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Neels Hofmeyr d553c085e7 sms queue: avoid repeated Paging for a failed SMS
So far, sms_pending_failed() starts a new sms_queue_trigger() run. The
intention behind that might have been to fill up the queue when sending SMS has
failed, but the practical effect is actually bad:

As current ttcn3-msc-test runs show, a failed MT SMS gets triggered multiple
times in short succession, i.e. osmo-msc repeatedly sends Paging Requests for
the same subscriber.

This special case happens actually only when there are few SMS still in the DB
to be delivered. In the TTCN3 test, there is exactly one MT SMS for one
subscriber, and retriggering the queue brings up the same SMS every time.

See f_tc_lu_and_mt_sms_paging_and_nothing() and f_tc_sgsap_mt_sms_and_nothing()
which say:
"/* Expect the MSC to page exactly 10 times before giving up */"

This is bad because an MSC should send a Paging Request exactly once. Retrying
failed Paging is clearly the task of the BSC, not the MSC. The remaining code
around Paging correctly follows this paradigm, but this retrigger doesn't.

Do not immediately trigger the SMS queue on a failed MT SMS. Instead, leave it
up to the periodical SMS queue trigger to decide.

This patch will cause the MT SMS tests in ttcn3-msc-tests to fail, because the
test expectations are bogus. The patch fixing the test run is listed 'Related'
below.

Related: I7dce12942a65eaaf97f78ca69401c7f93faacb9e (osmo-ttcn3-hacks)
Change-Id: I24bf9f1c1167efe1080ae4cf47ed2ef0bd981e49
2019-04-12 02:15:25 +02:00
contrib contrib: fix makedistcheck with disabled systemd 2018-12-06 16:31:01 +00:00
debian debian/control: Fix typo 2019-03-27 11:42:29 +00:00
doc build manuals moved here from osmo-gsm-manuals.git 2018-11-27 17:50:54 +01:00
include msc/gsm_data.h: drop unused SMS_HDR_SIZE macro 2019-04-08 07:34:20 +00:00
m4 move openbsc/* to repos root 2017-07-12 23:17:10 +00:00
src sms queue: avoid repeated Paging for a failed SMS 2019-04-12 02:15:25 +02:00
tests enable osmo_fsm_term_safely(), apply logging changes 2019-04-12 02:15:25 +02:00
.gitignore build manuals moved here from osmo-gsm-manuals.git 2018-11-27 17:50:54 +01:00
.gitreview update .gitreview to new repo url 2017-08-08 17:26:28 +02:00
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Makefile.am Fix DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS override 2018-12-04 15:37:37 +01:00
README rewrite README 2017-09-06 16:33:41 +02:00
README.vty-tests Remove obsolete ./configure option 2017-11-29 14:24:54 +00:00
configure.ac configure.ac: Check for libsctp 2019-02-06 18:08:59 +00:00
git-version-gen git-version-gen: Don't check for .git directory 2018-07-24 18:05:46 +02:00
osmoappdesc.py doc/examples: add detailed cs7 config examples 2017-09-07 03:10:36 +02:00

README

About OsmoMSC
=============

OsmoMSC originated from the OpenBSC project, which started as a minimalistic
all-in-one implementation of the GSM Network. In 2017, OpenBSC had reached
maturity and diversity (including M3UA SIGTRAN and 3G support in the form of
IuCS and IuPS interfaces) that naturally lead to a separation of the all-in-one
approach to fully independent separate programs as in typical GSM networks.

OsmoMSC was one of the parts split off from the old openbsc.git. Before, it was
the libmsc part of the old OsmoNITB. Since a true A interface and IuCS for 3G
support is available, OsmoMSC exists only as a separate standalone entity.

OsmoMSC exposes
- GSUP towards OsmoHLR (or a MAP proxy);
- A over IP towards a BSC (e.g. OsmoBSC);
- IuCS towards an RNC or HNB-GW (e.g. OsmoHNBGW) for 3G voice;
- MNCC (Mobile Network Call Control derived from GSM TS 04.07);
- SMPP 3.4 (Short Message Peer-to-Peer);
- The Osmocom typical telnet VTY and CTRL interfaces.

Find OsmoMSC issue tracker and wiki online at
https://osmocom.org/projects/osmomsc
https://osmocom.org/projects/osmomsc/wiki