OpenBSC May 2018

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Splitting out M3UA and MTP3 out of Open BSC into a separate library
by Arran Cudbard-Bell 20 Nov '25

20 Nov '25

Hi, Developing a module for FreeRADIUS to support EAP-SIM and EAP-AKA authentication against a HLR. The HLR we were targeting only supported a SCTP/M3UA/SCCP/TCAP/MAP stack, so we couldn't use SUA. Ripping the M3UA/MTP3 code out of OpenBSC worked surprisingly well. We ended up running the event loop in a separate thread to work around the threading issues. Unfortunately the HLR implements the ANSI variant of everything, whereas OpenBSC and supporting libraries seem to have been written to be compatible with the ITU standards. ...but the differences are fairly minor at MTP3 and SCCP layers, and i've started work on a patchset for libosmo-sccp. https://gerrit.osmocom.org/#/c/73/ Anyway, trying to gauge interest in splitting those layers out of Open BSC into a separate library, would be happy to take on M2UA as well for consistency. It would almost certainly get more projects using the code. There's very little out there even in Perl land for working with SS7. Thanks, -Arran Arran Cudbard-Bell <a.cudbardb(a)freeradius.org> FreeRADIUS Development Team FD31 3077 42EC 7FCD 32FE 5EE2 56CF 27F9 30A8 CAA2

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ip.access nano 3G S8 Configuration
by John Thewlis - Meath Broadband 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

We are trying to setup this AP as part of the 3.5G Osmocom project. We have the software stack operational and are now preparing the nano for testing. When we try to login via telnet at port 8090 we are getting a constant refusal to connect:- root@osm/openbsc/openbsc/src/ipaccess# telnet 192.168.192.30 8090 Trying 192.168.192.30... telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused The device seems to be locked as indicated by the leds on the front panel. We have tried resetting the nano to see if this would help but to no avail. Any ideas as to how to access the device for initial configuration?. Thanks John

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GPRS - local and foreign TLLIs
by Luca Melette 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

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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Need nano3G (S8 - Model 237A)
by Akib Sayyed 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

Dear List I am extremely sorry for off the topic question. I am willing to buy nano3G Nodeb. Is anyone in list have spare which can be sold. Please let me know. -- Akib Sayyed Matrix-Shell akibsayyed(a)gmail.com akibsayyed(a)matrixshell.com Mob:- +91-966-514-2243 <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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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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dynamic traffic channels
by Neels Hofmeyr 20 May '25

20 May '25

On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 10:05:28AM +0200, Harald Welte wrote: > [translated from german] > is it certain that we switch a channel to PDCH only when > gprs mode != none? A TS can be GSM_PCHAN_TCH_F_PDCH; those are the only ones for which we send a PDCH ACT message. We send a PDCH ACT message - during init (CHANNEL OML's state changed to enabled -> send PDCH ACT), - and upon channel release ack when pchan == GSM_PCHAN_TCH_F_PDCH. So the question is, when we receive a channel release ack, could that be the PDCH release and we switch PDCH right back on by accident? No, because we only receive a chan rel ack when the *TCH/F* is being released. That is because the PDCH release is initiated "internally" from the PDCH DEACT, and thus this condition in common/rsl.c rsl_tx_rf_rel_ack() catches on, which existed before dyn PDCH: if (lchan->rel_act_kind != LCHAN_REL_ACT_RSL) { LOGP(DRSL, LOGL_NOTICE, "%s not sending REL ACK\n", gsm_lchan_name(lchan)); return 0; } In rsl_rx_rf_chan_rel() the rel_act_kind is set to LCHAN_REL_ACT_RSL, but not in the rsl_rx_dyn_pdch(). This is analogous to the ip.access way -- the ip.access nanobts replies to a PDCH DEACT with a PDCH DEACT ACK and doesn't send a separate channel release ack. Maybe we could set rel_act_kind to some new LCHAN_REL_ACT_IPAC_DYN_PDCH for clarity? (But we shouldn't actually send a release ack, to stay compatible.) Even though it works as-is, we should indeed add another flag check: - We do check the flags that no ACT/DEACT is already pending; - And we do send a PDCH DEACT only if ts->flags & TS_F_PDCH_ACTIVE; - But we would send a PDCH ACT despite ts->flags & TS_F_PDCH_ACTIVE. This should never happen, but it would make sense to ensure that. ~Neels

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Save the Date: OsmoCon 2018 on October 18-19, 2018
by Harald Welte 19 Oct '18

