It can happen that no PDU session can be setup (e.g., PDU session
already setup). Check that there is at least one before triggering the
message.
Also initialize bearer_req.gNB_cu_cp_ue_id early to avoid uninitialized
IDs (e.g., when no PDU session to be setup).
- all RAN code, CI code, configuration files, dockerfiles, in CSSL v1.0
- all deployment code (openshift, charts, ancillary files like shell
scripts), in MIT
- documentation in CC-BY-4.0
- exceptions might apply and are listed in NOTICE
- there is a new LICENSES folder with all licenses
- CONTRIBUTIONS.md has been updated accordingly
For automated changes based on OAI PL v1.1:
perl -i~ -0pe 's/\/\*.*Licensed to the OpenAirInterface.*openairinterface.org\n#?/\/*\n * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CSSL-1.0\n/s' **/*.{c,h,cpp}
perl -i~ -0pe 's/\/\*.*Licensed to the OpenAirInterface.*openairinterface.org\n#?/\/*\n * SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CSSL-1.0\n/s' **/*.ts
perl -i~ -0pe 's/<!--.*Licensed to the OpenAirInterface.*openairinterface.org\n.*-->/<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-CSSL-1.0 -->/s' **/*.xml
The rest (cmake, files with missing license, cmake) manually.
Remove the \file directive, as it is always superfluous because the
current file is implicit [1]:
> If the file name is omitted (i.e. the line after \file is left blank)
> then the documentation block that contains the \file command will belong
> to the file it is located in.
Author names and e-mails are not relevant for us: it can always be
inferred from git blame, and is often outdated.
Eurecom code has been contributed and was under OAI PL v1.0/v1.1.
For the cpack package contact: put generic email address that is
independent of an individual and that will remain reachable.
[1] https://www.doxygen.nl/manual/commands.html#cmdfile
Extract MCC and MNC from the SIB1 PLMN identity and store them in the
UE NAS context to propogate them to NAS security procedures.
Previously, the Serving Network Name (SNN) used during authentication
was constructed from the IMSI, implicitly assuming the UE was attached
to its home network. In roaming scenarios, this produced an incorrect
SNN, causing authentication and key derivation failures.
The NAS key derivation functions (transferRES, derive_kausf, derive_kseaf)
now build the SNN using the MCC/MNC broadcast by the serving network in SIB1,
ensuring that authentication uses the correct serving PLMN during roaming.
Ensure the CU-CP only sets up PDU sessions that are not already
established for the UE, skipping duplicates while keeping the NG UE
context valid. This aligns with 3GPP TS 38.413 PDU Session setup
semantics for duplicate session IDs
Changes:
- Change rrc_gNB_process_NGAP_INITIAL_CONTEXT_SETUP_REQ to scan requested
PDU sessions and detect IDs that already exist in UE->pduSessions with
PDU_SESSION_STATUS_ESTABLISHED
- Log a warning and skip already established PDU session IDs so they are
not added to UE->initial_pdus
- Collect only non-established PDU sessions into a temporary stack array,
allocate UE->initial_pdus with the exact count, copy them in, update
UE->n_initial_pdu, and only refresh UE AMBR when there is at least one
session to set up
Ensure DRBs from multiple PDU sessions are appended into the F1 DRB array
without overwriting previously filled entries.
Update fill_drb_to_be_setup_from_e1_resp to call fill_f1_drbs_from_e1
with &drbs[nb_drb] so each PDU session’s DRBs are written after the
current count
NR Paging on CU
Implements the NR paging path on the CU:
- NGAP Paging is decoded and passed to RRC
- RRC builds F1AP Paging, and distributes it to DUs via F1 callback
Changes:
- Refactor and extend F1AP Paging encode/decode libraries
* add missing enc/dec/eq/cp functions
* add unit test
* IEs: CN UE 5G-S-TMSI, RAN UE I-RNTI; optional DRX/priority/origin)
- Refactor CU callback CU_send_Paging
- Refactor DU handler DU_handle_Paging
- Refactor old F1 callback for Paging indication, extend it and align
with existing F1 callbacks in stack
- Refactor and extend NGAP Paging encode/decode lib
* add missing enc/dec/eq/cp functions
* add unit test
* Fixes NGAP paging to accept Paging only on SCTP stream 0 per TS
38.412
- Includes supporting refactors (PDU session split, shared 5G-S-TMSI
helpers, NGAP/F1AP cleanups)
Testing
- NGAP and F1AP Paging lib unit tests (enc/dec)
- Stream-0 fix validated with Open5GS AMF
This MR does not address the DU changes besides the F1 handler. F1AP
Paging does not have an RRC container to pass the PCCH message to the
DU, and F1 DL RRC Message Transfer does not apply to PCCH. PCCH-Message
shall be built at DU per TS 38.331 §5.3.2, with padding as per §8.5 and
delivered as RLC SDU per §8.2. For each cell in Paging Cell List that
belongs to this DU, queue for MAC. MAC schedules at PF/PO per TS 38.304
§7.
