OpenBSC April 2021

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osmo-gsm-manuals in project repos: I see no .pdf
by Neels Hofmeyr 08 Jan '26

08 Jan '26

Hi Oliver, so I merged the stuff to add the manuals to the individual git repositories, since you said that it works. But when I do --enable-manuals I don't see any PDF files generated. Also a manual 'make pdf' says "nothing to be done". (I probably should have tried it before merging after all) So what am I doing wrong? Alternatively, can you fix it please? ~N

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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 08 Jul '25

08 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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Problem while running NIB on Open Cellular Base sation
by Brackley Casinga 31 Jan '24

31 Jan '24

Hi, My name is Brackley Cassinga Form DRC, we run a community network called pamoja net where we offer gsm services using osmocom open source software and OC Base station. Recently I have tried to install another base station as the same installed but I could not find any resource guiding through all the steps to take to run NIB on a base station. I'm currently running Ubuntu and I will appreciate if you could guide me on the installation of BSC,hlr,MSC , in order to run a basic gsm network. Thank you. Regards -- *Ir Brackley heshima Casinga **Pacifique* *CEO and Founder of kwanzatechnologie* KwanzaTechnologies ,GlobalElectronics +243977265291 | +243977265291 | Pcassinga(a)gmail.com/ brackley(a)ensemblepourladifference.org www.kwantechnologies.jimdosite.com <http://www.kwantechnologies.com/> | Skype: Brackley cassinga <https://webapp.wisestamp.com/#> Av Semliki N 43

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pySim ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'construct'
by Niels ten Oever 03 May '21

03 May '21

Hi all, I am a happy user of pySim - thanks a lot for the work on it. Unfortunately, I think something broke during recent updates that might have to do with software versions. I went through a full reinstall and have done all the software installations mentioned in the README.md, but when I do: $ ./pySim-read.py -p0 I get: Traceback (most recent call last): File "./pySim-read.py", line 31, in <module> from pySim.ts_51_011 import EF, DF, EF_SST_map, EF_AD File "/home/gagarin/Data/pysim/pySim/ts_51_011.py", line 324, in <module> from construct import * ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'construct' I tried: $ sudo pip3 install construct Requirement already satisfied: construct in /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages (2.10.67) But that did not solve the issue. Any pointers are very welcome. All the best, Niels PS FYI: $ cat /proc/version Linux version 5.8.0-50-generic (buildd@lgw01-amd64-051) (gcc (Ubuntu 10.2.0-13ubuntu1) 10.2.0, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Ubuntu) 2.35.1) #56-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 12 17:18:36 UTC 2021 $ lsusb | grep OMNI Bus 001 Device 033: ID 076b:3031 OmniKey AG OMNIKEY 3x21 Smart Card Reader -- Niels ten Oever, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher - Media Studies Department - University of Amsterdam Research Fellow - Centre for Internet and Human Rights - European University Viadrina Associated Scholar - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - Fundação Getúlio Vargas https://nielstenoever.net - mail(a)nielstenoever.net - @nielstenoever - +31629051853 PGP: 2458 0B70 5C4A FD8A 9488 643A 0ED8 3F3A 468A C8B3 Read my latest article on Internet infrastructure governance in New Media & Society here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461444820929320

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comparison of open source 4G and 5G implementations
by Niels ten Oever 01 May '21

01 May '21

Hi all, Slightly inspired by the excellent responses I got today on this list on another problem I wanted to ask a question about the comparison of open source 4G and 5G implementations. While there are several lists that provide overviews of said open source software for 4G and 5G networks [0], I have not found a paper, blogpost, or table that compares the implementations in a meaningful manner. Does such an overview exist, if so, could you point me to it, or if it doesn't exist, do you think such an overview would be helpful? Have a great weekend. Niels PS If this is the wrong list to post this (kind of) question to, feel free to tell me so :) [0] for instance https://github.com/ravens/awesome-telco and https://github.com/calee0219/awesome-5g -- Niels ten Oever, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher - Media Studies Department - University of Amsterdam Research Fellow - Centre for Internet and Human Rights - European University Viadrina Associated Scholar - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - Fundação Getúlio Vargas Affiliated Factulty - Digital Democracy Insitute - Simon Fraser University https://nielstenoever.net - mail(a)nielstenoever.net - @nielstenoever - +31629051853 PGP: 2458 0B70 5C4A FD8A 9488 643A 0ED8 3F3A 468A C8B3 Read my latest article on Internet infrastructure governance in New Media & Society here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1461444820929320

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Announcement of "OsmoDevCall" on April 23, 2021
by Harald Welte 19 Apr '21

