lib/receiver_impl.cc

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#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "config.h"
#endif

#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
#include "receiver_impl.h"

#include <gnuradio/io_signature.h>
#include <gnuradio/math.h>
#include <math.h>
#include <boost/circular_buffer.hpp>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <viterbi_detector.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <sch.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>

#include <assert.h>

#define SYNC_SEARCH_RANGE 30

namespace gr {
  namespace gsm {

    typedef std::list<float> list_float;
    typedef std::vector<float> vector_float;

    typedef boost::circular_buffer<float> circular_buffer_float;

    receiver::sptr
    receiver::make(feval_dd * tuner, int osr)
    {
      return gnuradio::get_initial_sptr
        (new receiver_impl(tuner, osr));
    }

    /*
     * The private constructor
     */
    receiver_impl::receiver_impl(feval_dd * tuner, int osr)
      : gr::block("receiver",
              gr::io_signature::make(1, 1, sizeof(gr_complex)),
              gr::io_signature::make(0, 1, 142 * sizeof(float))),
            d_OSR(osr),
            d_chan_imp_length(CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH),
            d_tuner(tuner),
            d_counter(0),
            d_fcch_start_pos(0),
            d_freq_offset(0),
            d_state(first_fcch_search),
            d_burst_nr(osr),
            d_failed_sch(0)
    {
      int i;
      gmsk_mapper(SYNC_BITS, N_SYNC_BITS, d_sch_training_seq, gr_complex(0.0, -1.0));
      for (i = 0; i < TRAIN_SEQ_NUM; i++) {
        gr_complex startpoint;
        if (i == 6 || i == 7) {                           //this is nasty hack
          startpoint = gr_complex(-1.0, 0.0);   //if I don't change it here all bits of normal bursts for BTSes with bcc=6 will have reversed values
        } else {
          startpoint = gr_complex(1.0, 0.0);    //I've checked this hack for bcc==0,1,2,3,4,6
        }                                       //I don't know what about bcc==5 and 7 yet
        //TODO:find source of this situation - this is purely mathematical problem I guess

        gmsk_mapper(train_seq[i], N_TRAIN_BITS, d_norm_training_seq[i], startpoint);
      }    
    }

    /*
     * Our virtual destructor.
     */
    receiver_impl::~receiver_impl()
    {
    }

    void receiver_impl::forecast(int noutput_items, gr_vector_int &ninput_items_required)
    {
      ninput_items_required[0] = noutput_items * floor((TS_BITS + 2 * GUARD_PERIOD) * d_OSR);
    }


    int 
    receiver_impl::general_work(int noutput_items,
           gr_vector_int &ninput_items,
	       gr_vector_const_void_star &input_items,
	       gr_vector_void_star &output_items)
    {
      const gr_complex *input = (const gr_complex *) input_items[0];
      //float *out = (float *) output_items[0];
      int produced_out = 0;  //how many output elements were produced - this isn't used yet
      //probably the gsm receiver will be changed into sink so this variable won't be necessary
      switch (d_state) {
          //bootstrapping
        case first_fcch_search:
          if (find_fcch_burst(input, ninput_items[0])) { //find frequency correction burst in the input buffer
            set_frequency(d_freq_offset);                //if fcch search is successful set frequency offset
            //produced_out = 0;
            d_state = next_fcch_search;
          } else {
            //produced_out = 0;
            d_state = first_fcch_search;
          }
          break;

        case next_fcch_search: {                         //this state is used because it takes some time (a bunch of buffered samples)
            COUT("fcch");
	    float prev_freq_offset = d_freq_offset;        //before previous set_frequqency cause change
            if (find_fcch_burst(input, ninput_items[0])) {
              if (abs(prev_freq_offset - d_freq_offset) > FCCH_MAX_FREQ_OFFSET) {
                set_frequency(d_freq_offset);              //call set_frequncy only frequency offset change is greater than some value
              }
              //produced_out = 0;
              d_state = sch_search;
            } else {
              //produced_out = 0;
              d_state = next_fcch_search;
            }
            break;
          }