Refs:
- F1AP 3GPP TS 38.473 version 16.21.0 Release 16
- NGAP 3GPP TS 38.413 version 16.17.0 Release 16
bugfix: add PCell to serving_cells in fallback path and refactor update logic
Fix assertion failure in rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_NAS_FIRST_REQ() when RRC
Reestablishment falls back to RRC Setup. The fallback path was not
adding the PCell to the UE's serving_cells array, causing
rrc_get_pcell_for_ue() to return NULL.
Major changes:
- Add rrc_update_ue_pcell() helper function that handles PCell updates
for both new UEs (fallback) and existing UEs (normal reestablishment)
- Refactor normal reestablishment path to use rrc_update_ue_pcell()
helper instead of manual cleanup + add sequence
- Add PCell update to fallback_rrc_setup path using the same helper
- Move C-RNTI validation after current_cell fetch to ensure current_cell
is initialized before fallback_rrc_setup label
- Change error handling: return instead of fallback when PCell add fails
in normal reestablishment path
Fixes CI failure in !3908
Add a simple GTP unit test
Add a simple unit test for GTP that as of now tests the main
functionality, i.e., for a single UE, set up a bearer between two
endpoints and checking that traffic sending works. This is a start to
extend it further, e.g., with API changes, extensions to support new
functionality such as IPv6, and refactorings.
A number of supporting cleanup has been done as well.
RRC now builds F1AP paging messages directly by calling F1AP/direct
callbacks and aligning the CU/DU intergace with the F1AP design in the CU.
Messages are forwarded based on TAI-based cell matching across DUs.
- Remove F1AP_PAGING_IND message def and f1ap_paging_ind_t.
RRC no longer sends ITTI F1AP_PAGING_IND; it builds f1ap_paging_t
and passes it to the DU path.
- rrc_gNB_process_PAGING_IND: new signature (rrc, instance, msg)
with const where appropriate; call in rrc_gnb_task() updated.
- NGAP handler logic: For each TAI, match (PLMN + TAC) to
rrc->configuration; collect matching TAIs. Build one f1ap_paging_t
(5G-S-TMSI via nr_construct_5g_s_tmsi(), identity type
F1AP_PAGING_IDENTITY_CN_UE, optional drx/priority/origin copied
from ngap_paging_ind_t), call rrc_send_paging_to_dus(), then
free_f1ap_paging(). Remove the previous AssertFatal stub, CC loop,
NODE_IS_CU branch, and UE lookup logic: it is now handled by
F1AP/direct CU callbacks.
- rrc_gNB_du: Add rrc_send_paging_to_dus(rrc, tais, n_tai, msg).
Iterate DUs with RB_FOREACH; for each DU, fill msg->cells from
du->cells whose (PLMN + TAC) matches any requested TAI, set
n_cells, then call rrc->mac_rrc.paging_transfer(du->assoc_id,
msg). Skip DUs with no matching cells. Prevents duplicate paging
when multiple TAIs map to the same PLMN.
Introduce paging_transfer in the mac_rrc_dl interface so the CU can pass
paging to the DU (F1 or direct). Use the F1AP paging lib on both CU and DU
for decode/free and to avoid leaking the message after send.
- Add f1_paging_transfer_func_t and paging_transfer to nr_mac_rrc_dl_if_s
(mac_rrc_dl.h, nr_rrc_defs.h).
- F1AP path: paging_f1ap() allocates F1AP_PAGING, copies with cp_f1ap_paging(),
sends via ITTI to TASK_CU_F1. Direct path: f1_paging_transfer_direct() stub
- CU task: call free_f1ap_paging() after CU_send_Paging() to release the message.
- DU: DU_handle_Paging() uses decode_f1ap_paging()/free_f1ap_paging() from lib,
returns on decode failure; remove inline ASN.1 IE parsing.
- cleanup outdated header comments in header files
- Left a TODO not in DU code to build PCCH (in F1 and direct paths)
- Refactor ngap_paging_ind_t (openair2/COMMON/ngap_messages_types.h):
- optional paging_drx and paging_priority as pointers
- TAI list as tai_list[] and n_tai
- add optional IEs: Paging Origin, Paging Attempt Information,
UE Radio Capability for Paging.
- Introduce nr_tai_t, ngap_paging_attempt_info_t, ngap_paging_origin_t;
- generate paging enums via FOREACH macros.
- Add NGAP Paging encode/decode/eq/free in openair3/NGAP/ngap_gNB_paging.c
(encode_ng_paging, decode_ng_paging, eq_ng_paging, free_ng_paging).
- Replace inline Paging decode in ngap_gNB_handle_paging() with
decode_ng_paging() and add error handling; add eq_ngap_plmn() in
ngap_common.
- Update rrc_gNB_NGAP.c to use tai_list/n_tai and optional paging_drx
when forwarding paging to F1AP.
