PyHSS Update – YAML Config Files
Nick Introducing YAML based config files for defining how PyHSS should be setup
2021
Offtopic – HDMI & USB over Twisted Pair
Long HDMI and USB cables using Cat5e
MSISDN Encoding in Diameter AVPs – Brought to you by the letter F
Peculiar padding problem perplexes poor programmer.
How AT&T tried (and failed) at mmWave Deployments the 1960s before 5G
Lessons in mmWave from the 1960s.
Being mean to Mikrotiks – Pushing SMB File Share
A Mikrotik is not a NAS. Or is it? No.
PyHSS Update – SCTP Support
Info on PyHSS new support for SCTP as well as TCP.
And the call was coming from… INSIDE THE HOUSE. A look at finding UE Locations in LTE
How to find a subscriber location within the network.
PyHSS New Features
Thanks to some recent developments, PyHSS has had a major overhaul recently, and is getting better than ever, Some features that are almost ready for public release are: Config File…
MTU in LTE & 5G Transmission Networks – Part 1
A look at MTU and its role in LTE and 5G Transmission.
SIM Card Sniffing with Wireshark
Using Wireshark to sniff communication between your computer and Smart Card / SIM Card
Control + R in Bash = Life Changed
Searching your Bash history the easy way.
SIM / Smart Card Deep Dive – Part 4 – Interacting with Cards IRL
Sending commands/APDUs to a real life Smart Card.
Adding SNMP to anything with Redis and Python
Bolting an SNMP Server and stats collection onto your existing Python projects.
VoIP is an only child – ‘Gotchas’ on running VoIP applications inside Containers
It’s 2021, and everyone loves Containers; Docker & Kubernetes are changing how software is developed, deployed and scaled. And yet so much of the Telco world still uses bare metal…
Dr StrangeEncoding or: How I learned to stop worrying and love ASN.1
Australia is a strange country; As a kid I was scared of dogs, and in response, our family got a dog. This year started off with adventures working with ASN.1…
MSSQL in Docker
Well that was easy...
SCTP Multihoming
A look at SCTP multi-homing in practice.
Getting the GTP-U Packets flowing Fast – DPDK & SR-IOV
How SR-IOV and DPDK play into faster performance of Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) for 3GPP core networks.
Confidentiality Algorithms in 3GPP Networks: MILENAGE, XOR & Comp128
A look at the Confidentiality Algorithms used in 3GPP Networks, MILENAGE, XOR & Comp128
Using Docker to develop SIP solutions with Kamailio
Using Docker to spin up environments to test Kamailio in