        case sch_search: {
            vector_complex channel_imp_resp(CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH*d_OSR);
            int t1, t2, t3;
            int burst_start = 0;
            unsigned char output_binary[BURST_SIZE];

            if (reach_sch_burst(ninput_items[0])) {                              //wait for a SCH burst
              burst_start = get_sch_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0]); //get channel impulse response from it
              detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary); //detect bits using MLSE detection
              if (decode_sch(&output_binary[3], &t1, &t2, &t3, &d_ncc, &d_bcc) == 0) { //decode SCH burst
                COUT("sch burst_start: " << burst_start);
                COUT("bcc: " << d_bcc << " ncc: " << d_ncc << " t1: " << t1 << " t2: " << t2 << " t3: " << t3);
                d_burst_nr.set(t1, t2, t3, 0);                                  //set counter of bursts value

                //configure the receiver - tell him where to find which burst type
                d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT0, multiframe_51);  //in the timeslot nr.0 bursts changes according to t3 counter
                configure_receiver();//TODO: this shouldn't be here - remove it when gsm receiver's interface will be ready
                d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, FCCH_FRAMES, sizeof(FCCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), fcch_burst);  //tell where to find fcch bursts
                d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, SCH_FRAMES, sizeof(SCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), sch_burst);     //sch bursts
                d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, BCCH_FRAMES, sizeof(BCCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), normal_burst);//!and maybe normal bursts of the BCCH logical channel
                d_burst_nr++;

                consume_each(burst_start + BURST_SIZE * d_OSR);   //consume samples up to next guard period
                d_state = synchronized;
              } else {
                d_state = next_fcch_search;                       //if there is error in the sch burst go back to fcch search phase
              }
            } else {
              d_state = sch_search;
            }
            break;
          }
          //in this state receiver is synchronized and it processes bursts according to burst type for given burst number
        case synchronized: {
            vector_complex channel_imp_resp(CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH*d_OSR);
            int burst_start;
            int offset = 0;
            int to_consume = 0;
            unsigned char output_binary[BURST_SIZE];

            burst_type b_type = d_channel_conf.get_burst_type(d_burst_nr); //get burst type for given burst number

            switch (b_type) {
              case fcch_burst: {                                                                    //if it's FCCH  burst
                  const unsigned first_sample = ceil((GUARD_PERIOD + 2 * TAIL_BITS) * d_OSR) + 1;
                  const unsigned last_sample = first_sample + USEFUL_BITS * d_OSR - TAIL_BITS * d_OSR;
                  double freq_offset = compute_freq_offset(input, first_sample, last_sample);       //extract frequency offset from it

                  d_freq_offset_vals.push_front(freq_offset);
                  //process_normal_burst(d_burst_nr, fc_fb);
                  if (d_freq_offset_vals.size() >= 10) {
                    double sum = std::accumulate(d_freq_offset_vals.begin(), d_freq_offset_vals.end(), 0);
                    double mean_offset = sum / d_freq_offset_vals.size();                           //compute mean
                    d_freq_offset_vals.clear();
                    if (abs(mean_offset) > FCCH_MAX_FREQ_OFFSET) {
                      d_freq_offset -= mean_offset;                                                 //and adjust frequency if it have changed beyond
                      set_frequency(d_freq_offset);                                                 //some limit
                      DCOUT("mean_offset: " << mean_offset);
                      DCOUT("Adjusting frequency, new frequency offset: " << d_freq_offset << "\n");
                    }
                  }
                }
                break;
              case sch_burst: {                                                                    //if it's SCH burst
                  int t1, t2, t3, d_ncc, d_bcc;
                  burst_start = get_sch_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0]);                //get channel impulse response
                  detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);           //MLSE detection of bits
                  //process_normal_burst(d_burst_nr, output_binary);
                  if (decode_sch(&output_binary[3], &t1, &t2, &t3, &d_ncc, &d_bcc) == 0) {         //and decode SCH data
                    // d_burst_nr.set(t1, t2, t3, 0);                                              //but only to check if burst_start value is correct
                    d_failed_sch = 0;
                    DCOUT("bcc: " << d_bcc << " ncc: " << d_ncc << " t1: " << t1 << " t2: " << t2 << " t3: " << t3);
                    offset =  burst_start - floor((GUARD_PERIOD) * d_OSR);                         //compute offset from burst_start - burst should start after a guard period
                    DCOUT(offset);
                    to_consume += offset;                                                          //adjust with offset number of samples to be consumed
                  } else {
                    d_failed_sch++;
                    if (d_failed_sch >= MAX_SCH_ERRORS) {
    //                   d_state = next_fcch_search;        //TODO: this isn't good, the receiver is going wild when it goes back to next_fcch_search from here
    //                   d_freq_offset_vals.clear();
                      DCOUT("many sch decoding errors");
                    }
                  }
                }
                break;

