Integration: `2025.w23`
Closes#962, #956, and #801
See merge request oai/openairinterface5g!3464
* !3302 Enhance UE identity management in Initial UE Message and other NGAP improvements
* !3400 T bugfix: check input data a bit better
* !3459 Improvements in NR band tables according to Rel.17
* !3465 Fix checking that amf_ip_address section is not set.
* !3463 Move RRC radio parameters file to DU
* CI: Use host network mode in NSA-B200 pipeline
* !3389 Relax NR_UE_CAPABILITY_SLOT_RX_TO_TX asserts
* !3417 Imscope updates
* !3443 Fix data race in NR UE MSG3 scheduling
* !3467 remove dead globals
Fix data race in NR UE MSG3 scheduling
Fixed a data race between DL processing of RAR and UL scheduler, which might
result in dropping MSG3.
It was possible that the UL scheduler for the UL slot which RAR indicates as
MSG3 slot was already run by the time the RAR was decoded.
Therefore when DCI for RAR is decoded, assume worst case and halt UL scheduler
for next slot until RAR is decoded solving the data race. This also in turn
halts all later scheduling due to sequential nature of the UL scheduler calls.
Closes#962
imscope updates
- Add CSV export button to imscope
- Add extra cache for IQ data in imscope record thread so that UE time domain
data can be kept until PDSCH is decoded.
- Add metadata to UE time domain samples scope
- Add UE pdsch pre-compensation IQ and PDSCH channel estimates
Move RRC radio parameters file to DU
A number of radio-related RRC parameters, e.g., CellGroupConfig, "originate" at
the DU and are sent to the CU for forwarding to the UE only. Similarly, there
are additional parameters, e.g., RLC-BearerConfig (part of CellGroupConfig),
that originate at the DU.
Hence, the DU decides about these parameters, depending on the MAC state and
capabilities. To clarify this, move the existing
openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_config.{c,h} => openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_radio_config.{c,h}
So that developers know that while those are RRC parameters, they originate at
the DU.
In other words, the CU/RRC is not supposed to use any of these functions in
the RRC. Correspondingly, includes of this file have been cleaned up (and when
they are not necessary at the MAC as well)
Instead of running xApps from oai-flexric container,
create dedicated xApp containers.
In addition, modify the flexric.conf: DB_PATH doesn't exist;
DB_DIR is the correct name.
- prerequisites - use the links to FlexRIC tutorial
- build FlexRIC - use the build tutorial from FlexRIC tutorial
- explain in more details the supported service model functionalities
- explanation if no RIC INDICATION is being sent
- use multi-UE rfsim tutorial from doc/, not oai-workshops repository
Fixed a data race between DL processing of RAR and UL scheduler, which
might result in dropping MSG3.
It was possible that the UL scheduler for the UL slot which RAR
indicates as MSG3 slot was already run by the time the RAR was decoded.
Therefore when DCI for RAR is decoded, assume worst case and halt the
earliest corresponding UL scheduler call until RAR is decoded solving
the data race. This also in turn halts all later scheduling due to
sequential nature of the UL scheduler calls.
Following a power cycle of the CI machines in the NSA-B200 setup, the gNB
machine encountered a networking issue. Although packets were observed leaving
and returning to the host of gNB, they failed to reach the container.
Debugging steps taken:
- upgraded the gNB machine
- reinstalled Docker
- reviewed and verified IP rules and routing settings
Setting the container to use host network mode resolved the issue.
Enhance UE identity management in Initial UE Message and other NGAP improvements
This MR improves the Initial UE Message procedures by supporting simultaneous
presence of both 5G-S-TMSI and GUAMI. Previously, only one identity could be
used, leading to potential AMF selection failures. Now the presenceMask allows
both identities. The AMF selection is prioritizing GUAMI first, then falling
back to 5G-S-TMSI, and finally using PLMN or highest capacity.
Also, fix handling of selected PLMN identity in NGAP.
Refactoring:
- Select the AMF based on (1) absence of UE Identity (2) Presence of GUAMI
(3) Presence of 5G-S-TMSI
- Also refactored the AMF selection logic for better readability and reliability.
- Refactor and cleanup rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_NAS_FIRST_REQ
- Replace ngap_pdu_t with byte_array_t
- Add guami_t to ngran_types.h: refactor NGAP and RRC code to use one common
GUAMI type instead of two identical ones
Also:
- Bugfix in ngap_gNB_handle_ng_setup_response: use correct count for PLMNSupportList
Closes issue #801
Segmentation fault occured since the commit ID 9e5c5497ab,
where we try to copy the pointer which was not even been allocated. Before, we were
copying the address of a NULL pointer and therefore no segmentation fault.
This commit fixes the segmentation fault by checking if the memory was allocated, i.e. should not be
in the case of CU (as it doesn't contain MAC/RLC layers).
A number of radio-related RRC parameters, e.g., CellGroupConfig,
"originate" at the DU and are sent to the CU for forwarding to the UE
only. Similarly, there are additional parameters, e.g., RLC-BearerConfig
(part of CellGroupConfig), that originate at the DU.
