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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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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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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 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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IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks Software

Testing Mobile Networks with Remote Test Phones

Using Android’s development features to allow remote control of a UE in the field for testing the cellular network.

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GSM IMS / VoLTE Mobile Networks VoIP

Sending SMS with an alphanumeric String as the Source

If you’ve ever received an SMS from your operator, and the sender was the Operator name for example, you may be left wondering how it’s done. In IMS you’d think this could be quite simple – You’d set the From header to be the name rather than the MSISDN, but for most SMSoIP deployments, the […]

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks

Evolved Packet Core – Analysis Challenge

Step right up folks and test your skills on EPC with this PCAP analysis challllleeennnggeee!

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5G SA IMS / VoLTE Kamailio LTE Mobile Networks VoIP

The Surprisingly Complicated World of SMS: Apple iPhone MT SMS

Quirks and gotchas of working with SMS on IMS on iPhones.

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EUTRAN LTE Mobile Networks RF

Huawei Baseband Cheat Sheet

Quick reference guide for the types and capacities of Huawei BBU 3900 Series cards

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EPC EUTRAN IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks

Lifecycle of a Dedicated Bearer – From Flow-Description AVP to Traffic Flow Templates

A look at how Dedicated Bearers get established for VoLTE.

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5G SA EPC LTE Mobile Networks SDM

Backing up and Restoring Open5GS

How to backup and restore Open5Gs config between servers

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM VoIP

Basics of EPC/LTE Online Charging (OCS)

A glimpse into the complexities of prepaid billing (Online Charging) Diameter based networks.

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM

Diameter – Insert Subscriber Data Request / Response

A look at how the HSS can update the profile of an already in-use subscription using Insert Subscriber Data Request/Response.

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks SDM SIM Cards

PS Data Off

How turning mobile data off, doesn’t, in LTE and 5G.

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

The PLMN Problem for Private LTE / 5G

As the number of Private Networks built on LTE and 5G grow, how will PLMN allocation be managed?

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks

How UEs get Time in LTE

How does “Network Time” actually get to the UE?