              case normal_burst:                                                                  //if it's normal burst
                burst_start = get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], d_bcc); //get channel impulse response for given training sequence number - d_bcc
                detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);            //MLSE detection of bits
                process_normal_burst(d_burst_nr, output_binary); //TODO: this shouldn't be here - remove it when gsm receiver's interface will be ready
                break;

              case dummy_or_normal: {
                  burst_start = get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], TS_DUMMY);
                  detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);

                  std::vector<unsigned char> v(20);
                  std::vector<unsigned char>::iterator it;
                  it = std::set_difference(output_binary + TRAIN_POS, output_binary + TRAIN_POS + 16, &train_seq[TS_DUMMY][5], &train_seq[TS_DUMMY][21], v.begin());
                  int different_bits = (it - v.begin());
                  
                  if (different_bits > 2) {
                    burst_start = get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], d_bcc);
                    detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);
                    //if (!output_binary[0] && !output_binary[1] && !output_binary[2]) {
                      COUT("Normal burst");
                      process_normal_burst(d_burst_nr, output_binary); //TODO: this shouldn't be here - remove it when gsm receiver's interface will be ready
                    //} 
                  } else {
                     //process_normal_burst(d_burst_nr, dummy_burst);
                  }
                }
              case rach_burst:
                //implementation of this channel isn't possible in current gsm_receiver
                //it would take some realtime processing, counter of samples from USRP to
                //stay synchronized with this device and possibility to switch frequency from  uplink
                //to C0 (where sch is) back and forth

                break;
              case dummy:                                                         //if it's dummy
                burst_start = get_norm_chan_imp_resp(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], TS_DUMMY); //read dummy
                detect_burst(input, &channel_imp_resp[0], burst_start, output_binary);   // but as far as I know it's pointless
                break;
              case empty:   //if it's empty burst
                break;      //do nothing
            }

            d_burst_nr++;   //go to next burst

            to_consume += TS_BITS * d_OSR + d_burst_nr.get_offset();  //consume samples of the burst up to next guard period
            //and add offset which is introduced by
            //0.25 fractional part of a guard period
            //burst_number computes this offset
            //but choice of this class to do this was random
            consume_each(to_consume);
          }
          break;
  }

  return produced_out;
    }


    bool receiver_impl::find_fcch_burst(const gr_complex *input, const int nitems)
    {
      circular_buffer_float phase_diff_buffer(FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR); //circular buffer used to scan throug signal to find
      //best match for FCCH burst
      float phase_diff = 0;
      gr_complex conjprod;
      int start_pos = -1;
      int hit_count = 0;
      int miss_count = 0;
      float min_phase_diff;
      float max_phase_diff;
      double best_sum = 0;
      float lowest_max_min_diff = 99999;

      int to_consume = 0;
      int sample_number = 0;
      bool end = false;
      bool result = false;
      circular_buffer_float::iterator buffer_iter;

