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msuraev, 08/13/2016 10:43 AM

 
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EGPRS and Multi-TRX Setup and Operation
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The following applications must be built, configured, and installed for EGPRS
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support using the Osmocom stack and USRP radio device.
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  1. openggsn
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  2. osmo-sgsn
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  3. openbsc (osmo-nitb)
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  4. osmo-pcu
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  5. osmo-bts
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  6. osmo-trx
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Operational notes are below.
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  1. EGPRS and Multi-TRX Build
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  2. EGPRS Configuration and Run
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  3. Multi-TRX Configuration and Run
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1. EGPRS and Multi-TRX Build
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* openggsn *
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Standard install.
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  $ git clone git://git.osmocom.org/openggsn
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  $ cd openggsn
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  $ autoreconf -i
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  $ ./configure
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  $ make
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  $ sudo make install
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* openbsc *
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Standard install and includes osmo-sgsn. Make sure that dependency c-ares and
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gtp and libraries are detected. Otherwise, osmo-sgsn will not be built and
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installed.
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  $ git clone git://git.osmocom.org/openbsc
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  $ cd openbsc
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  $ autoreconf -i
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  $ ./configure
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  $ make
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  $ sudo make install
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* osmo-bts *
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Non-standard install. OsmoBTS requires the EGPRS branch, which is not yet
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merged into mainline. OsmoTRX also needs to be enabled at build time using
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'--enable-trx'.
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  $ git clone -b ttsou/egprs git://git.osmocom.org/osmo-bts 
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  $ cd osmo-bts
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  $ autoreconf -i
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  $ ./configure --enable-trx
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  $ make
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  $ sudo make install
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* osmo-pcu *
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Standard install.
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  $ git clone git//git.osmocom.org/osmo-pcu
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  $ cd osmo-pcu
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  $ autoreconf -i
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  $ ./configure
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  $ make
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  $ sudo make install
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* osmo-trx *
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Standard install.
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  $ git clone git//git.osmocom.org/osmo-trx
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  $ cd osmo-trx
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  $ autoreconf -i
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  $ ./configure
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  $ make
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  $ sudo make install
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2. EGPRS Configure and Run
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* openbsc *
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EGPRS support needs to be enabled in the OpenBSC configuration. The following
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configuration sets up 1 transceiver with 6 PDCH channels and 1 full rate TCH
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channel.
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  openbsc.cfg
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  ! gprs section
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  gprs mode egprs
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  ! trx section
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  trx 0
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   rf_locked 0
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   arfcn 51
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   nominal power 0
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   max_power_red 0
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   rsl e1 tei 0
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    timeslot 0
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     phys_chan_config CCCH+SDCCH4
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     hopping enabled 0
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    timeslot 1
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 2
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 3
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 4
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 5
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 6
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 7
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     phys_chan_config TCH/F
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To run OpenBSC, start the osmo-nitb application.
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  $ osmo-nitb -c openbsc.cfg
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* osmo-bts *
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There is no EGPRS or GPRS specific configuration in OsmoBTS. Start OsmoBTS with
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the configuration file.
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  $ osmo-bts-trx -c osmo-bts.cfg
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* osmo-trx *
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OsmoTRX needs to be configured from the command line to enable EGPRS modulation
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support. The following command enables EDGE with additional options as described
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below. There is no configuration file for OsmoTRX.
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  $ sudo osmo-trx -e -l INFO -g
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    -e         EDGE 8-PSK support
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    -l INFO    Logging level INFO
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    -g         GPS frequency reference
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* osmo-pcu *
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OsmoPCU configuration file needs to be modified for EGPRS. The following
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lines enable EGPRS and MCS-4 and MCS-9 on the downlink and uplink respectively.
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  osmo-pcu.cfg
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  pcu
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   egprs only
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    mcs 4 9
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Start OsmoPCU from the command line with the configuration file.
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  $ sudo osmo-pcu osmo-pcu.cfg
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* osmo-sgsn *
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There is no EGPRS or GPRS specific configuration for the SGSN.
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  $ osmo-sgsn -c osmo-sgsn.cfg
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* openggsn *
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There is no EGPRS or GPRS specific configuration for the GGSN. The '-f' and '-d'
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options set foreground operation and debug output respectively.
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  $ sudo /usr/local/bin/ggsn -c ggsn.conf -f -d 
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3. Multi-TRX Configuration and Run
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* openbsc *
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OpenBSC configuration file needs modification for multi-TRX operation. The
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following TRX configuration sets up 3 transceivers with PDCH channels and a few
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full rate TCH channels.
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ARFCN values for trx 1 and 2 must be exactly 4 and 8 GSM channels higher than
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the base frequency on trx 0. Because all channels are multiplexed onto a single
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physical RF carrier, multi-TRX spacing between channels is 800 kHz and is not
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configurable.
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  openbsc-mc.cfg
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  trx 0
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   rf_locked 0
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   arfcn 51
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   nominal power 0
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   max_power_red 0
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   rsl e1 tei 0
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    timeslot 0
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     phys_chan_config CCCH+SDCCH4
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     hopping enabled 0
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    timeslot 1
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 2
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 3
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 4
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 5
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 6
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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  trx 1
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   rf_locked 0
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   arfcn 55
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   nominal power 0
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   max_power_red 0
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   rsl e1 tei 0
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    timeslot 0
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 1
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 2
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 3
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 5
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 6
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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     phys_chan_config TCH/F
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  trx 2
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   rf_locked 0
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   arfcn 59
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   nominal power 0
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   max_power_red 0
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   rsl e1 tei 0
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    timeslot 0
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 1
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 2
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 3
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 4
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 5
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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    timeslot 6
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     phys_chan_config PDCH
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     phys_chan_config TCH/F
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To run OpenBSC with multi-TRX, start the osmo-nitb application normally.
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  $ osmo-nitb -c openbsc.cfg
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* osmo-bts *
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OsmoBTS configuration file and command line change for multi-TRX operation. In
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the configuration file, note the additional phy instance and trx lines.
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  osmo-bts-mc.cfg
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  bts 0
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   band 900
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   ipa unit-id 1234 0
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   oml remote-ip 127.0.0.1
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   settsc
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   gsmtap-sapi ccch
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   gsmtap-sapi pdtch
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   trx 0
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  $ osmo-bts-trx -c osmo-bts-mc.cfg -t 3
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OsmoTRX needs to be configured from the command line for multi-TRX operation.
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The following command enables multi-TRX and EDGE with additional options as
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  $ sudo osmo-trx -m -c 3 -e -l INFO -g
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    -m         Multi-TRX
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    -c 3       3 ARFCN channels
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    -e         EDGE 8-PSK support
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    -l INFO    Logging level INFO
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    -g         GPS frequency reference
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* osmo-pcu *
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No change from single carrier operation.
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* osmo-ggsn *
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No change from single carrier operation.
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* openggsn *
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No change from single carrier operation.
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