- Add ASN.1 includes for Paging in ngap_msg_includes.h; register
ngap_gNB_paging.c in root CMakeLists.txt.
- Add NGAP unit test (openair3/NGAP/tests/ngap_lib_test.c): encode/decode
roundtrip for Paging; tests subdirectory and executable under
ENABLE_TESTS in openair3/NGAP/CMakeLists.txt.
Centralizes 5G-S-TMSI bit manipulation logic for consistency and
maintainability. All manual bit operations replaced with documented
helper functions following TS 23.003 bit layout specification.
- Add helper functions for 5G-S-TMSI operations:
* nr_construct_5g_s_tmsi_part1: 5G-S-TMSI construction is defined
in 3GPP TS 23.003 and relevant at both gNB and UE side
* Add helper functions to be later used in NG Paging
* Adopt in NAS UE
* nr_extract_5g_s_tmsi_part1() - extract Part1 (39 bits) from full
* nr_extract_5g_s_tmsi_part2() - extract Part2 (9 bits) from full
* nr_build_full_5g_s_tmsi() - reconstruct full from Part1+Part2
* nr_deconstruct_5g_s_tmsi() - deconstruct into components
- Refactor manual bit manipulation to use helper functions:
* asn1_msg.c: use nr_extract_5g_s_tmsi_part1() in RRCSetupRequest
* asn1_msg.c: use nr_extract_5g_s_tmsi_part2() in RRCSetupComplete
* rrc_gNB.c: use nr_build_full_5g_s_tmsi() when reconstructing from parts
* rrc_gNB.c: use nr_deconstruct_5g_s_tmsi() when extracting components
- Optimize nr_construct_5g_s_tmsi_part1() to reuse extract function
Move rrc_update_ue_pcell() from static function in rrc_gNB.c to public
function in rrc_cell_management.c, making it reusable across RRC code
paths. Replace duplicate PCell addition logic in handover paths
(intra-CU and inter-CU) and RRCSetup path with calls to this shared
function.
This eliminates code duplication between handover and RRCSetup paths,
centralizes PCell update logic (including cleanup of old PCell's DU
serving cells) in a single reusable function and makes the function
available for future use in other RRC procedures
Fix assertion failure in rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_NAS_FIRST_REQ() when RRC
Reestablishment falls back to RRC Setup. The fallback path was not
adding the PCell to the UE's serving_cells array, causing
rrc_get_pcell_for_ue() to return NULL.
Major changes:
- Add rrc_update_ue_pcell() helper function that handles PCell updates
for both new UEs (fallback) and existing UEs (normal reestablishment)
- Refactor normal reestablishment path to use rrc_update_ue_pcell()
helper instead of manual cleanup + add sequence
- Add PCell update to fallback_rrc_setup path using the same helper
- Move C-RNTI validation after current_cell fetch to ensure current_cell
is initialized before fallback_rrc_setup label
- Change error handling: return instead of fallback when PCell add fails
in normal reestablishment path
Cleanup Cmake: remove some double compilation
Harmonize some cmake code to avoid double compilation, notably around
polar and smallblock. In develop, we just add their sources to other
targets, whereas now we define STATIC libraries (further changed to
shared library in !3856) to avoid double compilation.
With this command line:
cmake .. -GNinja -DENABLE_TESTS=ON && ninja
shows that before we compile 12631 files, where after it is 12583
there is additional supporting cleanup (move code, remove headers,
types, ...).
there is more harmonization to do, I limited myself to some easy wins.
For instance, we do the same with PDCP/SDAP, and this should be
refactored into STATIC libraries as well.
RRC: Multi-cell handling architecture
This MR implements a foundational multi-cell handling architecture for
RRC by separating DU management from cell management and establishing a
hierarchical cell organization within each DU container. The changes
enable proper multi-cell support where each DU can serve multiple cells,
addressing the previous limitation where DU and cell management were
tightly coupled with the assumption of one cell per DU.
Key Changes:
- Data Structure Separation: Separated for DU containers (DU-specific
info) from cell containers (cell-specific data)
- Global DU and Cell Trees: Cells are now stored in global RB trees in
RRC, similarly to DUs
- Du-specific cell seq_arr: within each DU container (du->cells) is
stored a seq_arr of cells belonging to the DU
- UE Cell Association Framework: Introduced serving_cells array to track
PCell and SCells for each UE with servCellIndex indexing
- Cell Management Library: Extracted cell management functions into
rrc_cell_management.c/h for better testability and maintainability
Other relevant changes:
- F1AP Refactoring: cell list definitions, heap allocation to prevent
stack overflow
- 5G-S-TMSI Helpers: Common helper functions for 3GPP TS 23.003
compliant construction
- Integration Tests: Comprehensive test suite for DU lookup, cell
lookup, and UE cell association
- Cell Duplication Checks: Validation in F1 DU configuration update to
prevent duplicate cells
- Documentation: Updated RRC developer documentation with multi-cell
architecture details
Validated with RFsim in re-establishment and handover scenarios.
openair2/COMMON/rrc_messages_types.h has mostly 4G types. The only 5G
(gNB) RRC type is gNB_RrcConfigurationReq, which we can move to a header
in the corresponding directory (where it is used).
