM/EDGE networks ⓘ |
| enables | higher data rates than GSM-only ⓘ |
| extends | GSM ⓘ |
| includesNetworkElement |
Base Station Controller
ⓘ
linked to:
BSC (Base Station Controller)
Base Transceiver Station ⓘ Packet Control Unit ⓘ |
| modulation |
8PSK
ⓘ
GMSK ⓘ |
| multipleAccessScheme | TDMA ⓘ |
| partOf |
GSM/EDGE system
ⓘ
linked to:
GSM
|
| provides |
circuit-switched voice services
ⓘ
packet-switched data services ⓘ |
| radioInterface | Um interface ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | 3rd Generation Partnership Project ⓘ |
| supports | Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
adaptive modulation and coding
ⓘ
incremental redundancy ⓘ link adaptation ⓘ |
| supportsFrequencyBand |
GSM 1800
ⓘ
GSM 1900 ⓘ GSM 850 ⓘ GSM 900 ⓘ |
| supportsHandoverWith |
E-UTRAN
ⓘ
UTRAN ⓘ |
| supportsService |
EDGE data
ⓘ
GPRS ⓘ SMS ⓘ circuit-switched data ⓘ packet-switched data ⓘ voice call ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Global System for Mobile Communications networks
ⓘ
linked to:
GSM
|
| usesTechnology |
EDGE
ⓘ
GSM ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GERAN Description of subject: GERAN (GSM EDGE Radio Access Network) is a 2G/2.5G mobile telecommunications radio access network standard that enhances GSM with EDGE technology to provide improved data services.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.