OSMOCOM TRX_BTS_BSC Connection Issue

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Aalto Koskinen aaltokoskinen at gmail.com
Tue Apr 21 19:35:56 UTC 2020


Hi,

Sorry to bother you all again. I am stuck with this since a week trying to
figure out, but failing so. I am able to see OML in wireshark
traces(attached as a picture), but still not able to see RSL protocol.
I need to be able to connect bts-trx and bsc modules to get a working
connection. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks for the help.

On Wed, 15 Apr 2020 at 18:38, Aalto Koskinen <aaltokoskinen at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I figured out that the issue is in connectivity between BSC and BTS. I am
> able to fix half of the issue. I would appreciate any further guidance.
>
> *Firstly, I ran only BTS module*. In the BTS log, I see an OML connection
> established. Transcribed are the logs.
>
> <0017> control_if.c:911 CTRL at 127.0.0.1 4238
> <0010> telnet_interface.c:104 Available via telnet 127.0.0.1 4241
> <0012> input/ipaccess.c:1024 enabling ipaccess BTS mode, OML connecting to
> 127.0.0.1:3002
> <000b> trx_if.c:1174 phy0.0: Open transceiver
>
> *<0012> input/ipa.c:128 127.0.0.1:3002 <http://127.0.0.1:3002> connection
> done*<0012> input/ipaccess.c:846 received ID_GET for unit ID 1800/0/0
> <000b> trx_if.c:185 phy0.0: No satisfactory response from transceiver(CMD
> POWEROFF)
>
> It again fails to get any response.
>
> *Next, I ran the combination of TRX-UHD module and BTS module. *I failed
> to get even OML connection.
>
> <0017> control_if.c:911 CTRL at 127.0.0.1 4238
> <0010> telnet_interface.c:104 Available via telnet 127.0.0.1 4241
> <0012> input/ipaccess.c:1024 enabling ipaccess BTS mode, OML connecting to
> 127.0.0.1:3002
> <000b> trx_if.c:1174 phy0.0: Open transceiver
> <000d> abis.c:142 Signalling link down
> <0001> bts.c:292 Shutting down BTS 0, Reason Abis close
> Shutdown timer expired
>
> I could see only this in trace.
>
> [image: a.png]
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2020 at 16:27, Aalto Koskinen <aaltokoskinen at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Vadim and Pau,
>>
>> Thank you for the quick replies.
>>
>> *Pau:* Probably your guess is correct. I am looking into it in detail at
>> the moment the core network configurations.
>> *Vadim*: I started osmo-trx first and waited until the message
>> "Transceiver active with 1 channel(s)", before running osmo-bts-trx and
>> other modules.
>> I will look into the wireshark capture to ensure that there are RSL and
>> OML packets. Yes. I am using the configuration examples from *https://osmocom.org/attachments/3473/nitb.tar
>> <https://osmocom.org/attachments/3473/nitb.tar>.* I am not sure, how to
>> test osmo-bsc is actually running on 192.168.122.1 (I guess, I have to ping
>> to ensure). Meanwhile, is there a basic configuration where I can run the
>> system? Can I find it somewhere(I tried to run /usr/local/etc/osmocom
>> config files and it didn't work. Probably, I have to fine tune the
>> configurations)? And, is there a wireshark trace by any chance for
>> reference?
>>
>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2020 at 15:39, Pau Espin Pedrol <pespin at sysmocom.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have the feeling the connection between osmo-trx and osmo-bts-trx is
>>> good. The problem is that your BTS<->BSC<->... is failing.
>>>
>>> BTs shows these messages at startup because osmo-trx is not yet running:
>>> """"
>>>  > osmo-bts-trx[23221]: <000b> trx_if.c:1174 phy0.0: Open transceiver
>>>  > osmo-bts-trx[23221]: <000b> trx_if.c:185 phy0.0: No satisfactory
>>>  > response from transceiver(CMD POWEROFF)
>>> """
>>>
>>> Then at some point osmo-trx answers:
>>> """
>>>  > ubuntu-HP-EliteBook-8470p osmo-trx-uhd[8282]: Thu Apr  9 11:22:24
>>> 2020 DTRXCTRL <0002> Transceiver.cpp:778 [tid=140554180474624][chan=0]
>>> command is 'POWEROFF'
>>>  > ubuntu-HP-EliteBook-8470p osmo-trx-uhd[8282]: Thu Apr  9 11:22:24
>>> 2020 DTRXCTRL <0002> Transceiver.cpp:923 [tid=140554180474624][chan=0]
>>> response is 'RSP POWEROFF 0'
>>> """
>>>
>>> But it's already too late, the BTS is already exiting due to some issue
>>> in Abis:
>>> """
>>>  > osmo-bts-trx[23221]: <000d> abis.c:142 Signalling link down
>>>  > osmo-bts-trx[23221]: <0001> bts.c:292 Shutting down BTS 0, Reason
>>> Abis close
>>> """
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Pau
>>>
>>> --
>>> - Pau Espin Pedrol <pespin at sysmocom.de>         http://www.sysmocom.de/
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>>
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