osmocom-net-gprs August 2018

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RFC: unit tests for kernel GTP module
by Harald Welte 31 Dec '25

31 Dec '25

Dear GTP-interested folks, I would love to somehow get towards some degree of unit testing (or even "continuous integration") for teh kernel GTP code. We currently have the original code in the kernel, we had some recent small fixes and now are getting more patches into place. With relatively few active users out there (and probably none of them in production yet), it's particularly easy to introduce regressions while working on the code. Also, having tested new code even against a test set with limited covrage could help to get more confidence in new patches and thus get them merged sooner. Using tools like sgsnemu of OpenGGSN and the command line tools included in libgtpnl, it should be possibel to cook up some scripts for testing. Even the most basic set of tests would be an improvement over what we have now. One could also think about pcap replay to test with hand-crafted or real-world packets from other GTP implementations. As much as I'd like to put something like this into place myself, I don't think I will be able to work much on this in the near future. The GTP module at this point is a pure hobby and contrary to some years ago while I started it, I don't have any contract work in the GTP area at this point, so other projects currently unfortunately get more attention. So in case somebody among the GTP-interested parties (Travelping, OAI, ...) would want to do something in terms of testing, I'd be more than happy if somebody would step ahead. Otherwise it's all just vapourware going to end up on my ever-growing TODO list :/ Also, if netdev folks have some ideas/pointers about possible frameworks/tools for this kind of testing [it must exist for at least some other kernel networking code?]: Please let me know. I'd be interested to have a look if there's something that can be used as a basis (starting network namespaces, sending/transmitting packets, test case startup/teardown, ...) My "old school" approach would have been to start one or multiple user-mode-linux kernels (those that are to be tested), and then have scripts that set up a gtp socket and gtp tunnels via the libgtp command line tools, and throw packets at that. But I'm sure there must be quite powerful frameworks for that kind of testing in the 21st century? How do other tunneling implementations handle this? 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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UE Unable to Obtain IP Address | Flooding error logs in OSMO-PCU
by Ron 24 Aug '18

24 Aug '18

Hi Community, We tried to used the GPRS capability of OSMOCOM. Installation and configuration were based in the URL provided below: https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Osmocom_Network_I… We successfully installed the needed elements to run GPRS and we were able to run the following: osmo-msc osmo-stp osmo-hnbgw (optional) osmo-ggsn osmo-sgsn osmo-mgw osmo-bsc osmo-trx-uhd osmo-hlr osmo-pcu UE were able to camp but IP Address is unavailable (checked it under Settings > About Phone > Status) No session / request coming in the OSMO-SGSN. We are also flooded with this log in OSMO-PCU: <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:848 Sending unblock on BVCI 1800 <000c> gprs_bssgp_bss.c:274 BSSGP (BVCI=1800) Tx BVC-BLOCK <000c> gprs_bssgp.c:288 Cell 001-01-23-0 CI 0 on BVCI 1800 <000c> gprs_bssgp_bss.c:294 BSSGP (BVCI=1800) Tx BVC-RESET CAUSE=O&M intervention <000c> gprs_bssgp.c:550 BSSGP BVCI=0 Rx BVC STATUS, cause=Protocol error - unspecified <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:354 Rx BSSGP BVCI=0 (SIGN) PDU type BVC-UNBLOCK unknown <000c> gprs_bssgp_util.c:238 BSSGP BVCI=0 Tx STATUS, cause=Protocol error - unspecified <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:304 Rx BSSGP BVCI=0 (SIGN) BVC_RESET_ACK <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:848 Sending unblock on BVCI 1800 <000c> gprs_bssgp_bss.c:274 BSSGP (BVCI=1800) Tx BVC-BLOCK <000c> gprs_bssgp.c:288 Cell 001-01-23-0 CI 0 on BVCI 1800 <000c> gprs_bssgp_bss.c:294 BSSGP (BVCI=1800) Tx BVC-RESET CAUSE=O&M intervention <000c> gprs_bssgp.c:550 BSSGP BVCI=0 Rx BVC STATUS, cause=Protocol error - unspecified <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:354 Rx BSSGP BVCI=0 (SIGN) PDU type BVC-UNBLOCK unknown <000c> gprs_bssgp_util.c:238 BSSGP BVCI=0 Tx STATUS, cause=Protocol error - unspecified <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:304 Rx BSSGP BVCI=0 (SIGN) BVC_RESET_ACK <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:848 Sending unblock on BVCI 1800 <000c> gprs_bssgp_bss.c:274 BSSGP (BVCI=1800) Tx BVC-BLOCK <000c> gprs_bssgp.c:288 Cell 001-01-23-0 CI 0 on BVCI 1800 <000c> gprs_bssgp_bss.c:294 BSSGP (BVCI=1800) Tx BVC-RESET CAUSE=O&M intervention <000c> gprs_bssgp.c:550 BSSGP BVCI=0 Rx BVC STATUS, cause=Protocol error - unspecified <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:354 Rx BSSGP BVCI=0 (SIGN) PDU type BVC-UNBLOCK unknown <000c> gprs_bssgp_util.c:238 BSSGP BVCI=0 Tx STATUS, cause=Protocol error - unspecified <000c> gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp:304 Rx BSSGP BVCI=0 (SIGN) BVC_RESET_ACK Any suggestion / comments what seems to be the problem with our setup? TIA. Best Regard, Ron Menez ron.menez(a)entropysolution.com<mailto:ron.menez@entropysolution.com>

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OsmoCon 2018 draft schedule announced
by Harald Welte 16 Aug '18

16 Aug '18

Dear Osmocom community, the first schedule of the 2018 incarnation of OsmoCon 2018 has been announced, see http://osmocom.org/news/99 for the announcment and https://pretalx.sysmocom.de/osmocon2018/schedule/ for the actual schedule. At OsmoCon, we are not targetting developers, but more the wider community and Osmocom users. It would be great to meet many of you and hear more about your relation to Osmocom. Tickets are available from https://pretix.sysmocom.de/sysmocom/osmocon2018/, and until August 31st the early bird discount still applies. For those with a community / "just for fun" background and no employer that would cover the ticket, we have a number of subsidized community discount vouchers available. See the OsmoCon 2018 wiki page at https://osmocom.org/projects/osmo-dev-con/wiki/OsmoCon2018 for more information. Looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible in roughly two months from now, 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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SGSN TTCN3 update
by Alexander Couzens 07 Aug '18

07 Aug '18

Hi, I've pushed my SGSN Branch "attach fsm" where I reworked the Attach Request into an FSM together with a TTCN branch (replacing unit tests) to gerrit. When both branches applied upstream, we're up to 42 tests. However these 4 test cases are still open: pass->FAIL SGSN_Tests.TC_attach_pdp_act_deact_mt_t3395_expire => TEID wrong. Cleaning up the internal SGSN seems to fail. xfail SGSN_Tests.TC_attach_gsup_lu_timeout => HLR interaction xfail SGSN_Tests.TC_attach_gsup_lu_reject => HLR interaction xfail SGSN_Tests.TC_attach_second_attempt => HLR interaction Best, lynxis -- Alexander Couzens mail: lynxis(a)fe80.eu jabber: lynxis(a)fe80.eu mobile: +4915123277221 gpg: 390D CF78 8BF9 AA50 4F8F F1E2 C29E 9DA6 A0DF 8604

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