      /**@name Possible states of FCCH search algorithm*/
      //@{
      enum states {
        init,               ///< initialize variables
        search,             ///< search for positive samples
        found_something,    ///< search for FCCH and the best position of it
        fcch_found,         ///< when FCCH was found
        search_fail         ///< when there is no FCCH in the input vector
      } fcch_search_state;
      //@}

      fcch_search_state = init;

      while (!end) {
        switch (fcch_search_state) {

          case init: //initialize variables
            hit_count = 0;
            miss_count = 0;
            start_pos = -1;
            lowest_max_min_diff = 99999;
            phase_diff_buffer.clear();
            fcch_search_state = search;

            break;

          case search: // search for positive samples
            sample_number++;

            if (sample_number > nitems - FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR) { //if it isn't possible to find FCCH because
              //there's too few samples left to look into,
              to_consume = sample_number;                            //don't do anything with those samples which are left
              //and consume only those which were checked
              fcch_search_state = search_fail;
            } else {
              phase_diff = compute_phase_diff(input[sample_number], input[sample_number-1]);

              if (phase_diff > 0) {                                 //if a positive phase difference was found
                to_consume = sample_number;
                fcch_search_state = found_something;                //switch to state in which searches for FCCH
              } else {
                fcch_search_state = search;
              }
            }

            break;

          case found_something: {// search for FCCH and the best position of it
              if (phase_diff > 0) {
                hit_count++;       //positive phase differencies increases hits_count
              } else {
                miss_count++;      //negative increases miss_count
              }

              if ((miss_count >= FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR) && (hit_count <= FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR)) {
                //if miss_count exceeds limit before hit_count
                fcch_search_state = init;       //go to init
                continue;
              } else if (((miss_count >= FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR) && (hit_count > FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR)) || (hit_count > 2 * FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR)) {
                //if hit_count and miss_count exceeds limit then FCCH was found
                fcch_search_state = fcch_found;
                continue;
              } else if ((miss_count < FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR) && (hit_count > FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR)) {
                //find difference between minimal and maximal element in the buffer
                //for FCCH this value should be low
                //this part is searching for a region where this value is lowest
                min_phase_diff = * (min_element(phase_diff_buffer.begin(), phase_diff_buffer.end()));
                max_phase_diff = * (max_element(phase_diff_buffer.begin(), phase_diff_buffer.end()));

                if (lowest_max_min_diff > max_phase_diff - min_phase_diff) {
                  lowest_max_min_diff = max_phase_diff - min_phase_diff;
                  start_pos = sample_number - FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR - FCCH_MAX_MISSES * d_OSR; //store start pos
                  best_sum = 0;

                  for (buffer_iter = phase_diff_buffer.begin();
                       buffer_iter != (phase_diff_buffer.end());
                       buffer_iter++) {
                    best_sum += *buffer_iter - (M_PI / 2) / d_OSR;   //store best value of phase offset sum
                  }
                }
              }

              sample_number++;

              if (sample_number >= nitems) {    //if there's no single sample left to check
                fcch_search_state = search_fail;//FCCH search failed
                continue;
              }

              phase_diff = compute_phase_diff(input[sample_number], input[sample_number-1]);
              phase_diff_buffer.push_back(phase_diff);
              fcch_search_state = found_something;
            }
            break;

          case fcch_found: {
              DCOUT("fcch found on position: " << d_counter + start_pos);
              to_consume = start_pos + FCCH_HITS_NEEDED * d_OSR + 1; //consume one FCCH burst

              d_fcch_start_pos = d_counter + start_pos;

              //compute frequency offset
              double phase_offset = best_sum / FCCH_HITS_NEEDED;
              double freq_offset = phase_offset * 1625000.0 / (12.0 * M_PI);
              d_freq_offset -= freq_offset;
              DCOUT("freq_offset: " << d_freq_offset);

              end = true;
              result = true;
              break;
            }

          case search_fail:
            end = true;
            result = false;
            break;
        }
      }

      d_counter += to_consume;
      consume_each(to_consume);

      return result;
    }


    double receiver_impl::compute_freq_offset(const gr_complex * input, unsigned first_sample, unsigned last_sample)
    {
      double phase_sum = 0;
      unsigned ii;

      for (ii = first_sample; ii < last_sample; ii++) {
        double phase_diff = compute_phase_diff(input[ii], input[ii-1]) - (M_PI / 2) / d_OSR;
        phase_sum += phase_diff;
      }

