Setting up the BTS
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Connect the antennas:
Transmitting antenna should be be dual band / receiving doesn't matter.
We recommend using an attenuator like this one [1]. Or let the BTS emit some of that good old radiation until you can figure out how to turn off the amps!
On work machine
Create shared ethernet connection: set ipv4 settings to "Shared to other computers"
Get the 2 ips from the BTS:
arp -n #shows arp table
turn on bts - will assign ip to bts
arp-n # will now show 2 new ips, probably on eth0 (of each bts in box)
ipaccess-find can also be used to find BTSs on an interface:
$ ipaccess-find eth0 ipaccess-find (C) 2009 by Harald Welte This is FREE SOFTWARE with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY Trying to find ip.access BTS by broadcast UDP... MAC_Address='24:62:78:00:00:5a' IP_Address='192.168.0.80' Serial_Number='162' Unit_ID='sysmoBTS 1002'
log into BTS:
ssh root@IP #either new IP address from 2nd arp -n
sbts2050-util
check power status:
sbts2050-util sbts2050-pwr-status
example:
root@NTQ0107973S:~# sbts2050-util sbts2050-pwr-status Main Supply :(ON) [(24.00)Vdc, 1.34 A] Master SF : ON [ 4.97 Vdc, 0.97 A] Slave SF : ON [ 4.97 Vdc, 0.91 A] Power Amp : ON [ 24.75 Vdc, 0.77 A] PA Bias: ON [ 9.00 Vdc, ---- A]
(this power amp is ON!)
turn off power amplifier
sbts2050-util sbts2050-pwr-enable 1 1 0 #1 1 0 = master slave amplifier
For power amp to be off this should be:
root@NTQ0107973S:~# sbts2050-util sbts2050-pwr-status Main Supply :(ON) [(24.00)Vdc, 0.56 A] Master SF : ON [ 4.94 Vdc, 0.98 A] Slave SF : ON [ 4.97 Vdc, 0.91 A] Power Amp : OFF [ 10.75 Vdc, 0.05 A] PA Bias: OFF [ 0.00 Vdc, ---- A] #means power amp is OFF!
sbts2050-util sbts2050-temp
- during troubleshooting : 75C is pretty high, 50-60C is normal
sysmobts-util :
This is the sysmoBTS utility cli thing:
sysmobts-util trx-nr #shows which transceiver we are on (0 master, 1 slave)
Possible param names: ethaddr clk-factory temp-dig-max temp-rf-max serial-nr hours-running boot-count key model-nr model-flags trx-nr
Run the script
On the work machine copy the following code into a file called setup-bts.py
#!/usr/bin/fab -f
"""
Rhizomatica BTS Toolkit
Automate maintenance on the BTS
"""
import sys
from fabric.api import env, run, task
def ssh():
env.user = 'root'
env.password = ''
@task
def setup():
ssh()
run('sbts2050-util sbts2050-pwr-enable 1 1 0')
run('sed -i s/NO_START=0/NO_START=1/ /etc/default/osmo-nitb')
run('mv /etc/rc5.d/S90gprs.sh /home/root/ || true')
run('mv /etc/rc5.d/S30osmo-bsc /etc/rc5.d/K30osmo-bsc || true')
run('mv /etc/rc5.d/S30osmo-bsc-mgcp /etc/rc5.d/K30osmo-bsc-mgcp || true')
run('mv /etc/rc5.d/S30osmo-nitb /etc/rc5.d/K30osmo-nitb || true')
run('sed -i -e "s/sysmobts-2050\/201208\//sysmobts-2050\/201208-testing\//g" /etc/opkg/*')
run('opkg remove openggsn osmo-sgsn lcr')
run('opkg update')
run('opkg upgrade || true')
run('opkg upgrade')
trx_nr = int(run('sysmobts-util trx-nr'))
osmo(trx_nr)
network(trx_nr)
def osmo(trx_nr):
etc_osmo_bts = """
!
! OsmoBTS () configuration saved from vty
!!
!
log stderr
logging color 0
logging timestamp 0
logging level all everything
logging level rsl info
logging level oml info
logging level rll notice
logging level rr notice
logging level meas notice
logging level pag info
logging level l1c info
logging level l1p info
logging level dsp debug
logging level abis notice
!
line vty
no login
!
bts 0
band 850
ipa unit-id 1000 %(trx_nr)d
oml remote-ip 172.16.0.1
""" % {'trx_nr': trx_nr}
run("echo '%s' > /etc/osmocom/osmo-bts.cfg" % (etc_osmo_bts,))
def network(trx_nr):
if trx_nr == 0:
ip = "172.16.0.11" # master
else:
ip = "172.16.0.12" # slave
interfaces = """
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet static
address %s
netmask 255.255.255.0
""" % (ip,)
run("echo '%s' > /etc/network/interfaces" % (interfaces,))
@task(default=True)
def help():
print "%s -H bts_ip setup" % (sys.argv[0],)
Make it executable and then run it:
chmod +x setup-bts.py # makes the scripts executable ./setup-bts.py -H btsip setup
wait a while until finished, then do it on the other bts
when both are done, ssh into each box and reboot both of them
Upon reboot, DHCP issued IP will be replaced by a static ip for each: 172.16.0.11 and 172.16.0.12
The BTS LED should now show only if BSC is connected
Copy keys to BTS from BSC
from inside BSC: ssh-copy-id root@172.16.0.11
NOW TEST IT!
☎☎ make some calls! ☎☎
Troubleshooting
Crashing network script:
Problem: Sometimes setup-bts.py has trouble with updating packages.
ssh into the BTS and run package scripts by hand:
opkg update
opkg upgrade
go back and run the script again.
Quick and dirty fix
That is caused by some SSL/HTTPS misconfiguration. Quick and dirty way to fix it:
sed -i -e 's/https/http/g' /etc/opkg/*.conf
Malconfigured IP Address (still looking for IP via DHCP)
How to look for DHCP and/or ARP packets:
tcpdump -v -n -i eth1 port 67 or port 68 or arp
Configure the 172.16.0.0/24 network in /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf, rebooted the secondary BTS, it might have something like 172.16.0.100 assigned. Ssh into it, configure /etc/network/interfaces manually, adding:
gateway 172.16.0.1
as the last line. also:
echo "nameserver 8.8.8.8" > /etc/resolv.conf
Reboot it, then copy setup-bts.py on the BSC and run it against the secondary BTS (who was now on 172.16.0.2).
BTS Can't get to the internets - opkg fails
Check if BTS can connect:
ping 8.8.8.8
BTS probably needs a gateway:
change ip to 192.168.x.x range (if that's a succesful gateway - try route -n on a computer with working internet)
ifconfig eth0 192.168.0.49
reconnect again with the new ip:
ssh root@192.168.0.49
now add a gateway on the same subnet that works:
route add default gw 192.168.0.1
you might want add nameserveer to resolve.conf:
vi /etc/resolv.conf
add:
nameserver 8.8.8.8
now try to ping google or run opkg update.
If it works, run the setup script at the new ip:
./setup-bts.py -H 192.168.0.49 setup
