Hi Tyson,
thanks for your introduction and for your interest in this project.
On Mon, May 07, 2012 at 01:20:31PM +0100, Tyson Key wrote:
I've just received a copy of the e-mail regarding the OT-290, thanks to Andrew Back; and I'm wondering it's possible to discuss the feasibility of implementing this functionality with Harald - since it doesn't seem to have generated much interest from others,
and I'm "fortunate" enough to live in a small British town without EDGE coverage (which should make it easier to test GPRS-related tracing functionality).
Even in areas with EDGE coverage, the network will always fall back to GPRS if you use a GPRS-only phone (like the OT-290). So the fact that your town only has GPRS doesn't make a difference here.
Although I'm unfamiliar with how things work in Osmocom, I've previously worked on Wireshark dissectors for USB-encapsulated AT commands, and various NFC/smartcard-related protocols (PN532, FeliCa and MiFare); and am also familiar with Nokia's proprietary ISI baseband protocol, and parts of ETSI's GSM/UMTS specifications - so this sort of stuff isn't totally alien to me.
Cool, this sounds like a good set of skills to address this problem.
I'm also currently studying Computer Science as an undergraduate (at the University of Bradford) - but I should be able to make time to work on this.
I guess time is the key aspect here. I would definitely want to make sure that whoever gets a OT-290 for implementing the GSMTAP interfacing code is likely to be able to complete the task before GPRS is phased out ;)
So I guess I will leave it up to Denis and you to figure out who might have more of an interest and/or time in this.
Regards, Harald