This allows to separate 5G gNB RRC module from the 4G types in
rrc_messages_types.h in the next commit.
Remove VCD signal dumper from NR code
We don't test VCD in 5G NR code (and haven't tested it in 4G for years).
Remove the VCD traces in 5G code to avoid any ambiguity. 4G code remains
in place, as well as the tools to analyze existing traces.
RRC QoS refactor: PDU Session Modify support, SDAP fixes, and code improvements
The goal of this MR is to prepare the RRC/NGAP layer for the multi-QoS
support. The MR:
- enables PDU Session Resource Modify support in RRC/NGAP/E1AP
- fixes SDAP header mapping
- enables SDAP by default
- refactors QoS flow handling in RRC/NGAP
- improves error handling, and code maintainability in RRC/NGAP
Changes:
- NGAP PDU Session Modify:
* add NGAP PDU Session Resource Modify Request/Response handling with
proper error reporting for unrecognized sessions and AMF UE NGAP ID
validation
- E1AP Bearer Context Modification:
* add DRB To Remove List IE to support DRB release during modify
* rename numQosFlow2Setup to numQosFlowsMod in DRB To Modify List
- RRC QoS flow handling:
* enable multi-QoS flow support per DRB
* add utilities to map NGAP QoS parameters to E1AP
* filter QoS flows by DRB ID
- SDAP configuration:
* Fix SDAP header UL/DL mapping between internal representation and
ASN.1 enum (invert mapping)
* change SDAP header fields from long to bool for clarity
- F1 DRB setup refactoring:
* Extract shared helpers for F1 DRB setup list filling
* reduce duplication between E1 response and direct DRB setup paths
- AMBR management:
* Store AMBR in UE context
* validate AMBR is set before bearer setup
- Configuration:
* remove unused drbs configuration parameter
* enable SDAP by default (change default from false to true)
According to TS 38.413:
* AMBR is conditional to PDU Session Resource to setup in the Initial UE
Context Setup procedure
* The UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate IE should be sent to the NG-RAN node
if the AMF has not sent it previously. If it is included in the PDU
SESSION RESOURCE SETUP REQUEST message, the NG-RAN node shall store
it in the UE context
* Range is INTEGER [0..4,000,000,000,000]
To this purpose, changes in the commit:
* Init AMBR to out of range value when creating UE context
* Store AMBR in UE context whenever is received
* Assert if not set at the time of Bearer Setup (should be known at that stage)
Extract common code from `fill_drb_to_be_setup_from_e1_resp` and
`rrc_fill_f1_drb_to_setup` into reusable helper functions to reduce
duplication and improve maintainability. This refactoring enables
multi-QoS flow handling per DRB and prepares helpers for upcoming
PDU Session Modify changes.
Impact:
- Enables multi-QoS flow support: `rrc_fill_f1_drb_to_setup` now
collects all QFIs mapped to a DRB instead of only the first one
- Reduces code duplication between E1 response and direct DRB setup
code paths
- Improves maintainability by centralizing F1 DRB setup logic
Major changes:
- Add `fill_f1_drb_info_nr`: fills DRB information IE including QoS
flows from QFI list
- Add `fill_f1_drb_to_be_setup`: creates F1 DRB to setup structure
from RRC DRB, PDU session, and QFI list
- Add `fill_f1_drbs_from_e1`: processes DRBs from E1 response and
extracts QFIs from drb_config->qosFlows
- Refactor `fill_drb_to_be_setup_from_e1_resp` to use
`fill_f1_drbs_from_e1`
- Refactor `rrc_fill_f1_drb_to_setup` to collect all QFIs mapped to
each DRB and use `fill_f1_drb_to_be_setup`
TS 38.413 8.2.3 PDU Session Modify:
> For each PDU session which failed to be modified, the PDU Session Resource Modify
> Unsuccessful Transfer IE shall be included containing the failure cause
> If the NG-RAN node receives a PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY REQUEST message containing
> some PDU Session ID IEs (in the PDU Session Resource Modify Request List IE) that the
> NG-RAN node does not recognize, the NG-RAN node shall report the corresponding invalid
> PDU sessions as failed in the PDU SESSION RESOURCE MODIFY RESPONSE message
> with an appropriate cause value
Changes in the commit:
* add rrc_gNB_ngap_pdusession_mod_failure helper function to handle
abnormal conditions and send NGAP response with (all) failed PDU sessions
* improve error handling: send NGAP response instead of silently returning -1
when UE context lookup fails (unknown RAN UE NGAP ID)
* add AMF UE NGAP ID validation: check stored AMF UE NGAP ID matches request
and send failure response if mismatch (per 3GPP TS 38.413)
* handle unrecognized PDU Session IDs per 3GPP TS 38.413 8.2.3.4: add to
failed list to be sent in the reponse message
* simplify failure path: reuse rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_PDUSESSION_MODIFY_RESP
instead of manually constructing response message
* remove failed PDU sessions from RRC list in rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_PDUSESSION_MODIFY_RESP
* remove redundant code and improve code organization
* add bounds checking
* improve function signature
This commit refactors the rrc_gNB_send_NGAP_PDUSESSION_MODIFY_RESP function
to improve code clarity, fix bugs, and ensure compliance with 3GPP TS 38.413
section 9.2.1.6.