      double phase_offset = phase_sum / (last_sample - first_sample);
      double freq_offset = phase_offset * 1625000.0 / (12.0 * M_PI);
      return freq_offset;
    }

    void receiver_impl::set_frequency(double freq_offset)
    {
      d_tuner->calleval(freq_offset);
    }

    inline float receiver_impl::compute_phase_diff(gr_complex val1, gr_complex val2)
    {
      gr_complex conjprod = val1 * conj(val2);
      return fast_atan2f(imag(conjprod), real(conjprod));
    }

    bool receiver_impl::reach_sch_burst(const int nitems)
    {
      //it just consumes samples to get near to a SCH burst
      int to_consume = 0;
      bool result = false;
      unsigned sample_nr_near_sch_start = d_fcch_start_pos + (FRAME_BITS - SAFETY_MARGIN) * d_OSR;

      //consume samples until d_counter will be equal to sample_nr_near_sch_start
      if (d_counter < sample_nr_near_sch_start) {
        if (d_counter + nitems >= sample_nr_near_sch_start) {
          to_consume = sample_nr_near_sch_start - d_counter;
        } else {
          to_consume = nitems;
        }
        result = false;
      } else {
        to_consume = 0;
        result = true;
      }

      d_counter += to_consume;
      consume_each(to_consume);
      return result;
    }

    int receiver_impl::get_sch_chan_imp_resp(const gr_complex *input, gr_complex * chan_imp_resp)
    {
      vector_complex correlation_buffer;
      vector_float power_buffer;
      vector_float window_energy_buffer;

      int strongest_window_nr;
      int burst_start = 0;
      int chan_imp_resp_center = 0;
      float max_correlation = 0;
      float energy = 0;

      for (int ii = SYNC_POS * d_OSR; ii < (SYNC_POS + SYNC_SEARCH_RANGE) *d_OSR; ii++) {
        gr_complex correlation = correlate_sequence(&d_sch_training_seq[5], N_SYNC_BITS - 10, &input[ii]);
        correlation_buffer.push_back(correlation);
        power_buffer.push_back(std::pow(abs(correlation), 2));
      }

      //compute window energies
      vector_float::iterator iter = power_buffer.begin();
      bool loop_end = false;
      while (iter != power_buffer.end()) {
        vector_float::iterator iter_ii = iter;
        energy = 0;

        for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length) *d_OSR; ii++, iter_ii++) {
          if (iter_ii == power_buffer.end()) {
            loop_end = true;
            break;
          }
          energy += (*iter_ii);
        }
        if (loop_end) {
          break;
        }
        iter++;
        window_energy_buffer.push_back(energy);
      }

      strongest_window_nr = max_element(window_energy_buffer.begin(), window_energy_buffer.end()) - window_energy_buffer.begin();
    //   d_channel_imp_resp.clear();

      max_correlation = 0;
      for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length) *d_OSR; ii++) {
        gr_complex correlation = correlation_buffer[strongest_window_nr + ii];
        if (abs(correlation) > max_correlation) {
          chan_imp_resp_center = ii;
          max_correlation = abs(correlation);
        }
    //     d_channel_imp_resp.push_back(correlation);
        chan_imp_resp[ii] = correlation;
      }

      burst_start = strongest_window_nr + chan_imp_resp_center - 48 * d_OSR - 2 * d_OSR + 2 + SYNC_POS * d_OSR;
      return burst_start;
    }



    void receiver_impl::detect_burst(const gr_complex * input, gr_complex * chan_imp_resp, int burst_start, unsigned char * output_binary)
    {
      float output[BURST_SIZE];
      gr_complex rhh_temp[CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH*d_OSR];
      gr_complex rhh[CHAN_IMP_RESP_LENGTH];
      gr_complex filtered_burst[BURST_SIZE];
      int start_state = 3;
      unsigned int stop_states[2] = {4, 12};

      autocorrelation(chan_imp_resp, rhh_temp, d_chan_imp_length*d_OSR);
      for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length); ii++) {
        rhh[ii] = conj(rhh_temp[ii*d_OSR]);
      }

      mafi(&input[burst_start], BURST_SIZE, chan_imp_resp, d_chan_imp_length*d_OSR, filtered_burst);

      viterbi_detector(filtered_burst, BURST_SIZE, rhh, start_state, stop_states, 2, output);

      for (int i = 0; i < BURST_SIZE ; i++) {
        output_binary[i] = (output[i] > 0);
      }
    }

