February 2015 - OpenBSC - lists.osmocom.org

GPRS - local and foreign TLLIs
by Luca Melette 04 Feb '26

04 Feb '26

Hello everybody, after setting up a nanoBTS with OpenBSC/SGSN/GGSN, I had some troubles trying to connect my smartphone to the GPRS cell. Investigating the BTS-to-SGSN traffic, I saw that the frames sent by the SGSN were all marked with the same N(U) value (at LLC layer), the value was 0. With some debug, I found that the there was a mismatch in the TLLI storage, used to keep the status of attached terminals. The mentioned code is contained in gprs_llc.c, involving LL Entity functions and gprs_llc_tx_ui(). /* look-up or create the LL Entity for this (TLLI, SAPI) tuple */ lle = lle_by_tlli_sapi(msgb_tlli(msg), sapi); if (!lle) { struct gprs_llc_llme *llme; LOGP(DLLC, LOGL_ERROR, "LLC TX: unknown TLLI 0x%08x, " "creating LLME on the fly\n", msgb_tlli(msg)); llme = llme_alloc(msgb_tlli(msg)); lle = &llme->lle[sapi]; } The TX function uses the previously received TLLI to lookup for the LLE. The lle_by_tlli_sapi() performs the search, but preliminary it applies a foreign2local TLLI conversion to ensure to have a local one. Since no valid entry for the searched TLLI is found, a new one is created. And the problem is here. The new entry has the foreign TLLI. Next time the lookup fails again, and a new entry is created. This way, the counter N(U) is always reset, and the mobile do not recognize the message sequence and no attach is possible. My question is about foreign and local TLLIs. I patched the lookup, avoiding the conversion, so that the LLE is found and everything works fine... but... What is the sense of the conversion? Should the TLLI be always stored as a local one? Can this problem be solved with another foreign2local while allocating new entries? Actually, my problem has been solved with that workaround. But I'm curious to know what is the right way. Hope somebody can answer :) Thanks. Cheers, LM

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Pysim error: SW match failed
by Martin Nagy 16 Aug '25

16 Aug '25

Hi all, After buying a super Sim Kit (16 in 1) from China, I tried the reader (green PCB inside a blue transparent plastic case with a blue LED) and SIM (identified as a fakesupersim) with pysim tool. However i am getting the following error: /pySim-prog.py -n 26C3 -c 49 -x 262 -y 42 -z 1234 -j 1 -t auto Insert card now (or CTRL-C to cancel) Autodetected card type fakemagicsim Generated card parameters : > Name : 26C3 > SMSP : e1ffffffffffffffffffffffff058100945555ffffffffffff000000 > ICCID : 8949262427518313026 > MCC/MNC : 262/42 > IMSI : 262422461512085 > Ki : 7b74741a1ee14337ec23f9ab92a13648 > OPC : ccd867d60797d8d45354a51b3ef568ff Programming ... Traceback (most recent call last): File "./pySim-prog.py", line 530, in <module> card.program(cp) File "/home/nadicek/pysim/pysim/pySim/cards.py", line 231, in program self._scc.update_binary('6f30', hplmn + 'ff' * (tl-3)) File "/home/nadicek/pysim/pysim/pySim/commands.py", line 53, in update_binary return self._tp.send_apdu_checksw(pdu) File "/home/nadicek/pysim/pysim/pySim/transport/__init__.py", line 87, in send_apdu_checksw raise RuntimeError("SW match failed ! Expected %s and got %s." % (sw.lower(), rv[1])) RuntimeError: SW match failed ! Expected 9000 and got 9804. I checked mailing lists and haven’t found anybody who had similar problem with pysim. Also I have tried forcing different models of SIM, but nothing is working. Obviously I can remove this check from the script file (__init__.py in /pySim/transport), however somebody had a reason to put such condition there. I would like to ask if it is safe to remove that line of code and the purpose of that line of code. Thanks a lot and best regards Martin

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Re: Help with sccp library
by mosbah abdelkader 07 Jul '25

07 Jul '25

> I don't understand. This callback will be called with data you need to write > to the network. In case of MTP Level3 you will need to wrap that around the > msgb you got. I means: is the interaction with mtp3 layer implemented (is sending sccp data by mtp3 implemented by the library?)? Also, what about the reception of data from mtp3 layer. is that implemented in the sccp lib. I am asking these questions because I see the code of mtp3 in the lib but no significant call is present in the sccp part of the lib. Thank you for your help.