The main improvement is ensuring the PDU Session Resource Modify Response message
is always sent with mandatory IEs, even when there are no PDU sessions to report
in the optional lists.
Key changes:
- Initialize message structure parameters to 0 by leveraging structure
initialization, ensuring clean state
- Replace local counter variables (pdu_sessions_done, pdu_sessions_failed)
with direct access to resp->nb_of_pdusessions and resp->nb_of_pdusessions_failed,
eliminating redundant state tracking and improving code clarity
- Remove conditional message sending: always send the response message
(per 3GPP TS 38.413 9.2.1.6, PDUSessionResourceModifyResponse must always
be sent with mandatory IEs: AMF-UE-NGAP-ID and RAN-UE-NGAP-ID, even when
optional lists are empty)
- Fix duplicate assignment: remove redundant p->pdusession_id assignment
(was assigned twice in the PDU_SESSION_STATUS_DONE case)
- Improve failed PDU session handling: use direct structure assignment
(failed->cause = session->cause) instead of field-by-field copying,
making the code more maintainable
- Remove failed PDU session upon response
- Enhance logging: improve log messages for better debugging and clarity
- Add function documentation comment
Introduce fill_e1_qos_flow_to_setup to translate pdusession_level_qos_parameter_t (NGAP)
into qos_flow_to_setup_t (E1), including ARP and QoS characteristics (dynamic/non-dynamic).
Refactor fill_e1_drb_to_setup to use the new helper for building QoS flows.
* Only include QoS flows whose drb_id matches the target DRB.
* Add DevAssert(drb_ngran.numQosFlow2Setup > 0) to ensure at least one QoS flow is added.
This change centralizes and simplifies QoS mapping logic between NGAP inputs
and E1 DRB configuration. It ensures correctness by associating QoS flows
to the appropriate DRB.
Major changes:
- Extract QoS flow mapping logic into fill_e1_qos_flow_to_setup helper function
- Filter QoS flows by matching drb_id before adding to DRB setup list
- Replace inline mapping code with helper function call
- Add assertion to verify at least one QoS flow is added per DRB
This commit fixes two related issues:
1. SDAP Header Mapping Bug (cucp_cuup_handler.c):
The original code incorrectly mapped SDAP header configuration from
internal E1AP representation to ASN.1 enum values. The internal
representation (`bearer_context_sdap_config_t`) uses true=present/false=absent,
while ASN.1 enum (`E1AP_SDAP_Configuration_t`) uses
0=present/1=absent. The fix correctly inverts the mapping:
- Internal true (1) → ASN.1 0 (present)
- Internal false (0) → ASN.1 1 (absent)
The commit also clarifies internal representation in the stack.
2. Test Overhead Adjustment (nr-cuup-load-test.c):
The change in (1) led to a failure in nr_cuup_functional_test
with assertion: "size % 4 == 0" in recv_ng()
- Changed UL packet overhead from 3 bytes to 2 bytes in sender_thread()
- Before the SDAP fix, the test incorrectly accounted for 3 bytes:
* 2 bytes PDCP header (correct)
* 1 byte SDAP header (incorrectly included)
- After the SDAP fix, SDAP headers are correctly set to absent, so
only 2 bytes (PDCP header) are needed
This ensures the test sends packets with the correct header size,
matching what CU-UP expects after the SDAP configuration fix.
The load test does not enable SDAP headers, therefore the original 3-byte
overhead was possibly a workaround for the SDAP header bug.
With the bug fixed, the test correctly uses 2-byte overhead (PDCP header).
This commit refactors the PDU Session Resource Modify Response message
structures to improve naming, documentation, and compliance with 3GPP TS 38.413 9.2.1.6.
Changes in NGAP:
- Rename qos_flow_tobe_modified_t to qos_flow_addmod_response_item_t to better
reflect its purpose as a QoS Flow Add or Modify Response Item IE (as per specs)
- Add mandatory AMF UE NGAP ID field to ngap_pdusession_modify_resp_t structure
- Optimize field types: change nb_of_pdusessions and nb_of_pdusessions_failed
from uint16_t to uint8_t (NGAP_MAX_PDU_SESSION limit) (ref 3GPP TS 38.413, 9.2.1.6)
- Update PDU Session Modify Response encoder to use amf_ue_ngap_id from the
message structure (pdusession_modify_resp_p->amf_ue_ngap_id) instead of
retrieving it from UE context (ue_context_p->amf_ue_ngap_id)
- Add comprehensive comments with 3GPP TS 38.413 section references throughout
Changes in RRC/NGAP:
- Populate amf_ue_ngap_id field in PDU Session Modify Response message from
UE context
- Update type reference to qos_flow_addmod_response_item_t
Add DRB To Remove List IE to PDU Session To Modify list, which is sent
in the Bearer Context Modification request. This allows the CUCP to
inform the CUUP about DRBs to be released in a specific PDU session
during a MODIFY procedure.
