From e6ed814dc35c6c242eff23fc5e63563bcc12a53f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harald Welte Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 14:44:29 +0200 Subject: update the readme --- README | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README index fc823ec2..e63fb0ef 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,10 +1,23 @@ -Repsoitory for new BTS-side A-bis code +Repository for new the Osmocom BTS implementation. -This is the code that was originally developed inside osmocom-bb.git -for turning modified OsmocomBB-supported phones into a simplistic BTS. +This code implementes the Layer 2 and higher of a more or less +conventional GSM BTS (Base Transceiver Station) - however, using an +Abis/IP interface, rather than the old-fashioned E1/T1. -However, the BTS-side A-bis is also going to be needed for other projects, thus -the split. +Specificallt, this includes + * BTS-Side implementation of TS 08.58 (RSL) and TS 12.21 (OML) + * BTS-Side implementation of LAPDm (using libosmocore/libosmogsm) + * A somewhat separated interface between those higher layer parts + and the Layer1 interface. -It doesn't really build yet, as a lot of dependencies have not yet been -resolved. +Right now, only one hardware and Layer1 are supported: The sysmocom +sysmoBTS. + +There is some experimental and way incomplete code to use a couple of +OsmocomBB phones and run them in the BTS. However, the required code +for the Calypso DSP code have not been written yet. This would still +require a lot of work. + +Some additional work is being done in using some parts of the OpenBTS +L1FEC and glue it against omso-bts. However, this is also still in an +early, experimental stage. -- cgit v1.2.3