CalypsoBTS and modern OsmoBSC

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Anton Gorbachev antgorka at gmail.com
Thu May 11 11:11:33 UTC 2017


Hi Vadim,

Here is what I see now

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I use the following configs now (attached).

BTW, I cannot receive calls also, it's trying to dial for a minute maybe
and then drop the connection. In logs I can see that TCH/H is being tryed
to be allocated..

It seems slotmask directive doesn't affec the behaviour at all. I cannot
anyway set only two timeslots in open-bsc.cfg. If so I get an error during
OML processes.


2017-05-11 13:58 GMT+03:00 Vadim Yanitskiy <axilirator at gmail.com>:

> Hi,
>
> > (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0)
>
> Why SMS transmission is on TS1?
> Which channel configuration do you use?
>
> With best regards,
> Vadim Yanitskiy.
>
> 2017-05-11 13:43 GMT+03:00 Anton Gorbachev <antgorka at gmail.com>:
>
>> OK,
>>
>> I tried Ubuntu 14.04 amd64 and Segmantation error disappeared. I can
>> connect to my network, register subscribers, perform USSD but now I cannot
>> receive SMS.
>> In NITB logs I can see an error. <0022> gsm0411_smc.c:331 SMC(0) cannot
>> release yet current state: WAIT_CP_ACK
>>
>> Don't you know what can it mean?
>>
>> More details:
>>
>> <0002> gsm_04_08.c:1016 <- CM SERVICE REQUEST serv_type=0x04
>> MI(TMSI)=3404602319
>> <0002> gsm_04_08_utils.c:662 -> CM SERVICE ACK
>> <0002> gsm_subscriber.c:341 Subscriber 250996689298609 ATTACHED LAC=0
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:2051 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) SAPI=3 ESTABLISH INDICATION
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:2051 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) SAPI=3 ESTABLISH INDICATION
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:2051 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) SAPI=3 DATA INDICATION
>> <0000> gsm_04_08.c:3999 Dispatching 04.08 message, pdisc=9
>> <0001> transaction.c:71 subscr=0x26a3110, net=0x255cd50
>> <0022> gsm0411_smc.c:331 SMC(0) cannot release yet current state:
>> WAIT_CP_ACK
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:2051 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) SAPI=3 DATA INDICATION
>> <0000> gsm_04_08.c:3999 Dispatching 04.08 message, pdisc=9
>> <0000> chan_alloc.c:486 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) starting release sequence
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:1221 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) state ACTIVE -> RELEASE
>> REQUESTED
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:1191 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) RSL RLL RELEASE REQ
>> (link_id=0x43, reason=1)
>> <0003> gsm_04_08_utils.c:251 Sending Channel Release: Chan: Number: 0
>> Type: 3
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:767 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) DEACTivate SACCH CMD
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:2051 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) SAPI=3 RELEASE CONFIRMATION
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:2022 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) waiting for SAPI=0 to be
>> released.
>> <0000> abis_rsl.c:2051 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) SAPI=0 RELEASE INDICATION
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:1715 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) T3111 expired: releasing
>> RF Channel
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:859 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) RF Channel Release
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:929 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) RF CHANNEL RELEASE ACK
>> <0004> abis_rsl.c:1221 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=1,ss=0) state RELEASE REQUESTED ->
>> NONE
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2017-05-10 15:48 GMT+03:00 Anton Gorbachev <antgorka at gmail.com>:
>>
>>> OK,
>>>
>>> I reassembled all the files with "old" toolchain and now I can see
>>> network but when I try to do a location update or add subscriver manually I
>>> get
>>>
>>> Segmentation fault (core dumped)
>>>
>>> In syslog:
>>> May 10 15:08:33 osmobox kernel: [  740.703083] osmo-nitb[2517]: segfault
>>> at 6e656d70 ip b778b589 sp bf84ba40 error 4 in
>>> libdbdsqlite3.so[b7788000+8000]
>>>
>>>
>>> It seems there is some issue with HLR's sqlite.
>>> Did you meet such error before?
>>>
>>> I found also this thread