Changes:
* Add struct definition
* Add enc/dec/eq/cp func
* Add test
This commit adds documentation comments and logging to improve
code readability and debugging capabilities for the multi-cell
architecture.
Changes:
- gnb_config.c: Add logging when configuring DU with cell ID and PCI
- rrc_gNB_du.c: Add documentation comment for ssb_arfcn_mtc()
- rrc_gNB_du.c: Add documentation comment for dump_du_info()
After introduction of new cell management design, these helper functions
are now only used internally within their respective modules and do not
need to be part of the public API. They are made static and their
declarations are removed from public headers.
Changes:
- f1ap_interface_management.c: Make free_f1ap_cell() and
copy_f1ap_served_cell_info() static
- f1ap_interface_management.h: Remove declarations for the above functions
- rrc_gNB_du.c: Make get_dl_band() and get_ssb_scs() static
- rrc_gNB_du.h: Remove declarations for get_dl_band() and get_ssb_scs()
Remove the single-cell limit in F1 Setup Request processing and
refactor to loop-based cell handling. Move cell validation (PLMN
check, neighbor configuration validation, system info extraction),
cell creation, SIB encoding, and neighbor labeling inside a loop
over all available cells.
Update F1 Setup Response to include all cells instead of hardcoding to 1.
Add warning log when more than one cell is received. Add proper
cleanup with free_f1ap_setup_response() on error paths.
Impact:
- F1 Setup now accepts and processes multiple cells from a single
DU, enabling multi-cell deployments
- All cells are validated, created, and included in the setup
response
Finalize the migration from single-cell-per-DU to the multi-cell
architecture: remove legacy DU/cell fields and refactor RRC procedures
to use cell containers and UE serving cells instead of DU-based lookups.
Data structure changes:
- Remove nr_cellid from gNB_RRC_UE_t; cell identity comes from the UE's
serving_cells (PCell entry via ue_get_pcell_entry(ue)). UE_LOG_ARGS
and LOG_UE_* macros take a PCell entry pointer for null-safe cell_id
in logs; all call sites pass ue_get_pcell_entry(ue).
- Remove setup_req, mib, sib1, mtc from nr_rrc_du_container_t (held in
cell containers); remove nr_cellid from gNB_RRC_INST and its
assignment in gnb_config.c.
Function and signature updates:
- get_ssb_arfcn(): take cell container instead of DU.
- label_intra_frequency_neighbours(): drop du parameter, use cell only.
- Handover: Handover context (source and target) now stores cell
pointers (source->cell, target->cell) instead of DU pointers. When
the context is created (N2: on Handover Request; F1: in
nr_rrc_trigger_f1_ho), the target cell is set in ho_context->target->cell
and, for F1, the source cell in ho_context->source->cell.
nr_initiate_handover() takes only source_cell and reads the target
from ho_ctx->target->cell, so it no longer takes a target parameter.
The target is known at handover creation time, while the UE’s
serving_cells are only updated after F1 UE Context Setup Response.
- nr_rrc_trigger_f1_ho() and the N2 handover path pass cell pointers
and set ho_context->target->cell (and for F1, source->cell) when
the handover is triggered.
Procedure refactoring:
- Lookups: replace get_du_by_cell_id() with get_cell_by_cell_id()/
get_cell_by_pci(); remove get_du_by_cell_id() and
get_cell_information_by_phycellId().
Rationale: cell-specific data (MIB, SIB1, mtc, info) now lives in
cell containers, and a DU can host multiple cells. Callers need the
cell (to use cell->info, cell->mtc, etc.), not the DU. Looking up
by cell_id therefore returns the cell container
(get_cell_by_cell_id()); when the DU is needed, use
cell->assoc_id and get_du_by_assoc_id(). Looking up by PCI is
scoped (e.g. get_cell_by_pci_for_du() for a given DU, or via the
UE’s serving cells) because PCI is not globally unique.
- Setup/Reestablishment: resolve cell, register as PCell via
rrc_add_ue_serving_cell(); reestablishment resolves cell by PCI
(rrc_get_cell_by_pci_for_du), then rrc_remove_ue_scells_from_du +
rrc_add_ue_serving_cell; validate_ue_cell_association() after update.
- Measurement config: use cell->info (SCS/band) and cell->mtc.
- Handover: use cell containers end-to-end; after UE context
modification response call nr_rrc_update_cell_assoc_after_ho().