Hence, the DU decides about these parameters, depending on the MAC state
and capabilities. To clarify this, move the existing
openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_config.{c,h} => openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/nr_radio_config.{c,h}
So that developers know that while those are RRC parameters, they
originate at the DU.
In other words, the CU/RRC is not supposed to use any of these functions
in the RRC. Correspondingly, includes of this file have been cleaned up
(and when they are not necessary at the MAC as well).
One of the next commits moves nr_rrc_config.c "down to" the MAC/DU. The
BearerConfig functions are only used at the DU, so move them here in the
corresponding file.
When data is generated by "normal" T tracers, it should be fine.
But it might come from unknown sources and then content might be
"strange". So let's validate input data a bit more.
The way allocation is done (granularity of 64KiB) makes a crash more
difficult to achieve, but if a trace is exactly 64KiB, we miss 4 bytes
in the realloc and then anything may happen.
Integration: `2025.w22`
Closes#832
See merge request oai/openairinterface5g!3452
* !3415 several fixes and cleanup for nrLDPC_coding_t2
* !3448 T: macpdu2wireshark: dump to file instead of sending UDP packets
* !3449 bugfix: pass correct buffer
* !3453 CI: revert modification of SSB per RACH occasion in SC-FDMA test
* !3440 Update NAS documentation
* !3451 fix the number of preambles per SSB at UE in case PRACH is configured with groupB
* !3441 Replace hashtable with epoll_event_t in rfsimulator
* !3277 Add CI test to force RRC IDLE and new connection setup with 5G-S-TMSI
* !3454 Keep old MAC stats after re-establishment
* !3450 Make number of UL/DL actors in NR UE fully configurable
* !3458 (doc): update README with build icons for dedicated arch and os
Make number of UL/DL actors in NR UE fully configurable
Due to different processing requirements on different CPUs it might be
beneficial to enable the users to set the number of UL/DL actors.
Allow disabling UL/DL actor frameworks and processing inline or setting
the number of DL/UL threads with --num-ul-actors/num-dl-actors
This was tested to work with 0 UL/DL actors with rfsim.
GUAMI fields (Set ID, Pointer and Region ID) were decoded as Octet String,
however they are encoded as BIT STRING. Therefore, the GUAMI value was wrongly decoded.
In the AMF logs the AMF IDs are 1,1,1, however in gNB logs we had 1,64,4
Quick local test confirmed that:
---- TESTING AMF IDs = 1 ----
Region ID (OCTET STRING): 1
Region ID (BIT STRING): 1
Set ID (OCTET STRING): 64
Set ID (BIT STRING): 1
Pointer (OCTET STRING): 4
Pointer (BIT STRING): 1
The difference arises because:
- OCTET STRING treats the buffer as raw bytes, with all bits used.
- BIT STRING includes a `bits_unused` field, which tells how many padding bits
are present in the least significant end. This is especially important in
3GPP ASN.1 definitions like AMF Set ID (10 bits), AMF Region ID (8 bits),
AMF Pointer (6 bits), where the full byte(s) may contain unused bits that
must be masked out.
selectedPLMN-Identity IE in RRCSetupComplete is an Index (long) of the PLMN selected
by the UE from the plmn-IdentityInfoList (SIB1) (see 3GPP TS 38.331)
while
Selected PLMN Identity in NGAP INITIAL UE MESSAGE Indicates the selected PLMN
id for the non-3GPP access (PLMN Identity ID carrying MNC, MCC and MNC size,
9.2.5.1 3GPP TS 38.413)
The legacy code was setting Selected PLMN Identity in the latter to an ID
value as the former, however in NGAP the IE to be encoded is PLMN Identity 9.3.3.5
therefore:
* set plmn type plmn_id_t in ngap_nas_first_req_t
* check whether received selectedPLMN-Identity is within bounds
* select PLMN from gNB_RrcConfigurationReq by selectedPLMN-Identity ID
note: this commit is assuming that the plmn-IdentityInfoList in SIB1
is matching the PLMN list in gNB_RrcConfigurationReq
* in NGAP: store the PLMN in the NGAP UE context, no need to fetch the PLMN
in the NGAP instance since the UE context already tells what PLMN
was selected
Closes#801
* use bitmask to select presence of either 5G-S-TMSI or GUAMI
* select the AMF based on
(1) absence of UE Identity (2) Presence of GUAMI (3) Presence of 5G-S-TMSI
Related to #801
* add function to process AMF Identifier
* add function to select AMF
* set const parameters in utility nnsf functions
* adopt utilities for memory allocation
* improve readability and maintainability
* improve logging
ngap_pdu_t has the same definition as byte_array_t, so it is
replaced by the latter. This simplify the stack and reduces
duplicated code.
Also, add function create_byte_array to copy from an
existing buffer to a new byte_array_t and replaced
allocCopy with create_byte_array, and adopted
OCTET_STRING_fromBuf whenever possible.
Due to different processing requirements on different CPUs it might
be beneficial to enable the users to set the number of UL/DL actors.
Allow disabling UL/DL actor frameworks and processing inline or
setting the number of DL/UL threads with --num-ul-actors/num-dl-actors
This was tested to work with 0 UL/DL actors with rfsim.
Robert Schmidt