    //TODO consider placing this funtion in a separate class for signal processing
    void receiver_impl::gmsk_mapper(const unsigned char * input, int nitems, gr_complex * gmsk_output, gr_complex start_point)
    {
      gr_complex j = gr_complex(0.0, 1.0);

      int current_symbol;
      int encoded_symbol;
      int previous_symbol = 2 * input[0] - 1;
      gmsk_output[0] = start_point;

      for (int i = 1; i < nitems; i++) {
        //change bits representation to NRZ
        current_symbol = 2 * input[i] - 1;
        //differentially encode
        encoded_symbol = current_symbol * previous_symbol;
        //and do gmsk mapping
        gmsk_output[i] = j * gr_complex(encoded_symbol, 0.0) * gmsk_output[i-1];
        previous_symbol = current_symbol;
      }
    }

    //TODO consider use of some generalized function for correlation and placing it in a separate class  for signal processing
    gr_complex receiver_impl::correlate_sequence(const gr_complex * sequence, int length, const gr_complex * input)
    {
      gr_complex result(0.0, 0.0);
      int sample_number = 0;

      for (int ii = 0; ii < length; ii++) {
        sample_number = (ii * d_OSR) ;
        result += sequence[ii] * conj(input[sample_number]);
      }

      result = result / gr_complex(length, 0);
      return result;
    }

    //computes autocorrelation for positive arguments
    //TODO consider placing this funtion in a separate class for signal processing
    inline void receiver_impl::autocorrelation(const gr_complex * input, gr_complex * out, int nitems)
    {
      int i, k;
      for (k = nitems - 1; k >= 0; k--) {
        out[k] = gr_complex(0, 0);
        for (i = k; i < nitems; i++) {
          out[k] += input[i] * conj(input[i-k]);
        }
      }
    }

    //TODO consider use of some generalized function for filtering and placing it in a separate class  for signal processing
    inline void receiver_impl::mafi(const gr_complex * input, int nitems, gr_complex * filter, int filter_length, gr_complex * output)
    {
      int ii = 0, n, a;

      for (n = 0; n < nitems; n++) {
        a = n * d_OSR;
        output[n] = 0;
        ii = 0;

        while (ii < filter_length) {
          if ((a + ii) >= nitems*d_OSR)
            break;
          output[n] += input[a+ii] * filter[ii];
          ii++;
        }
      }
    }

    //TODO: get_norm_chan_imp_resp is similar to get_sch_chan_imp_resp - consider joining this two functions
    //TODO: this is place where most errors are introduced and can be corrected by improvements to this fuction
    //especially computations of strongest_window_nr
    int receiver_impl::get_norm_chan_imp_resp(const gr_complex *input, gr_complex * chan_imp_resp, int bcc)
    {
      vector_complex correlation_buffer;
      vector_float power_buffer;
      vector_float window_energy_buffer;

      int strongest_window_nr;
      int burst_start = 0;
      int chan_imp_resp_center = 0;
      float max_correlation = 0;
      float energy = 0;

      int search_center = (int)((TRAIN_POS + GUARD_PERIOD) * d_OSR);
      int search_start_pos = search_center + 1;
    //   int search_start_pos = search_center -  d_chan_imp_length * d_OSR;
      int search_stop_pos = search_center + d_chan_imp_length * d_OSR + 2 * d_OSR;

      for (int ii = search_start_pos; ii < search_stop_pos; ii++) {
        gr_complex correlation = correlate_sequence(&d_norm_training_seq[bcc][TRAIN_BEGINNING], N_TRAIN_BITS - 10, &input[ii]);

        correlation_buffer.push_back(correlation);
        power_buffer.push_back(std::pow(abs(correlation), 2));
      }

