Prevent BSC overloading in the event of too many BTS try to connect.
E.g. a network outage between the BSC and BTS.
The BSC will accept incoming OML connection, but will delay sending
any BSC originated messages.
Change-Id: Id56dde6d58f3d0d20352f6c306598d2cccc6345d
Let's use the new API available in libosmo-mgcp-client to control more
consciously where the mgw pool config is printed.
Before this patch, the place where the node was printed was defined
based on implementation details on how the enum of nodes are defined and
installed.
Change-Id: Ib2f04d96ca846d2d61af0b0c0ea1924609004952
Related: SYS#5987
Depends: osmo-mgw.git Change-Id I7a620cf47886d8ecab30ce369cf123d98ab842c5
It is really difficult right now to find out where all the different
stuff relative to operation and lifecycle of an lchan is. Let's move
everything to its own file to have all the related defines and logic
together.
Change-Id: Idd855d126c43ac6576c5f3ba7e0b8014127a65e1
This API has been available since 1.0.0, and we actually require
libosmocore >= 1.7.0 nowadays, so it's totally fine using the
libosmocore API and drops the local duplicate.
Change-Id: I95c59b31cf1b08e1d513b589ef386d2dd55f09a2
This change implements an additional channel allocation mode, which
can be employed during a TCH channel allocation for assignment.
Selection between ascending and descending order is performed
depending on pre-configured parameters:
* Uplink RxLev threshold and number of samples for averaging,
* C0 (BCCH carrier) channel load threshold.
This is useful in setups where Tx power of the RF carriers cannot be
adjusted +dynamically at run-time and thus BS Power Control cannot
be performed. In such setups the BCCH carrier is transmitting at
relatively higher power than the other RF carriers. The key idea
is to allocate channels in a smarter way, so that UEs with poor signal
would get channels on carriers with high Tx power, while UEs with good
signal could use carriers with lower Tx power.
Change-Id: I1b7a0d706976b73cc5c30a8714b830811addfe8d
Related: osmo-ttcn3-hacks.git Ia522f37c1c001b3a36f5145b8875fbb88311c2e5
Related: SYS#5460
A follow-up patch implements a special channel allocation mode, which is
only working for assignment (basically TCH selection for a voice call).
This mode cannot be employed for initial CHANNEL REQUEST or handover due
to the absence of an already established lchan.
Adding this mode to the existing VTY command syntax would be confusing:
channel allocator (ascending|desscending|dynamic)
^^^^^^^
so this patch extends the VTY syntax in a way that it becomes possible
to configure different channel allocator modes for different cases:
OsmoBSC(config-net-bts)# channel allocator mode ?
set-all Set a single mode for all variants
chan-req Channel allocation for CHANNEL REQUEST (RACH)
assignment Channel allocation for assignment
handover Channel allocation for handover
The old command syntax, which is basically 'set-all', is kept for
backwards compatibility, but marked as deprecated.
Change-Id: I3ae73b36ee9433cc768376b56f0765e5f416162f
Related: SYS#5460
Found by clang:
warning: implicit conversion from enumeration type
'enum lchan_activate_for' to different enumeration type
'enum assign_for' [-Wenum-conversion]
This is indeed a bug, because both enum items have different values:
* ACTIVATE_FOR_VTY (from enum lchan_activate_for) is 4,
* ASSIGN_FOR_VTY (from enum assign_for) is 3.
Change-Id: I44544d4577833e0aed62b07d0c7c1c2821b05dd4
Drop "to this MSC" from the NRI_STR, as it is not only used for MSC
specific configuration, but also in cfg_net_nri_* which affect all MSCs.
Drop "for this MSC" from the description of cfg_net_nri_null_del, it
affects all MSCs (unlike cfg_msc_nri_del).
Change-Id: Ic8888775a965b6d607af51b9359bd8ffc2834e16
* Don't copy features for osmo-bts and nanobts initially, wait until
BTS reported its features
* Checks for BTS features in VTY cmds: pass if features are not known
(not yet reported by the BTS), fail if the feature is missing
* Once BTS reports its features, check relevant VTY config parts again
Related: SYS#5922, OS#5538
Change-Id: I7fca42a39a4bc98a6ea8b9cfab28c4bad3a6a0aa
The value in bts->si_common.chan_desc may get out of sync with the
actual value in net->T_defs (e.g. after changing it via the VTY),
so we need to sync it in generate_si3().
Note that synchronizing the values in cfg_net_per_loc_upd_cmd is
a bad idea, because the value of T3212 may also be changed using
generic timer management commands.
Change-Id: Iee291623c2825505eeb5175adcedadfe35375b9e
Related: SYS#5888
* Adds vty option dyn-bsc for ms-power-control -> mode
* Imports power_control.c from osmo-bts project
[at commit 2f3cd4b697972d8484f9a9d3b7ef634086f65fa5]
* Removes unused C/I code from osmo-bts's power_control.c
This patch then calls the power loop on receipt of measurement
reports and updates the MS Power Level accordingly.
