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+#!/bin/bash
+################################################################################
+# Eurecom OpenAirInterface core network
+# Copyright(c) 1999 - 2014 Eurecom
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+# under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public License,
+# version 2, as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+# more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin St - Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in
+# the file called "COPYING".
+#
+# Contact Information
+# Openair Admin: openair_admin@eurecom.fr
+# Openair Tech : openair_tech@eurecom.fr
+# Forums       : http://forums.eurecom.fsr/openairinterface
+# Address      : EURECOM,
+#                Campus SophiaTech,
+#                450 Route des Chappes,
+#                CS 50193
+#                06904 Biot Sophia Antipolis cedex,
+#                FRANCE
+################################################################################
+# file start_sgi.bash
+# brief
+# author Lionel Gauthier
+# company Eurecom
+# email: lionel.gauthier@eurecom.fr
+#
+
+#########################################
+# INPUT OF THIS SCRIPT:
+# THE DIRECTORY WHERE ARE LOCATED THE CONFIGURATION FILES
+#########################################
+
+
+###########################################################
+THIS_SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
+. $THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/utils.bash
+. $THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/interfaces.bash
+. $THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/networks.bash
+###########################################################
+
+if [ $# -eq 1 ]; then
+    declare -x CONFIG_FILE_DIR=$1
+    if [ ! -d $CONFIG_FILE_DIR ]; then
+        echo_error "ERROR while invoking this script, as first argument to this script you have to provide the path to a directory (./CONF/VLAN.VIRTUAL.$HOSTNAME for example) containing valid epc and enb config files"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo_error "ERROR while invoking this script, as first argument to this script  you have to provide the path to a directory  (./CONF/VLAN.VIRTUAL.$HOSTNAME for example) containing valid epc and enb config files"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+cd $THIS_SCRIPT_PATH
+#######################################################
+# FIND CONFIG FILE
+#######################################################
+SEARCHED_CONFIG_FILE_EPC="epc*$HOSTNAME.conf"
+CONFIG_FILE_EPC=`find $CONFIG_FILE_DIR -iname $SEARCHED_CONFIG_FILE_EPC`
+if [ -f $CONFIG_FILE_EPC ]; then
+    echo_warning "EPC config file found is now $CONFIG_FILE_EPC"
+else
+    echo_error "EPC config file not found, exiting (searched for $SEARCHED_CONFIG_FILE_EPC)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+
+#######################################################
+# SOURCE CONFIG FILE
+#######################################################
+rm -f /tmp/source.txt
+VARIABLES="
+           PGW_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_SGI\|\
+           PGW_IPV4_ADDR_FOR_SGI"
+
+VARIABLES=$(echo $VARIABLES | sed -e 's/\\r//g')
+VARIABLES=$(echo $VARIABLES | tr -d ' ')
+cat $CONFIG_FILE_EPC | grep -w "$VARIABLES"| tr -d " " | tr -d ";" > /tmp/source.txt
+source /tmp/source.txt
+
+declare PGW_IPV4_NETMASK_FOR_SGI=$(          echo $PGW_IPV4_ADDR_FOR_SGI              | cut -f2 -d '/')
+PGW_IPV4_ADDR_FOR_SGI=$(                     echo $PGW_IPV4_ADDR_FOR_SGI              | cut -f1 -d '/')
+
+
+create_sgi_vlans