19 Oct '18

== OsmoCon 2018 == OsmoCon (Osmocom Conference) 2018 is the technical conference for Osmocom users, operators and developers! We are happy to announce the date of OsmoCon 2018. It has been scheduled on October 18 + 19, 2018 and will happen in Berlin, Germany. For the second time, the Osmocom Conference brings together users, operators and developers of the Osmocom Open Source cellular infrastructure projects, such as OsmoBTS, OsmoBSC, OsmoSGSN, OpenGGSN and others. Join us for two days of presentations and discussions with the main developers behind Open Source Mobile Communications, as well as commercial and non-profit users of the Osmocom cellular infrastructure software. You can find some initial information in our wiki at http://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoCon2018 which will be updated as more information becomes available. == Call for Participation == We're also at the same time announcing the Call for Participation and call on everyone with experiences to share around the Osmocom member projects to submit talks, workshops, discussions or other proposals. You can find the CfP at https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/cfp We are particularly looking for contributions about: * updates on features/functionality/status of individual Osmocom projects * success stories on how Osmocom projects are deployed in practice * migration from OsmoNITB to the post-NITB architecture * tutorials / workshops on how to setup / analyze Osmocom projects * statistics, reporting, operations aspects of Osmocom projects * third-party open source utilities to be used with Osmocom projects Looking forward to meeting many existing and new Osmocom users at OsmCon this October! Regards, Harald Welte -- - 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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Osmo-bts "shutdown timer expired"
by Георгий Прайзендорф 15 Jun '18

15 Jun '18

Hi, sorry for my English. I installed osmocombb on Kali rolling. When i'm trying to start my own bts, it works for 4 seconds, then i can see message "Shutdown timer expired". Bellow you can see my config files. 1 screenshot - 2 trx firmware on motorola c115. 2 screenshot, left - follow the commercial BTS timer, right - starting MSC, SMS, HLR. 3 screenshot - starting osmo-bts. 4 screen - my problem. I can connect with telnet to BSC and BTS, but BTS - only for this 4 seconds, when it's up. I didn't replaced filters on motorola, is it my problem? Or i just need to install smth more? Also, if i write to the wrong mail list, tell me please where should i write with my problem?

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nanoBTS constantly restarting
by Michael Spahn 01 Jun '18

01 Jun '18

Hello all, I have recently tried migrating an OsmoNITB setup to the new standard using mostly this guide right here: https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Osmocom_Network_I… <https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Osmocom_Network_I…> However, while my nanoBTS works perfectly fine in the old setup, it just doesn not work at all in the new one. When I start osmo-bsc the LED on the BTS starts flashing green after a few seconds and then stops flashing and just stays green all the time, which is the expected behaviour. Unfortunately though, after another couple of seconds, the LED starts flashing green again and then turns red. This is what the log shows: BTS 0: Failure Event Report: Type=processing failure, Severity=critical failure, Probable cause=Manufacturer specific values: Fatal software error, Additional Text=l2_bch.c:1154 **** ** l2_bch.c#1154:BCHbcchSItypeValid( prim_p->infoType ) ** IPA_SW_FATAL_ERROR ** In task "TRX Proc:L2_BCH" @ (1063). **** 　 . BTS 0: Failure Event Report: Type=processing failure, Severity=critical failure, Probable cause=Manufacturer specific values: Fatal software error, Additional Text=TRX Proc:L2_BCH:l2_bch.c#1154 (1063). BTS 0: Failure Event Report: Type=processing failure, Severity=warning level failure, Probable cause=Manufacturer specific values: Software warning, Additional Text=31385:WARN:OAM_RES:trx_fatal_error_log.c#255:TRX has logged the error: 　 . BTS 0: Failure Event Report: Type=processing failure, Severity=warning level failure, Probable cause=Manufacturer specific values: Software warning, Additional Text=31385:WARN:OAM_RES:trx_fatal_error_log.c#256:TRX Proc:L2_BCH:l2_bch.c#1154 (1063) . BTS 0: Failure Event Report: Type=processing failure, Severity=critical failure, Probable cause=Manufacturer specific values: Fatal software error, Additional Text=BCHbcchSItypeValid( prim_p->infoType ). BTS 0: Failure Event Report: Type=processing failure, Severity=warning level failure, Probable cause=Manufacturer specific values: Software warning, Additional Text=31385:WARN:OAM_RES:trx_fatal_error_log.c#260:BCHbcchSItypeValid( prim_p->infoType ) 　 20180328072641280 DLINP <0013> input/ipaccess.c:247 Sign link vanished, dead socket 20180328072641281 DLINP <0013> input/ipaccess.c:71 Forcing socket shutdown with no signal link set 20180328072641282 DCTRL <000e> osmo_bsc_ctrl.c:160 No more BTS connected, sending TRAP. 　 Now I'm not claiming that my config is already 100% correct but I feel like this isn't a configuration issue. I'm using the most recent nightly builds of the entire osmocom library. Does anyone know what could be at fault here? Kind regards, Michael Spahn

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