Change-Id: Ibc307e758697eb5ca3fb86622f35709d6077db9e
From the nature of the lchan_activate_info.tsc_set and .tsc, it is easy
to forget to set tsc_set,tsc = -1 to use default TSC Set and TSC values.
Handover code is one such instance that forgets to set -1.
Change the semantics of tsc_set and tsc so that this kind of error can
not happen again as easily: use a separate bool to flag whether to use
the default config or explicit values.
Implicitly fix the lchan_activate_infos "launched" in handover_fsm.c as
well as abis_rsl_chan_rqd_queue_poll().
Related: OS#5244 SYS#4895
Related: I1ed6f068c85b01e5a2d7b5f2651498a1521f89af (osmo-ttcn3-hacks)
Change-Id: Iae20df4387c3d75752301bd5daeeea7508966393
Since the libosmo-mgcp-client now supports MGW pooling, lets use this
feature in osmo-bsc. Large RAN installations may benefit from
distributing the RTP voice stream load on multiple media gateways.
Depends: osmo-mgw Icaaba0e470e916eefddfee750b83f5f65291a6b0
Change-Id: I8f33ab2cea04b545c403a6fe479aa963a0fc0d0d
Related: SYS#5091
TSC was initially set to -1 (to be picked by callee), but erased when
using designated initializers later on in the function, hence TSC being
set to 0. As a result, TSC 0 would be requested to the BTS, which may
have configured a different BSIC containing BCC!=0.
Related: OS#5219
Change-Id: I26813561ee9e7783a4004f32225f19296bd6319c
Allow resetting the BSSMAP link from VTY, for BSC_Tests.ttcn.
In the field, detecting that an MSC is lost is done by getting three
connection failures in a row. For the BSC_Tests, it is easier to just
provide a VTY command to reset an MSC's link status.
I want to add tests that verify the stat items reflecting the MSC
connection status. To be able to run a test expecting fewer connected
MSC after a test that launched more MSCs requires the links to be reset.
Related: SYS#5542
Related: Ice3056dc46c94f9399f8379db7aeb7193782f2f2 (osmo-ttcn3-hacks)
Change-Id: I1975941b790d2b30d0904d41e456220cba26ecff
In the command
bts <0-255> trx <0-255> timeslot <0-7> sub-slot <0-7> deactivate fr
the final argument indicating the channel type does not make sense and
is not actually used. Define a separate vty command for 'deactivate', so
that it doesn't require arguments only used for 'activate'.
Change-Id: Ibdeca3b1d75b9f6092f566544e9d5f4da67fffce
It's an easy helper, but it helps in standarizing and finding similar
places in code.
Morevoer, it will be used in follow-up commit where we first use
lchan_avail_by_type and finally we select it in a later stage.
Change-Id: I025a40962a5e5d40543b297a0760e47618fb525c
The VTY defun already indicates BSC_VTY_ATTR_RESTART_ABIS_OML_LINK
correctly, but so far we would immediately start using the new values
internally, and wrongly interpret interference levels. Fix that.
Have bts->interf_meas_params twice: interf_meas_params_cfg for the VTY
configured values, and interf_meas_params_used for the values that the
BTS actually knows about, after they were sent via OML.
In a running BSC, when changing the interference level boundaries on the
telnet VTY, the BTS is not immediately told about the change. That would
require a BTS restart. Hence store the cfg values separately in
interf_meas_params_cfg. For comparing/printing interference levels in a
running BTS, only employ the values that were actually sent via OML and
placed in interf_meas_params_used.
Related: SYS#5313
Change-Id: Iad8cf4151ff7f86dc0549158ed5d91d788d40b1f
The rach control parameter value that controls the usage of
call-reestablishment is currently hardcoded. Lets add a VTY option for
this so that we are able to configure call-reestablishment
Change-Id: Ia18c1dde4c001cb4d423f694f8bc146adfd77daf
Related: SYS#5130
Store the config option whether the channel allocator should try to
avoid lchans with higher interference levels reported in RES IND.
The actual implementation of avoiding interference follows in
I844494092193811dfd9fa4d52983cbaed0fc9248
Related: SYS#5313
Change-Id: I8b62d0b41ad9e908b27713db9219e3dbc1ebaab7
They will gain support to be activated as SDCCH/8 soon too.
Related: OS#5309
Depends: libosmocore.git I56dcfe4d17899630b17f80145c3ced72f1e91e68
Change-Id: Id5b89fe589a52ff88486435ac43809edb4b80f98
The BCCH carrier (sometimes called C0) of a BTS shall maintain
discontinuous Downlink transmission at full power in order to
stay 'visible' to the mobile stations. Because of that, early
versions of 3GPP TS 45.008 prohibited BS power reduction on C0.
However, starting from version 13.0.0 (2015-11) there is a feature
called 'BCCH carrier power reduction operation'. This is a special
mode of operation, where the variation of RF level for some
timeslots is relaxed for the purpose of energy saving.
In BCCH carrier power reduction operation, for timeslots on the
C0 carrier, except timeslots carrying BCCH/CCCH, the output power
may be lower than the output power used for timeslots carrying
BCCH/CCCH. In this case the maximum allowed difference in output
power actually transmitted by the BTS is 6 dB.