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[PATCH 0/4] core/conv: Fast Viterbi decoding
by Thomas Tsou 26 Apr '16

26 Apr '16

Hi all, This patch set adds to libosmocore an optimized Viterbi decodeer for architecture specific (Intel SSE) and non-specific cases. The implementation covers codes with constraint lengths of K=5 and K=7 and rates 1/4 to 3/4, which make up the majority of GSM use cases. Speedup from the current implementation is in the range of 5 to 20 depending on the processor and code type. API is unchanged. Tested on Haswell (i7-4770K) and Atom (D2550). Additional test codes from osmo-bts are included. Further tests for AWGN bit-error-rate and benchmarks can be found in the following repository. https://github.com/ttsou/osmo-conv-test Here are some examples. Bit error test for GPRS CS2 with SNR of 5 dB and 100000 bursts. $ ./conv_test -c 2 -e -r 5 -i 100000 ================================================= [+] Testing: GPRS CS2 [.] Specs: (N=2, K=5, non-recursive, flushed, not punctured) [.] Input length : ret = 290 exp = 290 -> OK [.] Output length : ret = 588 exp = 588 -> OK [.] BER tests: [..] Testing base: [..] Input BER.......................... 0.042443 [..] Output BER......................... 0.000006 [..] Output FER......................... 0.001350 (135) [..] Testing SIMD: [..] Input BER.......................... 0.042460 [..] Output BER......................... 0.000005 [..] Output FER......................... 0.001240 (124) Timed AFS benchmark with 8 threads and 100000 bursts per thread. $ ./conv_test -b -c 10 -j 8 -i 100000 ================================================= [+] Testing: GSM TCH/AFS 6.7 [.] Specs: (N=4, K=5, recursive, flushed, punctured) [.] Input length : ret = 140 exp = 140 -> OK [.] Output length : ret = 448 exp = 448 -> OK [.] Performance benchmark: [..] Encoding / Decoding 800000 bursts on 8 thread(s): [..] Testing base: [..] Elapsed time....................... 4.320001 secs [..] Rate............................... 25.925920 Mbps [..] Testing SIMD: [..] Elapsed time....................... 0.458272 secs [..] Rate............................... 244.396341 Mbps [..] Speedup............................ 9.426718 -TT

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[PATCH] Use generic auth API
by Max 01 Jun '15