19 Apr '21

Dear Osmocom community, It's my pleasure to announce the next OsmoDevCall at April 23, 2021 at 20:00 CEST at https://meeting4.franken.de/b/har-xbc-bsx-wvs This meeting will have the following schedule: 20:00 meet + greet 20:15 presentation by horiz0n: "YIG & YANG (Yet ANother yiG driver)" 21:00 USSE: unstructured supplementary social event [*] 22:00 close of call Presentation Abstract: This talk will briefly introduce the working principles of YIG (Yttrium Iron Garnet) microwave circuits, their applications and finally conclude with a presentation of a recently developed driver circuit. Attendance is free of charge and open to anyone with an interest in Osmocom. More information about OsmoDevCall, including the schedule for further upcoming events can be found at https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoDevCall Looking forward to meeting you on Friday. Best regards, Harald [*] this is how we started to call the "unstructured" part of osmocom developer conferences in the past, basically where anyone can talk about anything, no formal schedule or structure. -- - Harald Welte <laforge(a)osmocom.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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Announcement of "OsmoDevCall" on April 9, 2021
by Harald Welte 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Dear Osmocom community, It's my pleasure to announce the next OsmoDevCall at April 9, 2021 at 20:00 CET at https://meeting4.franken.de/b/har-xbc-bsx-wvs This meeting will have the following schedule: 20:00 meet + greet 20:15 presentation: pySim-shell - the next generation of pySim 21:00 USSE: unstructured supplementary social event [*] 22:00 close of call Presentation Abstract: For more than a decade, pySim-prog has been the tool to configure/program SIM cards in research/lab/private cellular networks. Originally designed for very simplistic GSM-only SIM Cards, it was extended again and again to cover more use cases and parameters. There is a limit as to how far one can go with stuffing everything into command line arguments. In 2021, pySim-shell was created as the next generation tool. It features interactive navigation around the file system, editing capabilities, backup and restore of all [known] files, ... Attendance is free of charge and open to anyone with an interest in Osmocom. More information about OsmoDevCall, including the schedule for further upcoming events can be found at https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoDevCall Looking forward to meeting you on Friday. Best regards, Harald [*] this is how we started to call the "unstructured" part of osmocom developer conferences in the past, basically where anyone can talk about anything, no formal schedule or structure. -- - Harald Welte <laforge(a)osmocom.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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WIP / RFC for pysim 'next generation;' aka pysim-shell
by Harald Welte 07 Apr '21

07 Apr '21

Dear Osmocom community, pySim-prog was nice when there were only 5 parameters on a SIM that we could program, and where the use case was pretty limited. Today, we have SIM/USIM/ISIM cards with hundreds of files and even more parameters to program. We cannot add a command line argument for each file to pySim-prog. Instead, this introduces an interactive command-line shell / REPL, in which one can navigate the file system of the card, read and update files both in raw format and in decoded/parsed format. The idea is primarily inspired by Henryk Ploetz' venerable cyberflex-shell, but implemented on a more modern basis using the cmd2 python module. You can see the very first prototype in the laforge/shell branch of pysim.git You can do things with it like this: ===> Start-up and authenticate with adm pin ---------------------------------------------------------------------- $ ./pysim-shell.py -p 0 Using PC/SC reader interface Autodetected card type: sysmoISIM-SJA2 AIDs on card: ['a0000000871002ffffffff8907090000', 'a0000000871004ffffffff8907090000'] Welcome to pySim-shell! pySIM-shell (3f00)> verify_adm 92990895 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===> interactive help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pySIM-shell (3f00)> help Documented commands (use 'help -v' for verbose/'help <topic>' for details): ISO7816 Commands ================ read_binary select_adf select_file update_binary update_record verify_chv pySim Commands ============== intro verify_adm USIM Commands ============= read_ehplmn ust_service_activate ust_service_deactivate pySim-shell built-in commands ============================= alias help macro quit run_script shell edit history py run_pyscript set shortcuts ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===> more interactive help ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pySIM-shell (3f00)> help read_binary usage: read_binary [-h] [--file-id FILE_ID] [--offset OFFSET] [--length LENGTH] [--record-nr RECORD_NR] Read binary data from a transparent EF optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit --file-id FILE_ID File ID --offset OFFSET Byte offset for start of read --length LENGTH Number of bytes to read --record-nr RECORD_NR Number of record to read ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===> navigating the FS and reading files ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pySIM-shell (3f00)> select_file 7f20 ['622c8202782183027f20a509800171830400018d088a01058b032f0601c60f90017083010183018183010a83010b'] pySIM-shell (3f00/7f20)> read_binary --file-id 6f07 089910070000400310 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===> interaction with local filesystem, i.e. I/O redirect + shell commands ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pySIM-shell (3f00)> select_adf a0000000871002 pySIM-shell (a0000000871002)> select_file 5f3b pySIM-shell (a0000000871002/5f3b)> read_binary --file-id 4f20 > /tmp/f pySIM-shell (a0000000871002/5f3b)> !cat /tmp/f ffffffffffffffff07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===> piping output through shell tools like grep ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pySIM-shell (3f00)> read_ust | grep 86 Service 86 - Allowed CSG Lists and corresponding indications ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ===> enabling/disabling services ---------------------------------------------------------------------- pySIM-shell (3f00/7f20)> ust_service_activate 123 pySIM-shell (3f00/7f20)> ust_service_deactivate 123 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It's a very first prototype, but it is really promising. The major tasks I see to make this go anywhere is: * have "File" class with encoder/decoder methods, which are registered automatically with a 'file system' layer that knows about the DF/ADF hierarchy ** this allows us to have a "read-decoded" command, which will call the decode method of the file, automatically resolved by the selected FID/path * automatic mapping of file-name -> FID and FID -> file name ** when printing (like in the path), use the human-readable names ** allow users to use human-readable names in SELECT * decode + display the TLVs / FCPs after a SELECT (like cyberflex-shell * ability to enable/disable APDU trace * dynamically register/deregster commands based on the path, i.e. offer USIM commands only when in ADF_USIM We have quite a bit of that infrastructure in the c-language libosmosim, (part of libosmocore.git), but unfortunately not in python :/ Let me know if anyone is interested in joining this effort. 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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