gprs_rlcmac: also use PCU_IF_SAPI_PCH_DT for paging MAC blocks

In the current code we still send PAGING COMMAND MAC blocks via SAPI
PCU_IF_SAPI_PCH, which technically belongs to the older PCUIF version
(v.10), which we are going to deprecate soon.

Let's change this so that PAGING COMMAND MAC blocks will also be sent
through PCU_IF_SAPI_PCH_DT. Since PAGING COMMAND messages require no
confirmation by the receiving end we may set the TLLI field to
GSM_RESERVED_TMSI.

Depends: osmo-bsc.git I82443f2b402aa2416469c8c50b1c050323ef3b8f
Related: OS#5927
Change-Id: I99cfe373fa157cfb32b74c113ad9935347653a71
3 files changed
tree: 7fac3313c9853ae66401de514a11eceaf2c29745
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  6. tests/
  7. .gitignore
  8. .gitreview
  9. configure.ac
  10. COPYING
  11. git-version-gen
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  13. osmoappdesc.py
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README.md

osmo-pcu - Osmocom Packet Control Unit

This repository contains a C/C++-language implementation of a GPRS Packet Control Unit, as specified by ETSI/3GPP. It is part of the Osmocom Open Source Mobile Communications project.

The Packet Control Unit is terminating the Layer 2 (RLC/MAC) of the GPRS radio interface and adapting it to the Gb Interface (BSSGP+NS Protocol) towards the SGSN.

The PCU interfaces with the physical layer of the radio interface. OsmoPCU is typically used co-located with the BTS, specifically OsmoBTS. For legacy BTSs that run proprietary sotware without an interface to OsmoPCU, you may also co-locate it with the BSC, specifically OsmoBSC

Homepage

The official homepage of the project is https://osmocom.org/projects/osmopcu/wiki/OsmoPCU

GIT Repository

You can clone from the official osmo-pcu.git repository using

git clone https://gitea.osmocom.org/cellular-infrastructure/osmo-pcu

There is a web interface at https://gitea.osmocom.org/cellular-infrastructure/osmo-pcu

Documentation

We provide a user manual as well as a vty reference manual

Please note that a lot of the PCU configuration actually happens inside the BSC, which passes this configuration via A-bis OML to the BTS, which then in turn passes it via the PCU socket into OsmoPCU.

Mailing List

Discussions related to osmo-pcu are happening on the osmocom-net-gprs@lists.osmocom.org mailing list, please see https://lists.osmocom.org/mailman/listinfo/osmocom-net-gprs for subscription options and the list archive.

Please observe the Osmocom Mailing List Rules when posting.

Contributing

Our coding standards are described at https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Coding_standards

We us a gerrit based patch submission/review process for managing contributions. Please see https://osmocom.org/projects/cellular-infrastructure/wiki/Gerrit for more details

The current patch queue for osmo-pcu can be seen at https://gerrit.osmocom.org/#/q/project:osmo-pcu+status:open

Current limitations

  • No PFC support
  • No fixed allocation support (was removed from 3GPP Rel >= 5 anyway)
  • No extended dynamic allocation support
  • No unacknowledged mode operation
  • Only single slot assignment on uplink direction
  • No half-duplex class support (only semi-duplex)
  • No TA loop
  • No power loop
  • Multi-BTS support not tested