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sgsn/ggsn bitrate tests and reflexions
by carcelle 26 Apr '12

26 Apr '12

Hi dear osmocom folks, I have been doing some bitrate throughput tests from different MS (i.e. phones models) connected to a working osmo-nitb/sgsn/ggsn configuration (with a nanoBTS DCS1800) and i get 15kbits/s maximum (tcp/udp transfer) with the gprs subnet nat-ed to a 100baseT lan connected to a 2Mbits/s dsl line The channel configuration is as follow in the osmo-nitb configuration file : <file /etc/osmocom/bsc.conf> (...) nominal power 23 max_power_red 0 rsl e1 tei 0 timeslot 0 phys_chan_config CCCH+SDCCH4 ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 1 phys_chan_config TCH/F ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 2 phys_chan_config TCH/F ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 3 phys_chan_config TCH/F ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 4 phys_chan_config TCH/F ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 5 phys_chan_config TCH/F ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 6 phys_chan_config TCH/F ! hopping enabled 0 timeslot 7 phys_chan_config PDCH </file> Should i change the channel configuration to get more bitrate ? Should add more cells (bts?) to add more channels ? my best, cheers. Xavier.

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PCAP and CFG Files for NanoBTS with GPRS "unknown TLLI" issue ...
by John 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Peter Suge wrote: >Please send the pcap file as requested. It includes significant >detail which is not shown in console messages. You can use tcpdump >to create the file from the command line, or even wireshark. Here is the pcap: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1aXbMU98OahcWp3cVRRWEJBeHc The phone cannot communicate any GPRS data after the message in packet 480 (sent upon power up), which is also when the console shows a message like this below (not actual message from attached pcap): <0012> gprs_bssgp.c:347 BSSGPTLLI=0x7d3b6971 Rx UPLINK-UNITDATA <0013> gprs_llc.c:478 LLC SAPI=1C FCS=0x35b15fCMD=UI DATA <0013> gprs_llc.c:742 LLC RX:unknown TLLI 0x7d3b6971, creating LLME on the fly Others on this mailing list asked for the config files. Here is the nanobts config, which follows the example on the instructions in the wiki for GPRS, with the main differences being allowing all devices to attach and I set the IP addresses. Also, I put the PDCH in the last two timeslots. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1aXbMU98OahcGFFWkRIcE54NDQ Here is the SGSN config: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1aXbMU98OaheVFqdUhYZWkwQzg There are some strange things in the BCCH configuration in packet #240 of the pcap that don't match configuration files. For example, I have set cell reselection hysteresis as shown in the openbsc.cfg to 4, but the BCCH configuration packet #240 has the value of 2. Let me know if you see anything, and I appreciate your feedback. John

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Issue with GPRS for nanoBTS: no SGSN IP sent to nanoBTS ...
by John 24 Apr '12

24 Apr '12

Hi, I have an ipaccess nanobts model 165AU. I have followed the instructions for GPRS on the OpenBSC with a fresh install of Ubuntu 11.10: http://openbsc.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/OpenBSC_GPRS By adding the IMSIs for two GPRS capable handsets to the database and assigning extensions, the phones will attach and I can make calls between the handsets. However, there seems to be no functionality related to GPRS. A couple of of different iPhones in GPRS field test mode won't pick up GPRS-related parameters in "filed test mode", such as they won't see different values I try for T3192 timer or DRC Timer Max. Note that I see changes I try for these parameters (T3192 and DRC Timer Max) sent to the nanobts from the wireshark packet captures. These same iPhones can make phone calls through the nanoBTS/OpenBSC. Probably, the most significant underlying issue is that I don't see the SGSN IP address ever sent to the nanoBTS anywhere in the Wireshark packet capture. It's clearly set in my configuration line "gprs nsvc 0 remote ip 192.168.XXX.YYY", and again I'm using an exact copy of the instructions linked above. So, GPRS clearly won't work without the nanoBTS "knowing" the SGSN. I do see the link between SGSN and GGSN, and the SGSN/GGSN both "up", but no traffic of course between the nanoBTS and SGSN. Note that I also did some searching and I saw one posting where the configuration line "gprs mode gprs" should be "gprs mode egprs", but that didn't make any difference. Does anyone have suggestions of what might be wrong or what I should look at? Thanks, John

