[srsran-users] Another "handset can't discover network" thread :(

Keith E. Fleming kef762 at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 23 03:14:38 UTC 2022


Hello! Thanks to SRS for giving us this wonderful LTE package!
Ettus B200, UHD 3.15.0, srsRAN 21.4.0, intel i5-7600k, Centos 8. Running srsenb with a 10MHz external clock source keeping the timing to within a few hundred Hertz as compared to a local Verizon EnodeB (751 MHz). Using a vacant spot in the 1900MHz (band 2), using 15 PRB but have also tried 6,15,25,50
As a side note at first I couldn't get the B200 to use the external GPSDO as its clock source. I had been using "clock_source=external" when in fact for the B200 one is to use "clock=external". Bear that in mind if you have a B200 and want to get the 2ppm clock error down to 20ppb. The GPSDO are all over AliExpress and cost about 90USD. Just need a BNC to SMA cable.
Using a "real" SIM of the wireless carrier I work for. I have the Ki and OPc. There is no issue with getting assigned an IP address by either srsepc or Open5GS and I can browse the Internet fine as long as it's the LG K7 or an instance of srsue.
LG K7 and an instance of srsue run on an i5 laptop with a 2nd B200, both discover srsenb flawlessly....IPhone 12, Samsung S8+ and OnePlus Model 5 all fail to discover the network....
So, I used srsue to capture the MIB,SIB1,SIB2,SIB3 of Verizon (311480, 751MHz) and compared the ue_mac.pcap with what srsenb broadcasts. I used Wireshark to save a fully-dissected text file of three packets and then used the sdiff command on a machine with a very large monitor to see the differences side by side. There surely are differences. Verizon shows scheduling for SIB4,SIB5,SIB8. The explicitly do not bar emergency calls. Different q_rx_min_lvl. I have played around with making changes, one at a time and nothing will cause the IPhone to discover the network.
Enclosed please find the dissected output of my srsenb and Verizon. For brevity I stripped out the lower protocol layers and just show the LTE RRC content of the three packets. Run sdiff against both text files. Then go into /etc/srsran and edit either sib.conf or rr.conf to tweak the various fields in the different packets.
If anyone has any ideas, or strategies to further the troubleshooting, I would be grateful. Thanks!
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    LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol
        BCCH-BCH-Message
            message
                dl-Bandwidth: n15 (1)
                phich-Config
                    phich-Duration: normal (0)
                    phich-Resource: oneSixth (0)
                systemFrameNumber: 01 [bit length 8, 0000 0001 decimal value 1]
                schedulingInfoSIB1-BR-r13: SystemInformationBlockType1-BR is not scheduled (0)
                spare: 00 [bit length 5, 3 LSB pad bits, 0000 0... decimal value 0]

    LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol
        BCCH-DL-SCH-Message
            message: c1 (0)
                c1: systemInformationBlockType1 (1)
                    systemInformationBlockType1
                        cellAccessRelatedInfo
                            plmn-IdentityList: 1 item
                                Item 0
                                    PLMN-IdentityInfo
                                        plmn-Identity
                                            mcc: 3 items
                                                Item 0
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 3
                                                Item 1
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 1
                                                Item 2
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 0
                                            mnc: 3 items
                                                Item 0
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 6
                                                Item 1
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 9
                                                Item 2
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 0
                                        cellReservedForOperatorUse: notReserved (1)
                            trackingAreaCode: 0007 [bit length 16, 0000 0000  0000 0111 decimal value 7]
                            cellIdentity: 0019b010 [bit length 28, 4 LSB pad bits, 0000 0000  0001 1001  1011 0000  0001 .... decimal value 105217]
                            cellBarred: notBarred (1)
                            intraFreqReselection: allowed (0)
                            ..0. .... csg-Indication: False
                        cellSelectionInfo
                            q-RxLevMin: -130dBm (-65)
                        freqBandIndicator: 7
                        schedulingInfoList: 1 item
                            Item 0
                                SchedulingInfo
                                    si-Periodicity: rf16 (1)
                                    sib-MappingInfo: 1 item
                                        Item 0
                                            SIB-Type: sibType3 (0)
                        si-WindowLength: ms20 (5)
                        systemInfoValueTag: 0

    LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol
        BCCH-DL-SCH-Message
            message: c1 (0)
                c1: systemInformation (0)
                    systemInformation
                        criticalExtensions: systemInformation-r8 (0)
                            systemInformation-r8
                                sib-TypeAndInfo: 2 items
                                    Item 0
                                        sib-TypeAndInfo item: sib2 (0)
                                            sib2
                                                radioResourceConfigCommon
                                                    rach-ConfigCommon
                                                        preambleInfo
                                                            numberOfRA-Preambles: n52 (12)
                                                        powerRampingParameters
                                                            powerRampingStep: dB6 (3)
                                                            preambleInitialReceivedTargetPower: dBm-104 (8)
                                                        ra-SupervisionInfo
                                                            preambleTransMax: n10 (6)
                                                            ra-ResponseWindowSize: sf10 (7)
                                                            mac-ContentionResolutionTimer: sf64 (7)
                                                        maxHARQ-Msg3Tx: 4
                                                    bcch-Config
                                                        modificationPeriodCoeff: n16 (3)
                                                    pcch-Config
                                                        defaultPagingCycle: rf32 (0)
                                                        nB: oneT (2)
                                                    prach-Config
                                                        rootSequenceIndex: 128
                                                        prach-ConfigInfo
                                                            prach-ConfigIndex: 3
                                                            ..0. .... highSpeedFlag: False
                                                            zeroCorrelationZoneConfig: 5
                                                            prach-FreqOffset: 4
                                                    pdsch-ConfigCommon
                                                        referenceSignalPower: 0dBm
                                                        p-b: 0
                                                    pusch-ConfigCommon
                                                        pusch-ConfigBasic
                                                            n-SB: 1
                                                            hoppingMode: interSubFrame (0)
                                                            pusch-HoppingOffset: 2
                                                            .0.. .... enable64QAM: False
                                                        ul-ReferenceSignalsPUSCH
                                                            ..0. .... groupHoppingEnabled: False
                                                            groupAssignmentPUSCH: 0
                                                            0... .... sequenceHoppingEnabled: False
                                                            cyclicShift: 0
                                                    pucch-ConfigCommon
                                                        deltaPUCCH-Shift: ds1 (0)
                                                        nRB-CQI: 1
                                                        nCS-AN: 0
                                                        n1PUCCH-AN: 12
                                                    soundingRS-UL-ConfigCommon: release (0)
                                                        release: NULL
                                                    uplinkPowerControlCommon
                                                        p0-NominalPUSCH: -85dBm
                                                        alpha: al07 (4)
                                                        p0-NominalPUCCH: -107dBm
                                                        deltaFList-PUCCH
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format1: deltaF0 (1)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format1b: deltaF3 (1)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format2: deltaF1 (2)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format2a: deltaF2 (2)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format2b: deltaF2 (2)
                                                        deltaPreambleMsg3: 12dB (6)
                                                    ul-CyclicPrefixLength: len1 (0)
                                                ue-TimersAndConstants
                                                    t300: ms2000 (7)
                                                    t301: ms100 (0)
                                                    t310: ms200 (3)
                                                    n310: n1 (0)
                                                    t311: ms10000 (3)
                                                    n311: n1 (0)
                                                freqInfo
                                                    ul-CarrierFreq: 18750
                                                    ul-Bandwidth: n15 (1)
                                                    additionalSpectrumEmission: 1
                                                timeAlignmentTimerCommon: infinity (7)
                                    Item 1
                                        sib-TypeAndInfo item: sib3 (1)
                                            sib3
                                                cellReselectionInfoCommon
                                                    q-Hyst: dB2 (2)
                                                cellReselectionServingFreqInfo
                                                    s-NonIntraSearch: 6dB (3)
                                                    threshServingLow: 4dB (2)
                                                    cellReselectionPriority: 6
                                                intraFreqCellReselectionInfo
                                                    q-RxLevMin: -122dBm (-61)
                                                    p-Max: 23dBm
                                                    s-IntraSearch: 10dB (5)
                                                    1... .... presenceAntennaPort1: True
                                                    neighCellConfig: No MBSFN subframes are present in all neighbour cells (1)
                                                    t-ReselectionEUTRA: 1s
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    LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol
        BCCH-BCH-Message
            message
                dl-Bandwidth: n50 (3)
                phich-Config
                    phich-Duration: normal (0)
                    phich-Resource: one (2)
                systemFrameNumber: c7 [bit length 8, 1100 0111 decimal value 199]
                schedulingInfoSIB1-BR-r13: 16 PDSCH repetitions - TBS 712 bits (15)
                spare: 00 [bit length 5, 3 LSB pad bits, 0000 0... decimal value 0]

    LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol
        BCCH-DL-SCH-Message
            message: c1 (0)
                c1: systemInformationBlockType1 (1)
                    systemInformationBlockType1
                        cellAccessRelatedInfo
                            plmn-IdentityList: 1 item
                                Item 0
                                    PLMN-IdentityInfo
                                        plmn-Identity
                                            mcc: 3 items
                                                Item 0
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 3
                                                Item 1
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 1
                                                Item 2
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 1
                                            mnc: 3 items
                                                Item 0
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 4
                                                Item 1
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 8
                                                Item 2
                                                    MCC-MNC-Digit: 0
                                        cellReservedForOperatorUse: notReserved (1)
                            trackingAreaCode: ab04 [bit length 16, 1010 1011  0000 0100 decimal value 43780]
                            cellIdentity: 29e86020 [bit length 28, 4 LSB pad bits, 0010 1001  1110 1000  0110 0000  0010 .... decimal value 43943426]
                            cellBarred: notBarred (1)
                            intraFreqReselection: allowed (0)
                            ..0. .... csg-Indication: False
                        cellSelectionInfo
                            q-RxLevMin: -138dBm (-69)
                            q-RxLevMinOffset: 2dB (1)
                        freqBandIndicator: 13
                        schedulingInfoList: 3 items
                            Item 0
                                SchedulingInfo
                                    si-Periodicity: rf16 (1)
                                    sib-MappingInfo: 1 item
                                        Item 0
                                            SIB-Type: sibType3 (0)
                            Item 1
                                SchedulingInfo
                                    si-Periodicity: rf64 (3)
                                    sib-MappingInfo: 2 items
                                        Item 0
                                            SIB-Type: sibType5 (2)
                                        Item 1
                                            SIB-Type: sibType8 (5)
                            Item 2
                                SchedulingInfo
                                    si-Periodicity: rf64 (3)
                                    sib-MappingInfo: 1 item
                                        Item 0
                                            SIB-Type: sibType4 (1)
                        si-WindowLength: ms20 (5)
                        systemInfoValueTag: 6
                            [Expert Info (Warning/Sequence): SI Info Value changed (now 6, was 0)]
                                [SI Info Value changed (now 6, was 0)]
                                [Severity level: Warning]
                                [Group: Sequence]
                        nonCriticalExtension
                            nonCriticalExtension
                                ims-EmergencySupport-r9: true (0)
                                nonCriticalExtension
                                    nonCriticalExtension
                                        cellAccessRelatedInfo-v1250
                                        nonCriticalExtension
                                            hyperSFN-r13: 0d00 [bit length 10, 6 LSB pad bits, 0000 1101  00.. .... decimal value 52]
                                            eDRX-Allowed-r13: true (0)
                                            nonCriticalExtension

