In Bearer Context Modification Request, the security information
field is needed only if we change the PDCP algorithms/keys. Since we
don't, no need to pass it.
Let's keep the old code, maybe the current understanding of the
specifications is wrong.
If the Bearer Context Modification Request does not contain security
information, the PDCP entity shall keep the currently configured security
settings.
Passing -1 for ciphering_algorithm and integrity_algorithm is the way
to implement this logic.
Check if the IE is memory allocated to deal with presence/absence of this information
element in Bearer Context Modification Request and add encoding/decoding
in the code.
Note that for decoding the integrity settings may be absent, in which
case we consider NIA0 to be used (no integrity protection). To be refined
if needed.
And for encoding, we always encode integrity settings, even if it's NIA0.
May also be refined if needed.
This was not a big problem, but we were advertising wrong
algorithm and deriving keys using this wrong algorithm in case
DRB ciphering and/or integrity was not active. (Say SRBs
are configured with NIA2 but DRBs are configured without
integrity, we would advertise NIA2 and send the integrity
key derived for NIA2, instead of NIA0 for both.)
It was not a problem because in the PDU Session Resource To Setup
item, there is "securityIndication" which we use to effectively
activate/deactivate the ciphering and/or integrity.
But it did not look clean to see a SecurityInformation with
incorrect data when inspecting the message in wireshark.
So let's use the correct values.
We could also not include the SecurityInformation if both ciphering
and integrity are not used, and only include ciphering if integrity
is not used (because integrity settings are optional).
But then if only integrity is used, we still need to include
ciphering, setting algorithm to NEA0 (no ciphering), because
the ciphering settings are always included.
This logic is too complex, let's use the simple one to always
include SecurityInformation with NEA0 and/or NIA0 if ciphering
and/or integrity is not activated.
Bearer context setup request and modification request messages
differ in various IEs according to 9.2.2 of 3GPP TS 38.463, e.g.
the Bearer context setup request does not contain a list of
DRBs to modify and does not contain an UP TL configuration.
Thus, the goal of this commit is to split the setup request message
and the modification request into two different structs:
* adopt e1ap_bearer_mod_req_t where necessary (e.g. fill_e1_bearer_modif)
Also, reorganized existing struct members according to specs:
* remove irrelevant struct members from the setup request
* group members from the same IEs into structs
* set optional struct members IEs as pointers
* add and adopt enc/dec/cp/eq lib functions for single IEs
* add UP_TL_information_t struct with TEID and TL address info and adopt in stack
* use int instead of long for count types
* update the relevant copy/equality check utility functions
Extra:
* add a function to handle Security Information in RRC in the process
* add create_up_tl_info and adopt in unit tests
Improve RA logs
Modify existing LOG entries to include preamble index, timing advance and
estimated distance from the gNB. This makes mapping RA attempts to
physical/simulated UEs easier via sent/received preamble index or physical
distance from the gNB in scenarios with >1 UE.
Repair nFAPI in 5G
Add 5G nFAPI in OAI/Make it it work.
Many commits in this branch are basically bug fixes of things that don't work
properly, such as
- check for correct conditions (e.g. instance numbers in the RAN context)
- remove artificial limitation (e.g. only one PUCCH per TDD period in the PNF)
- improve performance (reduce big mallocs, make some static buffers such as a
global ring buffer for nFAPI messages in the PNF)
- fix bugs in nFAPI (e.g., increase maximum message size to ~64kB instead of
1500 bytes, because the latter is way too small for many TX_data.requests in
5G, and it will delay message arrival unduly)
- fix bugs in message enc/dec (e.g., handle FDD in config.request)
- adjust the L1 such that the condition "we run monolithic" is not necessery
(e.g., some message numbers in nFAPI struct where reset in MAC, instead of
L1, and this breaks when running the PNF)
There are instructions that explain how to set it up. Two CI tests have been
added, one with COTS UE and MIMO in DL+UL in TDD numerology 1 (30kHz), and a
second test with FDD mu=0 (15kHZ) in RFsimulator.
These were some old to-dos that have been addressed.
- test with COTS UE - 4x4 pipeline works good in DL, UL now also work
- test in RFsim
- make PNF status message
- make FDD in u0 work
E1 Setup enc/dec library and unit test
This MR is adding a library for E1 Setup enc/dec functions:
- E1 CU-UP Setup Request
- E1 CU-UP Setup Response
- E1 Setup Failure
and relevant unit tests
F1AP IDs: Add update, fix concurrency bug
I suspect a concurrency bug: For instance, during reestablishment, the
CU needs to update the DU UE ID under which the UE is identified in the
DU. Previously, the CU would remove, then add the DU UE ID info. At the
same time, the PDCP thread might look up the information. This can lead
to asserts. Modify the code to do the update under (one) lock.
Also, refactor some code.
At both the PNF and the VNF, introduce a separate numerology field, and
pass the numerology when converting time information using macros from
nfapi_interface.h. The actually numerology is still hardcoded to 1 (as it
was before), but the follow-up commits will put a suitable numerology.
