I put together some laser cut case designs for the Osmocom SIMtrace, Quite happy with the results. If you want to cut your own, I’ve sent the DXF files to the mailing list, and will try and add to the project. Also uploaded here as seems some folks had issues getting them from the mailing […]
Configuring the Osmocom Serving Gateway Support Node (SGSN) for 2G/3G networks.
List of Open Source Evolved Packet Core implementations
A look at the Handover process between Cells / BTSs in GSM using the Osmocom stack.
When setting up the timeslots on the TRX for each BTS on your BSC, you’ll notice you have to set a channel type. So what do these acronyms mean, and how do they affect the performance of the network? GSM channels break down into one of to categories, control channels – used for signalling, and […]
Depending on if you’re wearing a tin foil hat or not, silent SMS and silent calls could be a useful tool to for administering the network or a backdoor put in to track citizenry! Regardless of it’s reasons for existence, let’s take a look at what it actually does, and how we can use it. […]
SS7 Basics and Osmo-STP as a Signaling Transfer Point
Setting up ipaccess NanoBTS on Osmocom’s OsmoBSC
Sending SMS over LTE using OsmoMSC and OsmoHLR and the SGs interface for SMSoS
Looking into the SGi interface for Circuit Switched Fallback in LTE to use GSM/UMTS networks for Calls & SMS
How call routing in GSM works and it’s application in the Osmocom suite
So now we’ve covered the basics of what’s involved let’s get some traffic on our network. For starters we’ll need to start each of our network elements and bring up whichever BTS hardware we’re using. In order for our calls to have audio, we’ll need to set a parameter on the Media Gateway. We’ll cover […]
Setting up the Mobile Switching Centre for a GSM network using OsmoMSC.
What the Home Location Register (HLR) does in GSM, how to set it up and configure subscribers.
Connecting our LimeSDR based GSM BTS with OsmoBSC.
Using a LimeSDR as a GSM BTS with Osmocom.
Configuring a GSM Base Station Controller with Osmocom stack.
Setting up a virtual BTS in our BSC with Osmocom.
What’s a BTS and where do they fit into the GSM Network architecture?
Intro to our post series on GSM using the Osmocom stack,