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April 25, 7pm / Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin?
by Harald Welte 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Hi all! This is the announcement for the 2nd incarnation of our bi-weekly Osmocom Berlin meeting. April 25, 7pm @ CCC Berlin, Marienstr. 11, 10113 Berlin The schedule is as follows: 19:00 Introduction into the TETRA base station located @ CCCB For quite some time, there is a full TETRA base station located in the Berlin CCC, consisting of two base radios (BR), a site controller (TSC), an auto-tuning cavity combiner and other equipment. The talk will introduce the architecture of the system and the current status of getting it running. 20:00 Presenting the CC32RS512 / towards an Osmocom Card OS The CC32RS512 is a flash-based smart card controller to which the documentation is available without NDA. This means that we finally are able to implement a Smart Card OS (COS) as free software. 20:30 Informal discussions If you are interested to show up, feel free to do so. There is no registration required. If the initial part is not interesting to you, feel free to join us later at 20:30. The meeting is free as in "free beer", despite no actual free beer being around ;) 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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Question regarding timeouts and RRLP
by Refik Hadzialic 23 Apr '12

23 Apr '12

Dear group members, (I would like to apologize if you got this message for the second time, but last time I sent it to the wrong mail address and I am not sure if the gnumonks mailing list is synchronized with this one, osmocom, I am sorry if you get this mail for the second time!) I would like to ask you a question regarding the timeouts and initiating/allocating an SDCCH channel for a subscriber inside of the GSM network. I am trying to modify some parts of OpenBSC (/openbsc/src/libmsc/rrlp.c) and to implement the MS-based RRLP in OpenBSC (to send assistance data in form of almanac, ephemeris, BTS geolocation data and GPS reference time to the MS). At the moment I use the silent sms to start an RRLP request (send RRLP request + assistance data and then send the silent sms). But if it takes too long to send the assistance data OpenBSC starts from the beginning (send rrlp request + assistance data + sms again). I think this is because OpenBSC waits for an ack from the MS for the silent sms (which has not been sent) and therefore it's a timeout issue. As a quick hack I have modified parts of the code and got the RRLP to work (sent successfully these data and I got a position from the MS). Just for the curious one, I commented out three lines just before the return, in /openbsc/src/libmsc/gsm_04_11.c in the function, gsm411_rx_rp_ack, the following lines: //else //gsm411_release_conn(trans->conn); /* free the transaction here */ //trans_free(trans); and I changed one timer value from 10 to 100, in /openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_rll.c in the function, rll_establish to: osmo_timer_schedule(&rllr->timer, 100, 0);. As I know what I did was wrong (since changing the timers and not releasing the channel properly influences the whole system) but I just did it for the purpose of testing and to see do I send correct data and does the RRLP work at all. I hope you can give me some hints and guides how to allocate a channel for around 130 seconds and to send the RRLP assistance data within that channel without doing the above tricks. Once everything works properly I will provide the RRLP code. Best regards, Refik Hadzialic

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Re: Buying a nanoBTS
by Alex J Lennon 04 Apr '12

04 Apr '12

Hi Patrick, They come up on eBay now and again. You might want to keep an eye on there. I paid around £150. I'm not sure if that's good or bad... Best Regards, Alex On 04/04/2012 10:22, Patrick Klapper wrote: > Hello, > > I am interested in buying a nanoBTS. > The sales department of ip.access told me, that they only sell their products to mobile operators. > > Where can I buy an ip.access nanoBTS (GSM1800) and what's its price? > > Regards > > Patrick

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April 11, 7pm / Re: Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin?
by Harald Welte 03 Apr '12