In both cases, but the numerology next to the frame/slot information.
Similar as the parent comment, remove time macros. In this particular
case, we can just pass the exact frame/slot information, instead of
squeezing it in a single integer.
The usage of this flag in the L1 is simply wrong: either, the NFAPI mode
runs L1, or not. Correspondingly, add an assert to check this invariant.
In the NR_IF_module, the correct check to do is for VNF (implying no L1,
or "emulation of L1" [which is not true]), in which case we use
queues.
Since commit defc97ec16 ("Msg2 and Msg3 at gNB: check allocation before
committing to Msg2"), the scheduler calculate Msg2/Msg3 frame/slot
before allocation of Msg2, and not when receiving Msg1. It also respects
the RA response window correctly.
Correspondingly, we don't need to calculate here if the RACH.indication
is within the time window. The scheduler will do this.
FAPI says these lists should be for MAX_TDD_PERIODICITY (which is maybe
a frame, or a TDD period? but likely not two frames). Reduce to one
frame.
Also, the nFAPI code assumes one entire frame, so use that (this commit
necessary to actually make the PNF work, otherwise, the
packing/unpacking of the FAPI message would need to do 2 frames).
Closes: #876
Upon reception of FAPI UL messages (e.g., RACH.indication), those
messages are put into queues, to be delivered in a single call,
NR_UL_indication(). Call the scheduler to trigger processing in UL.
Note that ideally, these queues should not exist at all, and messages
should just be delivered asynchronously, as this would lead to less
copying of messages. Currently, we fulfill the scheduler interface
instead.
Important! Trigger UL after having run DL scheduler and sent the
messages, to ensure short delay between Slot.indication, and the
response to those messages.
Use this function to implement distinct behavior for monolithic or PNF:
- monolithic: run the scheduler, as normal
- PNF: send a slot indication; the VNF will send an answer which the PNF
will handle elsewhere.
Add function declarations to make nr_ulsim compile, as NR_IF_Module.c is
part of the MAC sources. As of now, this is necessary; I think the right
way would be to take NR_IF_Module.c out of the MAC, and make this a
"glue" library that sticks L1 and L2 together, in monolithic (in VNF, in
that case, we should not link in L1, and for the PNF not the L2,
creating separate executables... Rome was not built in one day).
Prior to this this commit, the structure NR_UE_info_t is 4881632 bytes.
On some machines, e.g., one of the CI systems, this can lead to realtime
problems when doing the initial calloc() of the data structure.
Commit e586efb29d ("Enable 32 HARQ
Processes in DL, UL") introduced the real-time problems by increasing
the number of HARQ processes.
The reason NR_UE_info_t is that big is that it contains buffers for DL
HARQ data that might need to be retransmitted (the L1 is stateless, it
cannot store this for the L2). To reduce the size, dynamically allocate
the DL HARQ buffers when they are needed. This also reduces the size of
NR_UE_info_t to 15840 bytes.
Encapsulate transportBlock in byte_array and accessory functions, and
allocate in big chunks of multiple of ~32kB.
Reported-By: Cedric Roux <cedric.roux@eurecom.fr>
Fixes: e586efb29dCloses: #875
ran_func_kpm.c uses cp_ba_to_str(), but it is not defined in OAI. Define
it so we can link properly, instead of relying on FlexRIC (where it was
defined).
Introduce function cu_update_f1_ue_data() which does remove+add under
one lock. This fixes a concurrency bug. For instance, during
reestablishment, the CU needs to update the DU UE ID under which the UE
is identified in the DU. Previously, the CU would remove, then add the
DU UE ID info. At the same time, the PDCP thread might look up the
information. This can lead to asserts. Use the above addmod
functionality to do the remove-add under a mutex.
Modify test to verify this works as expected.
fix nr phy-test mode in ntn
Following SIB19 MR !3019 (merged), the phy-test mode is no longer working
In this MR we update the handling NTN-Config from ServingCellConfigCommon
to be the same as when NTN-Config is received in SIB19
More details: !3019 (comment 145103)
- Refactor SCTP Association Response Handling
- Unified function for both CU-CP and CU-UP handling
- CU-CP: Notifies RRC of E1 connection loss with CU-UP
- CU-UP: Initiates a new SCTP association request to regain E1 connection
- this fix will prevent issue #878 from happening
- Send list of PDU Session Resources to Failed Setup in the (PDU Session
Resource/Initial Context) Setup Response
- depending on different failure scenarios
- e.g. (#878) when No CU-UP is associated and still the CU-CP receives a PDU
Session Setup Request
- add relevant functions to handle NGAP Setup Response messages with failed
list of items
- this is an extra failure handling to make #878 is handled if it ever happens
again
- NGAP Cause Refactoring
- Refactor struct for NGAP cause group and value
- Add extended radio network cause enumeration values
- Refactor redundant code into a new NGAP cause encoding function
- Minor logging, function descriptions improvements
Closes#878
Cedric Roux