tranceiver support for osmo-bts

hi, i would like to start implementing the trx manager interface support to osmo-bts. before going to work, i'm writing this mail, because i like to read some pros and cons for my approach. as already stated, thomas a. cooper already implemented an interface between sysmo-bts's dsp device and trx manager interface by using code from openbts, running in an own process [1]. i would like to follow a different approach by writing a scheduler and adding the udp interface for the trx(s). some benefits are in my oppinion: - not having an extra process running with additional latency and overhead - smaller code, because only a small multiframe scheduler + udp interface for the trx is required (coding scheme and forward error correction code can be used from libosmocore.) - no running after dsp's api changes, (caused by newer firmware of sysmobts) - trx specific features and limitations can be considered. (vty options for setting special features, limitations can affect oml ack/nack responses to be considered by bsc) - no use of multithreading, use of talloc. the code is easier to debug and so becomes more stable. - easy to add initial support for BCCH(+SDCCH4), SDCCH8, TCH/F, TCH/H, PDCH (gprs) for a whide range of applications. comments are welcome. regards, andreas [1] http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05082012-141540/unrestricted…