25 Mar
2017
25 Mar
'17
3:39 p.m.
I recently set up OpenBTS which is working perfectly. I can make a test
call by calling 2600 using an Android phone.
However when I try "show subscriber" in OSMOCOM, various BTS are listed,
with their MNC and MCC values but OpenBTS is not listed.
Any solution to this?
P.S. I've determined the MNC and MCC values for OpenBTS which are 001 and
01 respectively.
26 Mar
26 Mar
12:36 p.m.
New subject: Connecting OsmocomBB to OpenBTS
Hi Usama,
"Osmocom" is a very large umbrella project, of which OsmocomBB is only
one small part. So when referring to OsmocomBB, please always use the
full name, to avoid confusion. Thanks!
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 07:39:33PM +0500, Usama Muneeb wrote:
I recently set up OpenBTS which is working perfectly.
I can make a test
call by calling 2600 using an Android phone.
In case you're interested, you can also use the Osmocom stack
(OsmoTRX+OsmoBTS+OsmoNITB) on the network side.
However when I try "show subscriber" in
OSMOCOM, various BTS are listed,
with their MNC and MCC values but OpenBTS is not listed.
I'm puzzled. Why would "show subscriber" list any BTSs ?!? Please
provide the actual copy+paste output of what you are referring to.
From what I can tell, "show subscriber" lists
the preferred PLMNs and
the forbidden PLMNs as stored on the SIM card. This makes
sense, as
they are attributes related to the subscriber. But listing visible BTS
on the subscriber somehow wouldn't even make sense, IMHO.
Regards,
Harald
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7 p.m.
New subject: Connecting OsmocomBB to OpenBTS
Dear Harald,
Thank you for the info! Yes that makes sense, since that is exactly what I
am seeing (forbidden PLMNs). I didn't know they are stored on the SIM card.
I mistook these for the available networks (since MNC and MCC is also
listed with these forbidden PLMNs).
I'm guessing I would need to perform surgery on OSMOCOM-BB code in order to
connect it to another network? Is there any in built feature that would
allow me to do so directly?
Lastly, is there any added benefit in using OsmoBTS over OpenBTS when it
comes to connectivity to the network?
Regards,
Usama Muneeb
On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 3:36 PM, Harald Welte <laforge(a)gnumonks.org> wrote:
Hi Usama,
"Osmocom" is a very large umbrella project, of which OsmocomBB is only
one small part. So when referring to OsmocomBB, please always use the
full name, to avoid confusion. Thanks!
On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 07:39:33PM +0500, Usama Muneeb wrote:
I recently set up OpenBTS which is working
perfectly. I can make a test
call by calling 2600 using an Android phone.
In case you're interested, you can also use the Osmocom stack
(OsmoTRX+OsmoBTS+OsmoNITB) on the network side.
However when I try "show subscriber" in
OSMOCOM, various BTS are listed,
with their MNC and MCC values but OpenBTS is not listed.
I'm puzzled. Why would "show subscriber" list any BTSs ?!? Please
provide the actual copy+paste output of what you are referring to.
From what I can tell, "show subscriber" lists the preferred PLMNs and
the forbidden PLMNs as stored on the SIM card. This makes sense, as
they are attributes related to the subscriber. But listing visible BTS
on the subscriber somehow wouldn't even make sense, IMHO.
Regards,
Harald
--
- Harald Welte <laforge(a)gnumonks.org>
http://laforge.gnumonks.org/
============================================================
================
"Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option."
(ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch.
A6)
7:19 p.m.
New subject: Connecting OsmocomBB to OpenBTS
Hi Usama,
I'm guessing I would need to perform surgery on
OSMOCOM-BB code in order to connect it to another network? Is there any in built feature
that would allow me to do so directly?
I'm not sure what you mean by performing surgery, but I would encourage you to look at
the mobile application that is capable of connecting to a network using an OsmocomBB
phone.
http://osmocom.org/projects/baseband/wiki/Mobile
<http://osmocom.org/projects/baseband/wiki/Mobile>
Lastly, is there any added benefit in using OsmoBTS
over OpenBTS when it comes to connectivity to the network?
OsmoBTS is one of the many Osmocom projects and it is (in my opinion) a better
implementation to run your own network than OpenBTS. OsmoTRX+OsmoBTS+OsmoNITB work
together great and they use standard interfaces to communicate. They are widely used to
provide GSM connectivity at various events and therefore could be considered a bit more
bulletproof and robust than OpenBTS.
However if OpenBTS works well for you and your purposes then it is not necessary to
change.
Cheers,
Domi
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