>>> http://lists.osmocom.org/pipermail/openbsc/2015-October/000578.html
>>>
>>> Should I use x64 bit architexture to solve it? Do you have working setup
>>> of calypsoBTS? What OS do you use for that?
>>>
>>> Kind regards.
>>>
>>> 2017-05-10 10:51 GMT+03:00 Anton Gorbachev <antgorka at gmail.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hello again,
>>>>
>>>> I set up bts like sysmobts but it seems there are some other issues.
>>>> If I understood it correct I must specify phys_channel_confif for all
>>>> TS of the BTS.
>>>> Otherwise OsmoBTS cannot get settings from OsmoBSC. What config should
>>>> I set for TS2-TS7?
>>>> And will "slotmask 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0" affect somehow the OsmoBTS
>>>> behaviour?
>>>>
>>>> Now I can find my networks (sometimes :) but when my phone found it
>>>> OsmoBTS crashes with the following message...:
>>>>
>>>> <0006> scheduler.c:1506 Set a5/0 uplink for SACCH/4(0) on trx=0 ts=0
>>>> <0006> scheduler.c:1506 Set a5/0 downlink for SDCCH/4(0) on trx=0 ts=0
>>>> <0006> scheduler.c:1506 Set a5/0 downlink for SACCH/4(0) on trx=0 ts=0
>>>> <0000> rsl.c:558 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=0,ss=0) Tx CHAN ACT ACK
>>>> <000b> trx_if.c:397 transceiver (phy0.0) rejected TRX command with
>>>> response: 'RSP NOHANDOVER -1'
>>>> <0001> bts.c:208 Shutting down BTS 0, Reason TRX-CTRL-MSG: CRITICAL
>>>> <0006> scheduler.c:240 Exit scheduler for trx=0
>>>> <0006> scheduler.c:216 Init scheduler for trx=0
>>>>
>>>> 2017-05-09 23:20 GMT+03:00 Anton Gorbachev <antgorka at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Vadim!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for the comments. I will check your advices. Actually I
>>>>> already watched everything on youtube and other resources☺ But it needs
>>>>> more time to perceive all the info correctly...
>>>>>
>>>>> 9 Май 2017 г. 20:44 пользователь "Vadim Yanitskiy" <
>>>>> axilirator at gmail.com> написал:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > I found that the manual from the main site is outdated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yeah, still couldn't find some time to update the wiki.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > If I understood it correct, I have to setup calypso bts
>>>>>> > as bts of type nanoBTS, correct?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Why do you think so? No, CalypsoBTS has nothing related
>>>>>> toip.access nanoBTS. From the other side, we don't have
>>>>>> a dedicated type for OsmoBTS, so you can use 'sysmoBTS'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > I can sync with commercial cell, I can run OsmoBSC and
>>>>>> > OsmoBTS but I still cannot find my network from my personal
>>>>>> > phone in searching mode.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please watch a great Sylvain's talk, where he explained
>>>>>> almost everything you need to know:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Further hacks on the Calypso platform"
>>>>>> https://media.ccc.de/v/29c3-5226-en-further_hacks_calypso_h264
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In short: BTS should transmit a continuous beacon on C0 to be
>>>>>> detected. Normal MS can't do that. CalypsoBTS was hacked to
>>>>>> perform the following timeslot layout: Tt_R_ttt, where
>>>>>> 'T' means TX on Downlink, 'R' means RX on Uplink, and 't' means
>>>>>> channel filling - dummy bursts. Phone cannot RX and TX at the
>>>>>> same time, so one phone serves only one TS. With two phones
>>>>>> you have the following layout: TT_RRttt, so you have two
>>>>>> timeslots served.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is why you will have some detection troubles even with
>>>>>> working BSS setup :/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > In logs of osmo-bts I can see:
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > <0000> rsl.c:246 Tx RSL RF RESource INDication
>>>>>> > <000b> trx_if.c:397 transceiver (phy0.0) rejected TRX command with
>>>>>> > response: 'RSP SETTSC -1'
>>>>>> > <0000> rsl.c:2353 (bts=0,trx=0,ts=0,ss=0) Rx RSL BCCH_INFO
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Just delete the 'settsc' line from your config, because CalypsoBTS
>>>>>> transceiver only supports 'setbsic'.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Have a fun!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With best regards,
>>>>>> Vadim Yanitskiy.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
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