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5G SA EUTRAN Mobile Networks RF

Inside a 32×32 MIMO Antenna

A peek under the radome of 32×32 5G Active Antenna Unit

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IMS / VoLTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM SIM Cards Software

SQN Sync in IMS Auth

A look at how the SQN resync procedure is performed in the IMS Authentication flows

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Asterisk FreeSWITCH IMS / VoLTE Kamailio Mobile Networks VoIP

HOMER API in Python

Interacting with Homer SIP capture vai the API

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EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM

Getting to know the PCRF for traffic Policy, Rules & Rating

A look at the PCRF in EPC Networks, and the Charging Rules that lay at the heart of it all.

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IMS / VoLTE Kamailio Mobile Networks VoIP

Failures in cobbling together a USSD Gateway

Adventures in setting up a non-working USSD Gateway for IMS

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Mobile Networks VoIP

Demystifying SS7 & Sigtran – Part 6 – Calling with ISUP

A look at carrying useful traffic over SS7 with a quick intro to ISUP

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IMS / VoLTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

SMS-over-IP Message Efficiency – K

How much overhead is used to send the message “K” back to an SMS?

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IMS / VoLTE Kamailio Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards Software VoIP

Kamailio Diameter Routing Agent Support

Using Kamailio with a Diameter Routing Agent

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EUTRAN Mobile Networks RF

Ericsson & Nokia RRU Power Connectors – Wiring and Tricks

Assembling Amphenol RRU power connectors and modifying them to work with Ericsson and Nokia RRUs.

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EPC IMS / VoLTE Mobile Networks Python SDM Software

Diameter Routing Agents – Part 5 – AVP Transformations with FreeDiameter and Python in rt_pyform

Using FreeDiameter, Python and our newly released “rt_pyform” module to rewrite AVPs in your FreeDiameter based Diameter Routing Agent.

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EPC EUTRAN LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards Software

NB-IoT NIDD Basics

An overview of the who, how and why of Non-IP Data Deliver in NB-IoT cellular services.

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EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM Software

Diameter Routing Agents – Part 5 – AVP Transformations

A look at why we’d want to apply translations to Diameter AVPs inside a Diameter Routing Agent

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EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks SDM Software

Diameter Routing Agents – Part 4 – Advanced FreeDiameter DRA Routing

Looking at overriding the default Diameter routing logic in FreeDiameter with rt_default

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EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks SDM Software

Diameter Routing Agents – Part 3 – Building a DRA with FreeDiameter

Using FreeDiameter as a DRA

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EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM

Diameter Routing Agents (Why you need them, and how to build them) – Part 2 – Routing

Diving back into the world of Diameter Routing Agents with a look at the logic that defines how a DRA routes traffic from one place to another.

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EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM

Diameter Routing Agents (Why you need them, and how to build them) – Part 1

An introduction to Diameter Routing Agents, covering what is a DRA is and why you need them in your life / network.

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5G SA EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks VoIP

Filtering for 3GPP DNS in Wireshark

Filtering for 3gppnetwork.org domains in Wireshark to make your troubleshooting easier

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EPC IMS / VoLTE Mobile Networks SDM

FreeDiameter – Generating Certificates

Using OpenSSL to generate self-signed certs for use in FreeDiameter

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Mobile Networks SDM Software VoIP

Cisco ITP / SS7 STP – Viewing MTP3 traffic from TDM Links

Okay, so a little late to the party on this one… The other day I had to setup a TDM (E1) based SS7 link (oh yes my friend – they still exist) to interconnect with another operator. I’m using Cisco’s ITP product as the STP / Signaling Gateway, and my trusty port mirror for what’s […]

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Asterisk FreeSWITCH IMS / VoLTE Software VoIP

Sangoma Transcoding Cards Setup

Updated documentation for managing D150 transcoding cards