01 Jun '15

Signed-off-by: Max <max.suraev(a)fairwaves.co> --- openbsc/src/libmsc/auth.c | 69 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/openbsc/src/libmsc/auth.c b/openbsc/src/libmsc/auth.c index 10d8edf..d04b2fc 100644 --- a/openbsc/src/libmsc/auth.c +++ b/openbsc/src/libmsc/auth.c @@ -24,47 +24,11 @@ #include <openbsc/debug.h> #include <openbsc/auth.h> #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h> - -#include <osmocom/gsm/comp128.h> +#include <osmocom/crypt/auth.h> #include <stdlib.h> -static int -_use_xor(struct gsm_auth_info *ainfo, struct gsm_auth_tuple *atuple) -{ - int i, l = ainfo->a3a8_ki_len; - - if ((l > A38_XOR_MAX_KEY_LEN) || (l < A38_XOR_MIN_KEY_LEN)) { - LOGP(DMM, LOGL_ERROR, "Invalid XOR key (len=%d) %s\n", - ainfo->a3a8_ki_len, - osmo_hexdump(ainfo->a3a8_ki, ainfo->a3a8_ki_len)); - return -1; - } - - for (i=0; i<4; i++) - atuple->sres[i] = atuple->rand[i] ^ ainfo->a3a8_ki[i]; - for (i=4; i<12; i++) - atuple->kc[i-4] = atuple->rand[i] ^ ainfo->a3a8_ki[i]; - - return 0; -} - -static int -_use_comp128_v1(struct gsm_auth_info *ainfo, struct gsm_auth_tuple *atuple) -{ - if (ainfo->a3a8_ki_len != A38_COMP128_KEY_LEN) { - LOGP(DMM, LOGL_ERROR, "Invalid COMP128v1 key (len=%d) %s\n", - ainfo->a3a8_ki_len, - osmo_hexdump(ainfo->a3a8_ki, ainfo->a3a8_ki_len)); - return -1; - } - - comp128(ainfo->a3a8_ki, atuple->rand, atuple->sres, atuple->kc); - - return 0; -} - /* Return values * -1 -> Internal error * 0 -> Not available @@ -76,6 +40,11 @@ int auth_get_tuple_for_subscr(struct gsm_auth_tuple *atuple, { struct gsm_auth_info ainfo; int i, rc; + static struct osmo_sub_auth_data auth = { + .type = OSMO_AUTH_TYPE_GSM + }; + struct osmo_auth_vector _vec; + struct osmo_auth_vector *vec = &_vec; /* Get subscriber info (if any) */ rc = db_get_authinfo_for_subscr(&ainfo, subscr); @@ -109,13 +78,23 @@ int auth_get_tuple_for_subscr(struct gsm_auth_tuple *atuple, return 0; case AUTH_ALGO_XOR: - if (_use_xor(&ainfo, atuple)) - return 0; + auth.algo = OSMO_AUTH_ALG_XOR; + if ((ainfo.a3a8_ki_len > A38_XOR_MAX_KEY_LEN) || (ainfo.a3a8_ki_len < A38_XOR_MIN_KEY_LEN)) { + LOGP(DMM, LOGL_ERROR, "Invalid XOR key (len=%d) %s\n", + ainfo.a3a8_ki_len, + osmo_hexdump(ainfo.a3a8_ki, ainfo.a3a8_ki_len)); + return -1; + } break; case AUTH_ALGO_COMP128v1: - if (_use_comp128_v1(&ainfo, atuple)) - return 0; + auth.algo = OSMO_AUTH_ALG_COMP128v1; + if (ainfo.a3a8_ki_len != A38_COMP128_KEY_LEN) { + LOGP(DMM, LOGL_ERROR, "Invalid COMP128v1 key (len=%d) %s\n", + ainfo.a3a8_ki_len, + osmo_hexdump(ainfo.a3a8_ki, ainfo.a3a8_ki_len)); + return -1; + } break; default: @@ -124,6 +103,14 @@ int auth_get_tuple_for_subscr(struct gsm_auth_tuple *atuple, return 0; } + memcpy(auth.u.gsm.ki, ainfo.a3a8_ki, sizeof(auth.u.gsm.ki)); + + if (osmo_auth_gen_vec(vec, &auth, atuple->rand) < 0) + return -1; + + memcpy(atuple->sres, vec->sres, 4); + memcpy(atuple->kc, vec->kc, 8); + db_sync_lastauthtuple_for_subscr(atuple, subscr); DEBUGP(DMM, "Need to do authentication and ciphering\n"); -- 1.9.1

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recurring issue with OpenBSC
by Ciaby 06 Apr '15

