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Re: Libraries not found when using nightly
by Sipos Csaba 11 Sep '23

11 Sep '23

Hi Vadim, You are probably correct, in the mean time I recompiled everything, so it works now, but most likely the *-dev packages were missing. Thanks for pointing that out! Another question I have is about displaying the Osmo-BSC logs: I am working on a museum setup and would be nice to show the BSC log output on the screen when there is activity. I wonder if there is a practical way to do that without altering the systemd part. Regards, Csaba

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Libraries not found when using nightly
by Sipos Csaba 09 Sep '23

09 Sep '23

Dear List, I face the problem that when I am in general using the nightly builds on Ubuntu 20.04, but I want to compile a specific project (Osmo-BSC in this case), the configure script is not able to find the Osmocom libraries which are already installed and available. Output of the configure script: configure: error: Package requirements (libosmocore >= 1.8.0) were not met: Package 'libosmocore', required by 'virtual:world', not found Libosmocore is available on the system: root@openbsc:~/osmo-bsc_bootstrap_mod/osmo-bsc# ldconfig -v|grep libosmocore /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't stat /usr/local/lib/i386-linux-gnu: No such file or directory /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't stat /usr/local/lib/i686-linux-gnu: No such file or directory /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't stat /lib/i686-linux-gnu: No such file or directory /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't stat /usr/lib/i686-linux-gnu: No such file or directory /sbin/ldconfig.real: Can't stat /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu: No such file or directory /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: Path `/usr/lib' given more than once /sbin/ldconfig.real: /lib/i386-linux-gnu/ld-2.31.so is the dynamic linker, ignoring /sbin/ldconfig.real: /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/ld-2.31.so is the dynamic linker, ignoring libosmocore.so.20 -> libosmocore.so.20.0.0 Can someone help me with what kind of flags do I need to provide to the configure script and how? Much appreciate the help! Regards, Csaba

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GPRS hardware recommendations
by Ben Huntsman 09 Sep '23

09 Sep '23

Hi all- I'm trying to get a GPRS network set up to serve a few old phones I have, but I don't really need anything beyond that. There's a daunting array of choices and scant documentation out there, so I just thought I'd ask, does anyone have any recommendations for what the least expensive hardware solution to implement GPRS would be? In particular though, I'd like to go with commercial non-SDR hardware, and I'd rather spend a tiny bit more if it would get something smaller... Are there any good GPRS-capable femtocells that work well with the Osmo stack? I'm looking at some old Ericsson gear but hoping for something more compact. Thanks in advance! -Ben

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Can I build my own GMR satellite/base station and core network based on OpenBSC?
by 1191595017＠qq.com 07 Sep '23

07 Sep '23

Dear Osmocom community, Can I build my own GMR satellite/base station and core network based on open-source software (e.g. osmo-bts) and SDR? GMR is mentioned in the Osmo-bts user manual, but it doesn't say if it is implemented and how to configure it. If Osmo-bts doesn't work, is there any other project to build my own GMR base station and establish a connection with a GMR device? Best regards, Wei

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Manually choose frequencies for osmotrx
by Enzo Damato 27 Aug '23

27 Aug '23

Hello. I am working on setting up an osmoTRX based base station. Where I am in the US, between 902 and 928 MHz is part of the ISM spectrum, and unregulated. Therefore, I would like to configure my base station to use both an uplink and down link frequency within this range. However, none of the pre-existing ARFCN options have both the uplink and downlink frequencies within this band. Is it possible to manually shift the frequency used by the base station, or manually select the up/down frequencies so that both remain within this range? Thank you for your help, Enzo Damato

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Manually choose frequencies for osmotrx
by edamato＠ctc.sh 25 Aug '23

25 Aug '23

Hello. I am working on setting up an osmoTRX based base station. Where I am in the US, between 902 and 928 MHz is part of the ISM spectrum, and unregulated. Therefore, I would like to configure my base station to use both an uplink and down link frequency within this range. However, none of the pre-existing ARFCN options have both the uplink and downlink frequencies within this band. Is it possible to manually shift the frequency used by the base station, or manually select the up/down frequencies so that both remain within this range? Thank you for your help, Enzo Damato

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Re: Welcome SMS for on-demand subscribers
by Sipos Csaba 14 Aug '23

14 Aug '23

Hi Keith, > Is it an artwork by any chance? We are saving a Nokia UltraSite and building an as fully functional GSM network as much as it is possible. We have a bit of a LAPD issue on the multi-TRX side of things as the current RSL bootstrap code is really only practical for the InSite units, so that needs some work, but at least the OM data we send is confirmed to be correct, and I can make a single TRX work. One other thing would be nice to have is Cell Broadcast, that part also does not work yet, but lets keep that issue separated. Your second link requires a gitlab login. Is there a more accessible way to get that patch? :-) Thanks! Regards, Csaba

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Welcome SMS for on-demand subscribers
by Sipos Csaba 11 Aug '23

11 Aug '23

Dear List, In the good old NITB days, it was possible to set up an "open" network where a foreign IMSI was able to register with the network, and at the first attempt the subscriber received sort of a "welcome" SMS with its random generated MSISDN. I found the on-demand option in the HLR, but I am not sure if the welcome SMS part is even possible since the network elements are now separated, no sign of it in any of the manuals though. I am working on a museum setup where there will be some pre-programmed SIMs in handsets, but it would be nice if the visitors themselves can use their own phone to connect and use the network. Worst case they can use the USSD command to get their MSISDN, but a welcome SMS would be nice to have. Regards, Csaba

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Re: OpenBSC Digest, Vol 105, Issue 5
by Sipos Csaba 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

Hi Keith, My question was targeting the Osmocom stack and not the (external) PBX. I already found some AMR patches for Asterisk (it seems it is still not part of mainline), will try to do that. The second half of my question was somewhat vaguely tries to ask if it is possible to do AMR when the call is MO-MT directly, or maybe the MGW can do transcoding, so in a nutshell: maybe there is a solution to do GSM FR when the call is outbound from the mobile network and AMR when it is mobile to mobile. Or the transcoding path is also an option. Point is: about these capabilities there is very little information available about what is supported and what is not within the Osmocom domain. Regards, Csaba

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SMSC address terminology
by Mychaela Falconia 08 Aug '23

08 Aug '23

Hello fellow developers, I am getting ready to implement my own SMSC, connecting to Osmocom CN via GSUP (see OS#6135), and I have a question about SMSC address terminology. In traditional commercial GSM networks, the SMSC address visible to the user (prepended to the TPDU for MT SMs, stored in EF_SMSP record on the SIM for MO SMs) looks like a phone number in full international format, with TON=1 and NPI=1. For example, T-Mobile's SMSC address is +12063130004 (to an uninitiated eye it looks exactly like a regular phone number in Seattle, WA), while the SMSC of Mexican Telcel is +5294100001410 - one digit longer than regular phone numbers in Mexico, and a little irregular in structure. What is the correct term for these SC-address phone-number-thingies? Are they Global Titles - or is GT something different? If I were to make up fake global-looking SMSC addresses of this form, e.g., something like +1xxx55501xx for NANP territory, would it be correct to call such SC-address a fake Global Title? Just wondering... M~

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