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5G SA LTE Mobile Networks Python Security Software

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 Instead of having everything defined all over the place a single YAML config file is used to define how the HSS should function. SCTP Support […]

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5G SA EPC LTE Mobile Networks

MTU in LTE & 5G Transmission Networks – Part 1

A look at MTU and its role in LTE and 5G Transmission.

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5G SA GSM LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM Security SIM Cards

Confidentiality Algorithms in 3GPP Networks: MILENAGE, XOR & Comp128

A look at the Confidentiality Algorithms used in 3GPP Networks, MILENAGE, XOR & Comp128

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5G SA Mobile Networks SDM Security SIM Cards

5G Subscriber Identifiers – SUCI & SUPI

Acronyms and cryptography – a look at Subscriber Identifiers in 5G

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5G SA Mobile Networks

My first 5G Core: Open5Gs and UERANSIM

Note: As this space develops so quickly I’ve refreshed the original post from November 2021 in March 2021 with updated instructions. While 5G SA devices are still in their early stages, and 5G RAN hardware / gNodeBs are hard to come by, so today we’ll cover using UERANSIM to simulate UEs and 5G RAN, to […]

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5G SA Mobile Networks

Open5GS – NRF Setup

Configuring the NRF for Open5GS

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5G SA Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

5GC: The Network Function Repository Function

A look at the Network Function Repository Function (NRF) in 5G Core

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5G SA EPC Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

5GC for EPC Folks – Control Plane Signalling

Comparing the Control Plane signalling in 5GC compared to EPC.

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5G SA EPC Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

5GC for EPC Folks – User Plane Traffic

How User Plane traffic is handled in 5GC compared to EPC

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5G SA Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

Meta: 5G on this Blog

No talk of Augmented Reality, Holographic Video calls, 5G cities. Just info about real 5G topics for nerds.

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5G SA EPC LTE Mobile Networks

CUPS – Control and User Plane Separation in LTE & NR with PFCP (Sx & N4)

A look at PFCP for the Sx and N4 Interfaces