25 Feb
2010
25 Feb
'10
10:03 p.m.
On Thursday 25 February 2010 20:50:54 Karsten Nohl wrote:
Creating the {MSC -> location} mapping database would be a very
worthwhile exercise. The data collection would have to happen from
phones. Either we create an application for one of the popular phone
platforms (Symbian, Android, iPhone). Anybody on the list knows if
these phones expose the MSC number to application software?
Alternative, the Osmocon project could probably expose the MSC
information easily. The project is still in early stages and it will
take a few months until a collector software could be running. I
wonder if any of the supported Motorola phones have GPS?
Hi,
I'm not aware of any GSM 04.08 message containing information
about the MSC (besides GMM Error Message MSC not reachable).
The only thing that is available is the Location Area Code and that
is broadcasted in the System Information Type. So I assume you
are meaning this one? In GSM it is possible to page you by LAC so
that is the closest you get by without more advanced messages.
Did you mean this? In that case we would be at a state where we
could easily write such a scanner application. It would scan the
ARFCNs, get the SIs write out the LAC, continue..
am I off?
z.