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sami sami.0jacob0 at gmail.comHi, So if I understand it right, if I want to use SMS to send ota, I can either send it from an external program that implements SMPP or from another phone connected to openbsc (phone running an application that generates binary SMS). Best regards, Sami, On Aug 25, 2016, at 7:10 AM, Harald Welte <laforge at gnumonks.org> wrote: > Hi Sami, > > On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 03:55:01PM +0300, sami wrote: >> Does openbsc support OTA messages? Is there any documentation about this subject ? > > In case you're referring to over-the-air SIM card related messages: > Those are either sent over SMS, Cell Broadcast or BIP. BIP operates > over GPRS, so it is an application layer issue. > > The least common denominator is typically SMS, and from the GSM network > (and OsmoNITB) point of view, they are just normal SMSs. You can e.g. > submit them via SMPP from an external program. > > So: > * yes you can use OpenBSC to transport OTA messages > * no, we don't implement them as they are outsie of the scope and > implemented as part of an external SMS-sending/receiving program tat > implements SMPP. > > -- > - Harald Welte <laforge at gnumonks.org> http://laforge.gnumonks.org/ > ============================================================================ > "Privacy in residential applications is a desirable marketing option." > (ETSI EN 300 175-7 Ch. A6)