The PDP context activation in simplified term refers to establishing an
active data session and deactivating a PDP context means terminating an
active data session.
There are two kinds of PDP contexts.
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Primary PDP context
• Has a unique IP address associated with it
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Secondary PDP context
• Shares an IP address with a Primary PDP context
• Is created based on an existing Primary PDP context (to share
the IP address)
• Secondary PDP contexts may have different quality of service set-
tings
Satlink FB250 supports 1 Primary PDP context and at most 10 sec-
ondary PDP contexts. Primary or Secondary PDP context can be either
Standard IP connection type or Streaming IP connection type.
Standard IP Connection
This is the type of data connection where bandwidth is allocated dy-
namically by the BGAN network depending upon the network traffic
conditions. This type of connection is generally used for Web-brows-
ing, Emails, FTP and other non real-time packet data applications.
Standard IP connection is charged based on data volum
Streaming IP Connection
Streaming IP connections are used for real-time streaming applica-
tions such as audio streaming or video streaming applications such as
Quick Link, Quick Time Media, Real-Media, Stream-box, Win Media,
etc.
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