Currently only TBF objects are used to handle the data flow between
the MS and the SGSN. MS specific data (e.g. pending LLC frames, TLLI)
is copied between successive TBFs. If all TBFs (uplink and downlink)
are idle for some time, all information about the MS is discarded in
the PCU. This makes the implementation of some features more
difficult, e.g. proper TLLI and timing advance handling,
connection based CS selection, and proper management of multiple TBF.
This commit adds the GprsMs class that is intended to hold
information directly related to the MS and to keep references to the
active TBFs.
The class is not yet integrated with the other PCU code. A GprsMs
object container and MS specific fields (TA, CS) will be added in
later commits.
Note that calling detach_tbf() can possibly delete the MS object
depending on the callback implementation.
Ticket: #1674
Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
Move the method into the PDCH. Extract the finding of TLLI into a
new class called Decoding. Move the assemble and forward LLC frames
into the TBF as it is poking in the internals of the TBF.
The PollController is a friend of the SBAController and is allowed
to access the internal list. The list is hidden from everyone else.
This is done because the calculation of timeout should belong into
the PollController and not into the SBAController.
Compared to the previous code there will be a branch to get the
global pointer so the code will be slightly slower than the previous
version but it allows us to start creating objects but still use
the code from C. It is best approach I have found so far.
One downside of C++ is that by default talloc will not be used
(unless we override the new operator to use talloc. Right now
we need to memset the C data structure by hand. The benefit of
enforcing a better structure should is more important though.
The TBF should use the IMSI to identify a block flow but all
handling is spread across the entire code. Start to clean this
up by moving relevant code into the tbf file. Afterwards one
can clean up and add more internal structure.
The measurements include:
- DL bandwidth usage
- DL packet loss rate
- DL measurements by mobile
- UL measurements by BTS
In order to receive DL measurements from mobile, it must be enabled via
system information message at BSC.
In order to use this feature, sysmoBTS requires option "-M", otherwise
the traffic is forwarded through socket interface.
This is essential, if PCU runs on processor of sysmoBTS. The reaction
time and delay of PDTCH frames could heavily degrade proper packet flow.
Merge is based on jolly_new branch with two modifications.
1. Modified PCU L1 interface.
pcu_l1_if.cpp - common functions for tx and rx messages on L1 interface.
sysmo_sock.cpp - SYSMO-PCU socket functions.
openbts_sock.cpp - OpenBTS-PCU socket functions.
pcuif_proto.h - L1 interface's primitives.
2. Modified encoding of RLC/MAC Control messages, now we use structures and encode_gsm_rlcmac_downlink() function for encode control blocks (without hand-coding).
The OpenBTS socket functions are moved from main to pcu_l1_if.cpp.
New sysmo_l1_if.cpp is introduced. It used special unix socket interface
to connect to sysmo-BTS. This is required to access CCCH/RACH and info
about cell layout. Traffic is also forwarded via this interface, but
it direct access of L1 baseband DSP will be added soon.
In order to handle ready-to-send requests above l1_if, the transmit
queue (for downlink blocks) is moved to gprs_rlcmac.cpp.
The TBF instance additionally holds TRX and TS info, but this is only
a hack currently. TBF instance requires more details about allocated
ressources in the future.
this is probably a historic relict. None of them should be used, and I
cannot see any actual use of them either.
The only non-library code that we link now is libosmo-gb (ns/bssgp),
which soon will be turned into a real library.
Jacob Erlbeck
Daniel Willmann
Holger Freyther
Harald Welte