      //compute window energies
      vector_float::iterator iter = power_buffer.begin();
      bool loop_end = false;
      while (iter != power_buffer.end()) {
        vector_float::iterator iter_ii = iter;
        energy = 0;

        for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length - 2)*d_OSR; ii++, iter_ii++) {
    //    for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length)*d_OSR; ii++, iter_ii++) {
          if (iter_ii == power_buffer.end()) {
            loop_end = true;
            break;
          }
          energy += (*iter_ii);
        }
        if (loop_end) {
          break;
        }
        iter++;

        window_energy_buffer.push_back(energy);
      }
      //!why doesn't this work
      int strongest_window_nr_new = max_element(window_energy_buffer.begin(), window_energy_buffer.end()) - window_energy_buffer.begin();
      strongest_window_nr = 3; //! so I have to override it here

      max_correlation = 0;
      for (int ii = 0; ii < (d_chan_imp_length)*d_OSR; ii++) {
        gr_complex correlation = correlation_buffer[strongest_window_nr + ii];
        if (abs(correlation) > max_correlation) {
          chan_imp_resp_center = ii;
          max_correlation = abs(correlation);
        }
    //     d_channel_imp_resp.push_back(correlation);
        chan_imp_resp[ii] = correlation;
      }
      // We want to use the first sample of the impulseresponse, and the
      // corresponding samples of the received signal.
      // the variable sync_w should contain the beginning of the used part of
      // training sequence, which is 3+57+1+6=67 bits into the burst. That is
      // we have that sync_t16 equals first sample in bit number 67.

      burst_start = search_start_pos + chan_imp_resp_center + strongest_window_nr - TRAIN_POS * d_OSR;

      // GMSK modulator introduces ISI - each bit is expanded for 3*Tb
      // and it's maximum value is in the last bit period, so burst starts
      // 2*Tb earlier
      burst_start -= 2 * d_OSR;
      burst_start += 2;
      COUT("Poczatek ###############################");
      std::cout << " burst_start: " << burst_start << " center: " << ((float)(search_start_pos + strongest_window_nr + chan_imp_resp_center)) / d_OSR << " stronegest window nr: " <<  strongest_window_nr << "\n";
      COUT("burst_start_new: " << (search_start_pos + strongest_window_nr_new - TRAIN_POS * d_OSR));
      burst_start=(search_start_pos + strongest_window_nr_new - TRAIN_POS * d_OSR)
      return burst_start;
    }


    void receiver_impl::process_normal_burst(burst_counter burst_nr, const unsigned char * burst_binary)
    {
       int ii;
       //std::cout << "fn:" <<burst_nr.get_frame_nr() << " ts" << burst_nr.get_timeslot_nr() << " ";
       for(ii=0;ii<148;ii++){
          std::cout << std::setprecision(1) << static_cast<int>(burst_binary[ii]);
       }
       std::cout << std::endl;
    }
    //TODO: this shouldn't be here also - the same reason
    void receiver_impl::configure_receiver()
    {
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TSC0, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT0, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);

      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TSC0, TEST_CCH_FRAMES, sizeof(TEST_CCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TSC0, FCCH_FRAMES, sizeof(FCCH_FRAMES) / sizeof(unsigned), fcch_burst);

    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT1, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT1, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT2, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT2, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT3, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT3, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT4, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT4, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT5, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT5, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT6, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT6, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT7, multiframe_26);
    //  d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT7, TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F, sizeof(TRAFFIC_CHANNEL_F) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT1, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT1, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT2, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT2, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT3, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT3, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT4, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT4, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT5, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT5, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT6, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT6, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      d_channel_conf.set_multiframe_type(TIMESLOT7, multiframe_51);
      d_channel_conf.set_burst_types(TIMESLOT7, TEST51, sizeof(TEST51) / sizeof(unsigned), dummy_or_normal);
      
    }


  } /* namespace gsm */
} /* namespace gr */