Event: https://events.ccc.de/congress/2012/wiki/OpenBTS_workshop Video: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLifX8tOt8ajpmUnIabqsqMD0MxcCHNI08

1. OpenBTS:
hardware and software

3. Hardware: RF
● Antenna
● Power Amplifier
● LNA
Off the shelf
● Duplexer (mostly)
● Cables
● CPU unit
● Transceiver Special!

4. Hardware options
DIY from parts

5. OpenBTS hardware:
DIY style for lab usage

6. Hardware: CPU unit
● X86
– Atom D2700 handles 2-3 ARFCN
– Core 2 Duo handles ~5 ARFCN
● ARM
– Low performance: ~ 1/2 ARFCN
– Newer ARMs are promising
● PowerPC

7. Hardware: Transceiver
USRP 1 / N2x0 / B100
(original hardware)
UmTRX
(coming soon)

8. Hardware: Antenna
Any small antenna.
Sometimes works even
without an antenna

9. Hardware: booster
You don't need this
for bench-top usage.

10. OpenBTS hardware:
DIY style for real usage

11. Left as an exercise for a reader.

12. Seriously speaking,
Do NOT try to run a DIY
OpenBTS setup at high power
unless you have YEARS of
experience!

13. OpenBTS hardware:
for real usage

14. Range Networks
Development Kit
5150 Series
Snap Network

15. Range Networks
● Output power: 100mW – 50W
● Multi-ARFCN capable
● Temperature Tested 2U enclosure
● Industrial-grade Intel Atom CPU board

16. Fairwaves

17. Fairwaves
● Output power: 100mW – 10W
● Multi-ARFCN capable
● Intel Atom based
● Indoors and outdoors
coming soon...

18. Software

19. Software versions
● Recent version: 2.8
● Don't use earlier versions!

20. Software versions
● Recent version: 2.8
● Don't use earlier versions!
● Official subversion:
svn co http://wush.net/svn/range/software/public
● Fairwaves github:
https://github.com/fairwaves
● Personal features branches
Check wiki!

21. Useful links
● Official wiki
https://wush.net/trac/rangepublic/
● Old wiki
http://gnuradio.org/redmine/projects/gnuradio/wiki/
OpenBTS
● Range Networks
http://www.rangenetworks.com/
● Fairwaves
https://fairwaves.ru/