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= Installing a GSM network from scratch =
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This document describes how to install, configure and run [wiki:OsmoTRX], [wiki:OsmoBTS], [wiki:osmo-nitb OsmoNITB] and LCR.
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In order to use this quick howto, you must have basic knowledge about GIT and be familiar with compiling packages from source.
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== Prerequisite ==
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These packages may be available from you distribution. If not, install them by hand as follows.
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=== opencore-amr (optional, for LCR only) ===
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This package installs GSM adaptive multirate codecs and the EFR codec. The Full-Rate codec is included in LCR's repository.
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It can downloaded at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencore-amr/files/opencore-amr/]
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tar xvzf opencore-amr-x.x.x.tar.gz
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cd opencore-amr-x.x.x
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./configure
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make
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make install
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ldconfig
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cd ..
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=== Sip-Sofia (optional, for LCR only) ===
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This package installs the open source SIP stack of Nokia Research Center.
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It can downloaded at [http://sourceforge.net/projects/sofia-sip/files/sofia-sip/].
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tar xvzf sofia-sip-x.xx.xx.tar.gz
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cd sofia-sip-x.xx.xx
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./configure
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make
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make install
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ldconfig
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cd ..
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=== oRTP ===
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This package installs the open source RTP protocol required for libosmo-abis.
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It can downloaded at [http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/linphone/ortp/sources/].
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tar xvzf ortp-x.xx.x.tar.gz
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cd ortp-x.xx.x
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./configure
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make
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make install
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ldconfig
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cd ..
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=== others ===
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sqlite3, libdbi, dbd-sqlite3 (driver) should should be available from your distribution.
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== Installing  ==
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=== libosmocore ===
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This package installs the core utility library for various Osmocom projects.
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The latest version can downloaded via git:
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git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore.git
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Finish the installation:
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cd libosmocore
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autoreconf -i
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./configure
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make
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make install
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ldconfig
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cd ..
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}}}
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=== libosmo-abis ===
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[[span(style=background: yellow, Use jolly/multi-trx branch. It is required for multiple TRX support, until it is applied to master. jolly/trx branch of osmo-bts will not compile without it.)]]
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This package installs the core utility library for various Osmocom projects.
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git clone git://git.osmocom.org/libosmo-abis.git
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Sometimes it is necessary to point to different pkgconfig path, because your distribution may use other pkgconfig path than the default path of the packages above. Use the following prefix:
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PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/ ./configure .....
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Finish the installation:
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cd libosmo-abis
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# change branch:
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git checkout -b jolly/multi-trx origin/jolly/multi-trx
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autoreconf -i
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./configure
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(sometimes it is necessary to point to different .../lib/pkgconfig/ path: PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/ ./configure .....)
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make
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make install
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ldconfig
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cd ..
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=== OsmoNITB ===
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This package installs the [wiki:osmo-nitb Osmocom Network In The Box] software
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The latest version can downloaded via git:
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git clone git://git.osmocom.org/openbsc.git
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git checkout -b jolly/testing origin/jolly/testing
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autoreconf -i
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=== OsmoBTS ===
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[wiki:OsmoBTS]: (BTS software)
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This package installs the open source Base Transceiver Station.
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The latest version can downloaded via git:
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git clone git://git.osmocom.org/osmo-bts.git
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git checkout -b jolly/trx origin/jolly/trx
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autoreconf -i
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./configure --enable-trx
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=== OsmoTRX ===
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Refer to the [wiki:OsmoTRX] page for build instructions.
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=== Linux-Call-Router (LCR) (optional) ===
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This package installs the open source PBX software to bridge ISDN (DSS1) / SIP / GSM (MNCC protocol)
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Now configure, as described here:
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./configure --with-sip --with-gsm-bs --with-gsm-ms
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I strongly suggest not to use the Half-Rate codec (--enable-gsmhr) except for testing, because this codec is so slow, that only one or two calls may occupy CPU completely.
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Sometimes it is necessary to point to different pkgconfig path, because your distribution may use other pkgconfig path than the default path of the packages above. Use the following prefix:
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PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/usr/local/lib/pkgconfig/ ./configure .....
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The configure result should include:
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configure: Compiled with GSM network side support
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configure: Compiled with GSM mobile side support
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configure: Compiled with GSM half rate codec support
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configure: Compiled with GSM AMR codec support
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configure: Compiled with SIP support
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== Configuration examples ==
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=== OsmoBTS ===
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mkdir ~/.osmocom
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edit ~/.osmocom/osmo-bts.cfg
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{{{
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bts 0
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 ipa unit-id 1801 0
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 oml remote-ip 127.0.0.1
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 gsmtap-sapi bcch
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 gsmtap-sapi rach
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 gsmtap-sapi agch
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 gsmtap-sapi pch
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 gsmtap-sapi sdcch
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 gsmtap-sapi pacch
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 gsmtap-sapi pdtch
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  power 0
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=== OpenBSC ===
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'''Be sure to change 'arfcn' to a frequency you have license for!'''
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{{{
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  type sysmobts
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  band DCS1800
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=== Linux-Call-Router (LCR) (optional) ===
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==== options.conf ====
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==== interface.conf ====
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The simplest configuration uses only the GSM interface. It allows LCR to forward calls from GSM to GSM or from GSM to a call test feature.
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== Running ==
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I suggest to have one shell for every process to run, rather than stating all processes as damon from one shell. Not starting as deamon allows to easily see the debugging output.
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osmo-nitb -c ~/.osmocom/open-bsc.cfg -l ~/.osmocom/hlr.sqlite3 -P -C --debug=DRLL:DCC:DMM:DRR:DRSL:DNM
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OpenBSC runs as a stand-alone network with given config file and data base. In order to use LCR, add '-m' option. In this case the LCR replaces the built-in call control.
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Very important is the option '-C'. On certain machines, osmo-nitb will halt from time to time while writing counters to database. This Without this option, audio might interrupt several seconds from time to time.
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The debugging is usefull for early tests, because you will quickly see what happens if a mobile requests something.
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WARNING: You are running an 'accept-all' network on a BTS that is not barred.
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=== OsmoTRX ===
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Refer to the [wiki:OsmoTRX] page on how to run OsmoTRX.
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==== UmTRX ====
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==== calypso-BTS ====
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Building Osmocom-BB with arm-elf toolchain is also beyond the scope of this document. If you managed to compile and run Osmocom-BB you should be able to run the transceiver too.
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The latest version can downloaded via git:
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In order to compile Osmocom-BB with transceiver support, do the following:
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'''NOTE: "ms-power-loop" at osmo-bts.cfg should be set to -65, in order to prevent saturating the input. Also if the phone is only one or few meters away, "ms max power" should be set to 0. In case of long distance test it can be set to 30 (DCS) or 33 (GSM 900).'''
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=== Linux-Call-Router (LCR) (optional) ===
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== Test ==
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=== Call the music (LCR required) ===
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=== Echo and BFI test (LCR required) ===
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