03 Apr '12

To quote myself... On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 12:00:42PM +0200, Harald Welte wrote: > > I would probably be in favor of Wednesday > > Great, then we have already three people in favor of Wednesday (which > would also work out fine for me). I've now inquired with CCC Berlin, people there seem to be fine with a bi-weekly meeting on wednesday. I told them that one CCCB member would be present at every meeting. This would likely be me (unless I'm travelling) so we have to see that somebody else (dexter, prom, roh, zecke, ...) can fulfill that role during other meetings. The first meeting thus will be next wednesday, April 11. I suggest we meet at 7pm. A more official announcement will follow. -- - 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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Re: Recording / Re: Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin?
by Katrin Verclas 01 Apr '12

01 Apr '12

It was my understanding from your suggestion that there would be presentations and discussions after those presentations at the meetings, making this not just having a beer with friends but more formal affairs. That would be useful for people elsewhere to see, given that this is a global community. Not sure what German law has to do with putting online or streaming such presentations. Cameras off when it comes to the informal part and beer time.. Love this list otherwise. And will come to Berlin this summer so may attend one or two, regardless :) Cheers from New York. K ------Original Message------ From: Harald Welte To: Katrin Verclas Cc: Holger Hans Peter Freyther Cc: Akib Sayyed Cc: baseband-devel(a)lists.osmocom.org Cc: openbsc(a)lists.osmocom.org Subject: Recording / Re: Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin? Sent: Mar 31, 2012 8:01 AM Hi Katrin, On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 07:17:17PM +0000, Katrin Verclas wrote: > Could not disagree more. We live-stream local events all the time with > a very unobtrusive webcam/ustream and it bothers no one who is there > but benefits all who are not. And I couldn't disagree more with you. The mere existance of the two words 'camera' and 'unobtrusive' in one sentence are a contradiction in terms. If I want to meet with a small group of people and informally discuss technical topic, than that is _very_ different from being live streamed to an unknonwn number of people, any of which could make recordings and I would have to very carefully think about each and every word that I'm saying. That's not a particularly relaxed environment and would kill all the fun there is in having the meeting in the first place. Legally, In Germany this corresponds to "not publicly spoken word" (nicht oeffentlich gesprochenes Wort). It is punishable under law to record or broadcast that. (Clause 201 of German criminal code). 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) Sent via mobile. Hence, short.

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Re: Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin?
by Katrin Verclas 31 Mar '12

31 Mar '12

Could not disagree more. We live-stream local events all the time with a very unobtrusive webcam/ustream and it bothers no one who is there but benefits all who are not. Best, Katrin ------Original Message------ From: Holger Hans Peter Freyther Sender: baseband-devel-bounces(a)lists.osmocom.org To: Akib Sayyed Cc: baseband-devel(a)lists.osmocom.org Cc: openbsc(a)lists.osmocom.org Subject: Re: Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin? Sent: Mar 30, 2012 3:13 PM On 03/30/2012 07:27 PM, Akib Sayyed wrote: > even i am in.people who cannot participate please make some > arrangement for them like live streaming and chat support. > <http://www.ustream.tv/ support free live streaming> Hi, I don't think this is a good idea. It kills the local atmosphere without having any real benefit. Every decision/code and most likely slides will be public anyway. z. Sent via mobile. Hence, short.

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Regular Osmocom meeting in Berlin?
by Harald Welte 31 Mar '12

31 Mar '12

Hi all, I was pondering to start a regular Osmocom meeting (monthly or bi-weekly) in Berlin. The idea would be not only to converge the existing developers in Berlin (zecke, roh, prom, tobias, peter, kevin, myself, ...) but to also try to share some knowledge and excitement with other interested hackers in the wider community. A split format for the event might make sense: Have a more or less organized 45min talk about one particular topic + 15min discussion and then switch to an informal meeting style without any particular topic or moderator. For the first half there is a long list of topics intended at informing people about the status and capabilities of the respective projects: OsmocomBB, OsmoTETRA, OsmoGMR, SIMtrace, etc. Regarding the venue, I would suggest to hold it at the Berlin CCC. What do you generally think about this? What day of the week should we be aiming at? Tuesday and Thursday is generally not a good idea, as those are already occupied with other events. If you think it's a good idea, I would request/register the event with the CCC Berlin. 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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