Introduce a VTY command to turn on and off the BCCH carrier power
reduction operation. Also introduce a CTRL command. On the
A-bis/RSL, abuse the BS POWER CONTROL message by setting
the Channel Number IE to 0x80 (RSL_CHAN_BCCH).
Currently, only osmo-bts-trx is supported. A value greater than
zero makes it reduce the power on *inactive* timeslots of the
BCCH carrier. Sending zero disables the BCCH power reduction
mode completely.
For more details, see 3GPP TS 45.008, section 7.1, and 3GPP TR 45.926.
Change-Id: I047fce33d4d3e4c569dd006ba17858467a2f4783
Related: SYS#4919
The constant is called OSMO_NRI_BITLEN_DEFAULT, NRI_BITLEN_DEFAULT does
not exist and got rendered as "NRI_BITLEN_DEFAULT" in the vty doc.
Add missing vty test for 'nri bitlen'.
Change-Id: I8af840a4589f47eaca6bf10e37e0859f9ae53dfa
follow-up to
0256c89187
Icac06ed554fd61bf7c4bfb1d5c3739a01f2915a4
Previous patch increased the range, but let's also allow one more
argument so that the A5 mask can be fully enabled.
Change-Id: Ie8cd753e4425d7d51397e4dddc24108fa0392de4
Add A5/4 to the internal mask of allowed algorithms.
(Not actually working yet, A5/4 implementation follows in other
patches.)
Related: SYS#5324
Change-Id: Icac06ed554fd61bf7c4bfb1d5c3739a01f2915a4
Make sure that the target lchan has been initialized before attempting
to reassign.
I ran into this in the VAMOS tests, forgetting to set the BTS_FEAT_VAMOS
in osmo-bts-omldummy: the vty command from ttcn attempts to reassign to
a non-initialized lchan, and aborts osmo-bsc.
Change-Id: Ia77a3312dde0e4b8df9ad2f33339266bae06439d
Add VTY command to trigger an intra-cell re-assignment, also allowing to
re-assign to a secondary VAMOS lchan.
Related: SYS#5315 OS#4940
Change-Id: If006f5caaf83b07675f57e5665cfa79328da55e6
The RSL BS Power IE in measurement reports is encoded as dB / 2.
Instead of using this coding all over the code, converting to dB and
often printing confusing values in logging etc, store as plain dB.
The conversions should be at the points where a "weird" format is
defined: the RSL encoding needs divided-by-two, so apply it there. The
meas_vis is (now unfortunately) defined as div-two, and so on. But
internally we now just store the plain dB value and calculate with it
without duplicating the wire decoding step everywhere.
Rename to bs_power_db to clarify the unit of the stored value.
Change-Id: I229db1d6bcf532af95aff56b2ad18b5ed9d81616
According to 3GPP TS 45.008, the BSS shall monitor the levels of
interference on its IDLE traffic channels. The actual measurements
are performed in the BTS and then reported to the BSC over the
A-bis/RSL link(s) in RF RESource INDication messages.
3GPP TS 45.008 defines the following measurement parameters:
* Intave: Interference Averaging period (see table A.1),
* Interference level Boundaries (see table A.1).
Both parameters are sent to the BTS over the A-bis/OML, and can
now be configured via the VTY interface. Only those BTS models
which 'speak' the OML protocol defined in 3GPP TS 52.021 will
actually get the configured parameters, others will keep using
the hard-coded parameters.
Change-Id: I99ebf57aac1f3ca7e0497c3b4f6b0738c6ed7e47
Related: SYS#5313, OS#1866
Without this guard, a command like this can crash osmo-bsc:
OsmoBSC# bts 0 trx 0 timeslot 0 sub-slot 0 activate fr
when timeslot 0 is configured as non-combined 'CCCH'.
Change-Id: I0197a6a2595ff9dade58e37383d44d2df3b03288
CLoses: OS#5170
So far we have a couple of macros iterating a specific number of lchans,
depending on dynamic timeslot state etc. With addition of VAMOS lchans,
this would become more complex and bloated.
Instead of separate iteration macros for each situation, only have one
that takes a number of lchans as argument. That allows to more clearly
pick the number of lchans, especially for non-trivial VAMOS scenarios.
Related: SYS#5315 OS#4940
Change-Id: Ib2c6baf73a81ba371143ba5adc912aef6f79238d
So far the number of usable lchans is determined on-the-fly by the
physical channel config. With VAMOS, this becomes more complex, namely
determining whether the BTS is vamos capable.
Instead of calling a function to determine the number of lchans for
every use, rather place the number of valid lchans in int members of the
timeslot struct, and initialize those during timeslot setup.
Actual use of these new fields will follow in a subsequent patch, which
introduces the ts_for_n_lchans() macro to replace current lchan
iteration macros.
Related: SYS#5315 OS#4940
Change-Id: I08027d79db71a23e874b729c4e6173b0f269ee4f
Alexander Couzens
Pau Espin
Vadim Yanitskiy
Oliver Smith
Keith Whyte
Neels Hofmeyr
Philipp Maier
Eric Wild