    LTE Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol
        BCCH-DL-SCH-Message
            message: c1 (0)
                c1: systemInformation (0)
                    systemInformation
                        criticalExtensions: systemInformation-r8 (0)
                            systemInformation-r8
                                sib-TypeAndInfo: 2 items
                                    Item 0
                                        sib-TypeAndInfo item: sib2 (0)
                                            sib2
                                                ac-BarringInfo
                                                    ...0 .... ac-BarringForEmergency: False
                                                radioResourceConfigCommon
                                                    rach-ConfigCommon
                                                        preambleInfo
                                                            numberOfRA-Preambles: n52 (12)
                                                        powerRampingParameters
                                                            powerRampingStep: dB4 (2)
                                                            preambleInitialReceivedTargetPower: dBm-110 (5)
                                                        ra-SupervisionInfo
                                                            preambleTransMax: n10 (6)
                                                            ra-ResponseWindowSize: sf10 (7)
                                                            mac-ContentionResolutionTimer: sf64 (7)
                                                        maxHARQ-Msg3Tx: 4
                                                    bcch-Config
                                                        modificationPeriodCoeff: n2 (0)
                                                    pcch-Config
                                                        defaultPagingCycle: rf128 (2)
                                                        nB: oneT (2)
                                                    prach-Config
                                                        rootSequenceIndex: 790
                                                        prach-ConfigInfo
                                                            prach-ConfigIndex: 21
                                                            .... .0.. highSpeedFlag: False
                                                            zeroCorrelationZoneConfig: 13
                                                            prach-FreqOffset: 4
                                                    pdsch-ConfigCommon
                                                        referenceSignalPower: 21dBm
                                                        p-b: 1
                                                    pusch-ConfigCommon
                                                        pusch-ConfigBasic
                                                            n-SB: 1
                                                            hoppingMode: interSubFrame (0)
                                                            pusch-HoppingOffset: 0
                                                            .... 1... enable64QAM: True
                                                        ul-ReferenceSignalsPUSCH
                                                            .... .1.. groupHoppingEnabled: True
                                                            groupAssignmentPUSCH: 0
                                                            ...0 .... sequenceHoppingEnabled: False
                                                            cyclicShift: 0
                                                    pucch-ConfigCommon
                                                        deltaPUCCH-Shift: ds1 (0)
                                                        nRB-CQI: 5
                                                        nCS-AN: 0
                                                        n1PUCCH-AN: 8
                                                    soundingRS-UL-ConfigCommon: release (0)
                                                        release: NULL
                                                    uplinkPowerControlCommon
                                                        p0-NominalPUSCH: -106dBm
                                                        alpha: al1 (7)
                                                        p0-NominalPUCCH: -113dBm
                                                        deltaFList-PUCCH
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format1: deltaF0 (1)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format1b: deltaF3 (1)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format2: deltaF0 (1)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format2a: deltaF0 (1)
                                                            deltaF-PUCCH-Format2b: deltaF0 (1)
                                                        deltaPreambleMsg3: 12dB (6)
                                                    ul-CyclicPrefixLength: len1 (0)
                                                    pusch-ConfigCommon-v1270
                                                        enable64QAM-v1270: true (0)
                                                ue-TimersAndConstants
                                                    t300: ms400 (3)
                                                    t301: ms2000 (7)
                                                    t310: ms2000 (6)
                                                    n310: n20 (7)
                                                    t311: ms10000 (3)
                                                    n311: n1 (0)
                                                freqInfo
                                                    additionalSpectrumEmission: 1
                                                timeAlignmentTimerCommon: infinity (7)
                                                ac-BarringSkipForMMTELVoice-r12: true (0)
                                                ac-BarringSkipForMMTELVideo-r12: true (0)
                                    Item 1
                                        sib-TypeAndInfo item: sib3 (1)
                                            sib3
                                                cellReselectionInfoCommon
                                                    q-Hyst: dB2 (2)
                                                cellReselectionServingFreqInfo
                                                    s-NonIntraSearch: 6dB (3)
                                                    threshServingLow: 4dB (2)
                                                    cellReselectionPriority: 3
                                                intraFreqCellReselectionInfo
                                                    q-RxLevMin: -138dBm (-69)
                                                    allowedMeasBandwidth: mbw6 (0)
                                                    .1.. .... presenceAntennaPort1: True
                                                    neighCellConfig: The MBSFN subframe allocations of all neighbour cells are identical to or subsets of that in the serving cell (2)
                                                    t-ReselectionEUTRA: 1s


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