- NGAP: cell_id and TAC from UE PCell via rrc_get_pcell_for_ue();
Handover Notify: get cell for message content, use get_du_for_ue() for
DU existence check; paging resolves UE by 5G-S-TMSI-Part1 and uses that
UE's PCell (rrc_get_pcell_for_ue) for F1AP_PAGING_IND nr_cellid.
Performance and robustness:
- Use rrc_get_pcell_for_ue() when cell data is needed; use
get_du_for_ue() when only the DU is needed (F1/N2 HO trigger,
Handover Notify DU check) for efficiency.
- Reestablishment: remove old PCell before adding new; error handling
for PCell add and validation.
Code cleanup:
- F1 setup: stop copying/storing setup request in DU container; F1
disconnect only frees cell containers via rrc_free_cell_container().
- dump_du_info(): iterate du->cells and show all cells per DU.
- telnetsrv_ci.c: use du->gNB_DU_id directly and fix format (%ld).
- UeContextSetupRequest servCellIndex set to RRC_PCELL_INDEX; remove
servCellIndex from F1AP UE context modification request.
In rrc_gNB_NGAP.c, rrc_gNB_process_Handover_Request() is updated to
resolve the target by cell instead of by DU, then resolve the DU from
the cell's assoc_id. This aligns Handover Request with the new
cell-centric model and cell management APIs.
- Resolve target with get_cell_by_cell_id(&rrc->cells, msg->nr_cell_id)
instead of get_du_by_cell_id(); on failure, log "no cell found" and
send NGAP handover failure.
- Resolve DU with get_du_by_assoc_id(rrc, cell->assoc_id); add a
failure path (log, NGAP handover failure, return -1) when no DU
exists for the cell's assoc_id.
- Use cell->info (nr_rrc_cell_info_t) for logging and for key
derivation (nr_derive_key_ng_ran_star); use du->assoc_id
for UE context creation instead of du->setup_req->cell[0].info.
get_ssb_arfcn(du) is unchanged and still takes the DU; other DU-based
lookups are kept where still required.
Migrate F1 DU configuration update procedures in openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_du.c
to use the cell management API instead of accessing cell data through
setup_req, completing the transition to the new multi-cell architecture.
1. update_cell_info:
- Refactored to use cell management API: takes RRC instance, old cell_id,
and new cell info; finds cell via get_cell_by_cell_id() internally.
- Returns cell container pointer (or NULL on failure) instead of void.
- When cell_id changes: removes cell from RB tree (old key), updates via
cp_f1_served_cell_info_to_cell(), re-inserts (new key); validates no
duplicate cell_id/PCI before allowing change.
- Frees old MTC when new measurement timing config is present.
- Encapsulates cell lookup and update logic.
2. rrc_gNB_process_f1_du_configuration_update:
- Uses update_cell_info() for cell modify; validates cell belongs to DU
(assoc_id) after update.
- Duplicate checking via get_cell_by_cell_id() and
rrc_get_cell_by_pci_for_du()
- For cells to add: validates duplicate cell_id globally and duplicate
PCI within DU; rejects with logging.
- MIB/SIB1 updated in cell container (cell->mib, cell->sib1); uses
du->gNB_DU_id; passes cell to label_intra_frequency_neighbours();
removes direct setup_req->cell[0] access.
Backward compatibility: setup_req remains until migration is completed;
cell-specific data is managed in the cell container and accessed via
the cell management API. Improves separation of concerns and enables
proper multi-cell support.
Refactor F1 setup processing to create and manage cell containers during DU
initialization, establishing the foundation for multi-cell architecture where
cells are managed independently from DUs.
Why: Cell information is currently tied to F1AP structures (f1ap_served_cell_info_t),
which complicates multi-cell support. Introducing cell containers at F1 setup
decouples RRC cell management from F1AP and allows cells to be managed
independently while keeping existing code paths working.
Key changes:
1. Cell container creation (cp_f1_served_cell_info_to_cell):
New helper copying F1AP served cell info into nr_rrc_cell_container_t (cell_id,
pci, plmn, tac, TDD/FDD frequency info). Extracts and stores MTC in the cell.
2. Function signature updates:
get_cell_neighbour_list() and label_intra_frequency_neighbours() now take
nr_rrc_cell_container_t* and use cell->info; improved logging (cell_id, PCI,
SSB ARFCN).
3. valid_du_in_neighbour_configs:
Removed ssb_arfcn parameter; MTC is extracted and freed inside the function.
4. F1 Setup (rrc_gNB_process_f1_setup_req):
Initialize DU cell tree (RB_INIT(&du->cells)). Populate DU-only fields
(gNB_DU_id, gNB_DU_name, rrc_ver).
Flow:
- create cell with cp_f1_served_cell_info_to_cell
- add to global tree via rrc_add_cell()
- add DU via rrc_add_du()
- attach cell to DU with rrc_add_cell_to_du().
Store MIB/SIB1/MTC in cell.
Use cell container for neighbour labeling and SIB encoding.