06 Apr '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hi! First a small update: we finally decided to _not_ use token mode, as it confuses a lot of phones, after receiving the token message the SIM goes into an error state and the only way to recover is to reboot the phone. Now we just read the IMSI straight from the SIM (using the card python library, just like osmo-sim-auth does) and register them. Now, the issue we see is that 1-2 users every day reach a point where they can make phone calls and send messages, but they can't receive neither of them. Sometimes the problem can be fixed by running: > subscriber extension <EXT> clear-requests but this only work when there are pending requests. In other cases, the phone has to be rebooted. Did anyone encounter the same issue? Cheers Ciaby -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJUef1WAAoJEPU83OtbD4fQ69kQAI7peg30lHwbDPMXnTX80gUu 0dGsiK2iB5oWZ6Ohbs3W+/+xVoMseuG1di6Rk0XT9buN2IOR5fMfAs3INQ2EuAlV qz1RRn5Ux8uV0RJWyAJoSt7eFh3gbnDgsJ+x8SXEHQRw4rYHG2P+HXyEtncW6A6y L8/oPeIxH/LlP/55MP3KUY5BnQmN658LnJU9AFSwPkpjn2f/dj4o6mUdWo8haTTQ UWPWEdhQoeXPBqHsn2cKamT13SmiepMYAGuDEJci9LCS+J8vd70ukAP/oa1L6u1w +3+RbcNvC9fwAKDLU01b/cu630v6/mhk0lxWNlIz/kNL1aHPZe8QhP5sM4SuLtzj UaeHLxp4u2Pb7N31b3qtRA4jgl+5YFla5376F3d00jPSfZpmFggFgdRB2qWhF1m8 WucfzLc41dV1AVTdL90ISSRt1LZ/fLHBea8kgUxK+KrhBO7U7AV3PXk9of4EAf7y VKMX3KZWwtEKhpi0v3PihgW8bS/RaG3zEmsr30QXzXVaZknCfjGi8OOOB0JaHY48 o3g40YpzeyEq1gOyKKfBmtf1qk4GgLyPKfMUoTvXE2oNHmrg3ZlJldABKNzR9qz3 5hsHJ6/QGsBST1E3dphI0Zb6ubLnFwqBl02GyeJELLbtPCLPQMDicx03cqT4BjO3 vzDcPdIWg1sfSomYKMK9 =Zw4T -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Final review of L1SAP ported to current maste
by Harald Welte 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Dear all, the valuable L1SAP abstraction has been sitting out of master for too long time. It is a pity that this has taken so long. I've finally been able to put some time into osmo-bts again and reviewed the following patch series. It consists of mostly Andreas' work, interspersed with smaller patches/fixups that I introduced after the respective original patch from Andreas. I have started a sysmobts between all of the major steps in this patch series and did a short manual tests involving registration (LU) of two MS, mobile-to-mobile call and vty-to-mobile SMS. So far I couldn't see any problems. What has not been tested yet is the PCU interface as well as encryption support. I plan to do this later this week. I intend to merge the code after this current review cycle. Please take your time to have a look and provide feedback (if any), so we can get this over and work on new features again, rather than infrastrutural changes. I didn't yet rebase the osmo-bts-trx interface on top of the L1SAP, as I don't have a hardware setup for it, and I will leave it to the owners of such hardware to publish/push the respective code after L1SAP is merged. 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)

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Announcing OsmoDevCon 2015
by Harald Welte 13 Feb '15

13 Feb '15

Dear Osmocom.org project members, I'm happy to be able to announce the annual incarnation of OsmoDevCon. The Date is set for March 27 through 30. Venue: As usual, IN-Berlin e.V. in Berlin, Germany. Further details can be obtained from http://openbsc.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/OsmoDevCon2015 Attendance, as usual, is restricted to people with an active history in the Project by contributions in terms of code, patches, discussions, documentation or in other form. = Registration = If you have wiki access, please add yourself to the #Requested section. Alternatively, you can send me private e-mail about it. After review, your (nick)name will be listed in the #Confirmed section. Looking forward to meeting all of you again soon! -- - 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)

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baseband hopping
by Sipos Csaba 11 Feb '15

11 Feb '15

Dear list, If someone can confirm that a setting like this for baseband hopping is valid, that would be awsome: TRX0: (ARFCN=883) - TS0: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (non hopping, BCCH+SDCCH4) - TS1: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) - TS2: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) - TS3: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) - TS4: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) - TS5: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) - TS6: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) - TS7: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=0 (hopping, TCH) TRX1: (ARFCN=885) - TS0: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (non-hopping, TCH) - TS1: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) - TS2: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) - TS3: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) - TS4: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) - TS5: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) - TS6: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) - TS7: MA=883,885 HSN=0 MAIO=1 (hopping, TCH) This is one sector with 2 TRX configured for BB hopping. Thanks in advance! Csaba

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[Patch]: Nokia: make hopping a user changeable parameter
by Sipos Csaba 08 Feb '15

08 Feb '15

Dear Holger, Thanks for the commit on my previous patch. Here is a new one: This pacth makes hopping type (baseband or RF) a user changeable parameter. Tested with: - MetroSite: baseband and RF hopping works - UltraSite: RF hopping works As previously, the default behavior of OpenBSC is not changed. If the configuration parameter is not provided, it will default to baseband hopping, as before. It builds against the latest version of OpenBSC master. Regards, Csaba

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