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diff --git a/openbsc/README b/openbsc/README index fa01ff4cd..ec6f9c8cc 100644 --- a/openbsc/README +++ b/openbsc/README @@ -1,32 +1,35 @@ About OpenBSC ============= -OpenBSC is a minimalistic implementation of the GSM Network, with -particular emphasis on the functionality typically provided by the BSC, -MSC, HLR, VLR and SMSC. - -Its currently supported interfaces towards the BTS are: +OpenBSC started as a minimalistic all-in-one implementation of the GSM Network, +with particular emphasis on the functionality typically provided by the BSC, +MSC, HLR, VLR and SMSC. Today it is a growing suite of libraries and programs, +implementing protocol stacks and functional elements, including + + * OsmoBSC - a pure GSM BSC, speaking Abis/IP to the BTS and A/IP to the MSC + * OsmoBSC-MGCP - MGCP helper to the OsmoBSC software + * OsmoNITB - a BTS+MSC+VLR+HLR+SMSC "Network in the box". + * OsmoSGSN - a GPRS SGSN with Gb interface over IP towards the PCU + * Osmo-GbProxy - a Proxy to aggregate many Gb links as one Gb link to the SGSN + * OsmoBSCNAT - a gateay aggregating many A links as one A link to the MSC + * OsmoGTPHUB - a hub aggregating many GTP links (between SGSN and GGSN) + * ipaccess-utils - some tools to discover + configure ip.access nanoBTS + * bs11_config - a tool to configure the Siemens BS-11 microBTS + +The currently supported interfaces towards the BTS are: * Classic A-bis over E1 using a mISDN based E1 interface. In other words, you can connect existing GSM Base Transceiver Station (BTS) - through E1 to OpenBSC. So far, we have only tested the Siemens BS-11 - Test reports with other BTS are much appreciated! - - * A-bis over IP as used by the ip.access nanoBTS product family + through E1 to OpenBSC. So far, we have made it work with the Siemens BS-11, + various Ericsson RBS2xxx BTS models and the Nokia MetroSite. -You can find the project documentation at http://openbsc.gnumonks.org/ + * A-bis over IP as used by the ip.access nanoBTS product family as well as + the Open Source OsmoBTS software (by the same authors as OpenBSC). OsmoBTS + in turn supports various transceiver hardware, including the sysmoBTS + product family, as well as SDR transceivers supported by OsmoTRX, such as + the UmTRX or USRP boardss. -This project is still in its early days, and there are lots of areas where it -doesn't behave as per GSM spec. +You can find some unfortunately relatively unmaintained project documentation at +http://openbsc.gnumonks.org/ Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org> - - -libosmocore -=========== - -Please note that as of March 2010, OpenBSC has a dependency to a library -called "libosmocore". You can obtain that library from - - git://git.osmocom.org/libosmocore.git - |