5. Duplicate cell detection:
Use rrc_add_cell() for global cell tree insert; collision return indicates
duplicate cell_id. Clearer error messages for Cell ID vs PCI conflicts.
Use F1AP_CauseRadioNetwork_cell_not_available for cell conflicts.
6. DU configuration update:
Use get_cell_by_cell_id() to find cell, check assoc_id, pass cell container
to label_intra_frequency_neighbours().
7. DU disconnection:
Use rrc_cleanup_du() to remove cells from global tree and free resources;
logging uses DU fields (gNB_DU_id, gNB_DU_name).
8. Global cell tree:
Initialize rrc->cells in openair_rrc_gNB_configuration().
Backward compatibility: setup_req still built via cp_f1ap_setup_request();
du->mib, du->sib1, du->mtc remain set (shared with cell container).
Add integration tests for RRC cell and DU management and UE serving-cell
logic so that multi-cell behaviour and regressions can be validated
without running the full stack.
* test_du_lookup() – DU container lookup by assoc_id:
- Multiple DU creation and insertion into RRC DU tree
- Lookup of existing DUs by assoc_id
- Non-existing and invalid assoc_ids
- Cleanup of DU containers and cells
* test_cell_lookup() – Cell management and UE association:
- Cell lookup by cell_id and PCI (global and per-DU)
- DU-specific lookup: rrc_get_cell_for_du(), rrc_get_cell_by_pci_for_du()
- Duplicate cell and PCI collision handling (including PCI reuse across
DUs and rejection of duplicate PCI within same DU)
- Cell–DU association (add/remove cells from DU containers)
- UE serving cell: add PCell/SCells, get by ID, get PCell, max serving
cells limit, single PCell enforcement
- validate_ue_cell_association(), rrc_remove_ue_scells_from_du()
- Edge cases and error handling
Add openair2/RRC/NR/tests/rrc_cell_management_test.c and extend
openair2/RRC/NR/tests/CMakeLists.txt to build and register the test.
Add functions to manage UE serving cells so the RRC can track which cells
a UE is using (PCell and SCells) for multi-cell UE context and future
SCell management.
- rrc_cell_management.c / rrc_cell_management.h:
* rrc_get_ue_serving_cell_by_id(): return serving cell by servCellIndex
(O(k) linear search, k ≤ 32).
* rrc_add_ue_serving_cell(ue, cell, serving_cell_id): add entry to UE
serving_cells with validation: reject duplicate servCellIndex with
different nci, enforce max 32 serving cells (TS 38.331), keep PCell
at index 0 for O(1) access; return existing entry if same
servCellIndex and nci.
* rrc_remove_ue_scells_from_du(ue, assoc_id): remove all serving cells
for the given DU (handover/DU disconnect); use stored assoc_id for
O(k) comparison.
* ue_get_pcell_entry(): return PCell entry (first element, O(1)).
* rrc_get_pcell_for_ue(): return PCell container from cell tree using
UE's PCell entry.
* Header: RRC_PCELL_INDEX (0), RRC_MAX_NUM_SERVING_CELLS (32), and
declarations for the above.
- UE context lifecycle:
* rrc_gNB_create_ue_context(): seq_arr_init(serving_cells).
* rrc_delete_ue_data(): seq_arr_free(serving_cells).
Move DU tree management from rrc_gNB_du.c into rrc_cell_management so that
DU and cell lookup logic live in one place, improving maintainability and
testability (there is no DU lib).
- rrc_cell_management: add du_compare(), RB_GENERATE(rrc_du_tree),
get_du_by_assoc_id(), rrc_add_du(), rrc_rm_du(), rrc_cleanup_du(),
rrc_free_du_container(); declare them in rrc_cell_management.h.
- rrc_gNB_du: move du_compare(), RB_GENERATE, get_du_by_assoc_id()
to rrc_cell_management
This commit introduces a new library module (rrc_cell_management.c/h)
to centralise functions that provides cell lookup, DU-specific cell
management, and cell lifecycle managements.
The design uses a dual-tree architecture:
- Global cell tree: RB-tree at RRC level (rrc->cells) keyed by cell_id,
used for O(log N_CELL) lookups and for maintaining num_cells.
- DU-specific storage: seq_arr_t per DU (du->cells) for iteration and
management of cells belonging to each DU.
API added:
- Global tree: get_cell_by_cell_id()(finds cell using global RB-tree
lookup (O(log N_CELL) complexity); rrc_add_cell(); rrc_rm_cell()
(rrc_rm_cell removes from tree, decrements num_cells, and frees the
cell via rrc_free_cell_container).
- DU-local seq_arr: rrc_get_cell_for_du(), rrc_get_cell_by_pci_for_du(),
rrc_add_cell_to_du() (with duplicate cell_id/PCI checks).
- Cleanup: rrc_free_cell_container() (frees ASN.1 MIB/SIB1/MTC and
container
Build: add rrc_cell_management static library in openair2/RRC/NR;
link it into nr_rrc from top-level CMakeLists.txt.
Robert Schmidt