From 218e4b4aa0fc6de842ff820dec8e97d1f083268a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Neels Hofmeyr Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 23:08:44 +0200 Subject: move openbsc/* to repos root This is the first step in creating this repository from the legacy openbsc.git. Like all other Osmocom repositories, keep the autoconf and automake files in the repository root. openbsc.git has been the sole exception, which ends now. Change-Id: I9c6f2a448d9cb1cc088cf1cf6918b69d7e69b4e7 --- README | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 39 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d01b2cf9a --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +About OpenBSC +============= + +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 BSC+MSC+VLR+HLR+SMSC "Network in the box". + * OsmoMSC - a voice CN with A/IP and IuCS/IP towards the BSC and/or HNB-GW + * OsmoSGSN - a GPRS SGSN with Gb/IP and IuPS/IP towards the PCU and/or HNB-GW + * Osmo-GbProxy - a Proxy to aggregate many Gb links as one Gb link to the SGSN + * OsmoBSCNAT - a gateway 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 + +Various interfaces towards the BTS are supported, among which 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 made it work with the Siemens BS-11, + various Ericsson RBS2xxx BTS models and the Nokia MetroSite. + + * 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. + + * IuCS and IuPS over IP towards an HNB-GW (see osmo-iuh) for UMTS (3G) + voice and data links. + +Find OpenBSC online at +http://openbsc.osmocom.org/ + + Harald Welte -- cgit v1.2.3