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== Proxy details

=== BVC handling

This section describes in more detail how BVCs are handled in OsmoGbProxy

If a BSS connects to OsmoGbProxy while the SGSN is not available it will
acknowledge the BVC RESET on the signalling BVC, but ignore other messages
(especially any PTP BVC RESET).

.BSS connects to OsmoGbProxy
[mscgen]
----
msc {
    hscale="1.8";
    bss1 [label="BSS1"], bss2 [label="BSS2"], gbproxy [label="GbProxy"], sgsn [label="SGSN"];
    bss1 <=> gbproxy [label="NS link available"];
    bss1 => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    gbproxy => bss1 [label="BVC RESET ACK"];
    bss1 -x gbproxy [label="PTP BVC RESET (ignored)"];
}
----

As soon as the SGSN is reachable through NS OsmoGbProxy will send a BVC RESET
to the signalling BVC towards the SGSN. After that completes it will reset the
signalling BVC of all BSS connections. At this point the BSS will send a BVC
RESET for its PTP BVCs which will be forwarded to the SGSN, similarly the PTP
BVC RESET ACK from the SGSN will be sent back to the BSS.

.SGSN connection to OsmoGbProxy
[mscgen]
----
msc {
    hscale="1.8";
    bss1 [label="BSS1"], bss2 [label="BSS2"], gbproxy [label="GbProxy"], sgsn [label="SGSN"];
    gbproxy <=> sgsn [label="NS link available"];
    gbproxy => sgsn [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    sgsn => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET ACK"];

    gbproxy => bss1 [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    bss1 => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET ACK"];
    bss1 box bss1 [label="PTP BVCs need to be reset"];
    bss1 => gbproxy [label="PTP BVC RESET (BVCI=x)"];
    gbproxy => sgsn [label="PTP BVC RESET (BVCI=x)"];
    sgsn => gbproxy [label="PTP BVC RESET ACK (BVCI=x)"];
    gbproxy => bss1 [label="PTP BVC RESET ACK (BVCI=x)"];
    bss2 <=> sgsn [label="BVCI x established"];
}
----

The communication on the PTP BVC will then be forwarded between the BSS and the
SGSN.

If a BSS connects while the SGSN is up the PTP BVC RESET will directly be
forwarded.

.BSS connects to OsmoGbProxy
[mscgen]
----
msc {
    hscale="1.8";
    bss1 [label="BSS1"], bss2 [label="BSS2"], gbproxy [label="GbProxy"], sgsn [label="SGSN"];
    bss2 <=> gbproxy [label="NS link available"];
    bss2 => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    gbproxy => bss2 [label="BVC RESET ACK"];
    bss2 => gbproxy [label="PTP BVC RESET (BVCI=y)"];
    gbproxy => sgsn [label="PTP BVC RESET (BVCI=y)"];
    sgsn => gbproxy [label="PTP BVC RESET ACK (BVCI=y)"];
    gbproxy => bss2 [label="PTP BVC RESET ACK (BVCI=y)"];
    bss2 <=> sgsn [label="BVCI y established"];
}
----

If OsmoGbProxy looses the connection to the SGSN it will reset the signalling
BVC of all BSS connections. This ensures that the BSS will not send traffic
over a PTP BVC before its reset procedure has been completed.

.SGSN connection fails
[mscgen]
----
msc {
    hscale="1.8";
    bss1 [label="BSS1"], bss2 [label="BSS2"], gbproxy [label="GbProxy"], sgsn [label="SGSN"];
    gbproxy <=> sgsn [label="NS link fails"];
    gbproxy => bss1 [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    gbproxy => bss2 [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
}
----

When the connection to the SGSN is eventually restored the signalling BVC
between OsmoGbProxy and SGSN will be reset.

After that completes OsmoGbProxy will reset the signalling BVC on all BSS NS
connections and forward the PTP BVC RESET messages.

.SGSN connection restored
[mscgen]
----
msc {
    hscale="1.8";
    bss1 [label="BSS1"], bss2 [label="BSS2"], gbproxy [label="GbProxy"], sgsn [label="SGSN"];
    gbproxy <=> sgsn [label="NS link available"];
    gbproxy => sgsn [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    sgsn => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET ACK"];
    gbproxy => bss1 [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    bss1 => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET ACK"];
    bss1 box bss1 [label="PTP BVCs need to be reset"];
    gbproxy => bss2 [label="BVC RESET (BVCI=0)"];
    bss2 => gbproxy [label="BVC RESET ACK"];
    bss2 box bss2 [label="PTP BVCs need to be reset"];
}
----