Silent-call

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robert robert.steve07 at gmail.com
Fri Mar 11 15:35:59 UTC 2016


Hi,

Thank you for this explanation.


Best regards,
Robert,

On Mar 11, 2016, at 5:04 PM, Harald Welte <laforge at gnumonks.org> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
> 
> On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 04:05:15PM +0200, robert wrote:
>> I would like to know what are the capabilities of the silent-call
>> implemented in OpenBSC. When I try the command from VTY, I do not get
>> any useful information from the target. Should it be like a normal
>> call where I can listen to the called number but without having the
>> target notified?
> 
> a silent call is a pure signalling connection, it does not have any
> actual voice data.  It serves primarily the purpose of turning the MS
> into a permanently (on one TS) transmitting beacon that can be localized
> using various radio-localization techniques.
> 
> We implemented the feature in order to demonstrate/show-case some of the
> GSM "mis-features" that are being abused by signalling intelligence /
> law enforcement devices.
> -- 
> - Harald Welte <laforge at gnumonks.org>           http://laforge.gnumonks.org/
> ============================================================================
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