Bug#806583: ITP: openbsc -- GSM Base Station Controller (BSC) and minimalistic GSM network implementation

[Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Ruben Undheim <ruben.undheim@gmail.com>

* Package name    : openbsc
  Version         : 0.15.0
  Upstream Author : Osmocom 
* URL             : http://openbsc.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/OpenBSC
* License         : AGPL-3
  Programming Lang: C
  Description     : GSM Base Station Controller (BSC) and minimalistic GSM network implementation


It started as a BSC (Base Station Controller) side implementation of the A-bis
protocol, as implemented in the GSM Technical Specification 08.5x and 12.21. It
can run either

 - as a classic BSC, exposing an A interface towards an external MSC, or
 - as NITB (Network In The Box), whert implements a minimal subset of the BSC,
   MSC. SMSC? and HLR. 

The goal of the project is to

 - provide a basis for experimentation and security research with GSM from the
   network side
 - provide a zero-cost alternative for hands-on experience with GSM systems in
   education and training
 - learn more about GSM networks on a lower level, particularly the practical
   aspects with real-world equipment
 - provide a stable/reliable network-side GSM implementation for small networks
   that don't need millions of subscribers or 99.99999% availability 


I plan to maintain it as part of the Debian Science team together with libosmocore
and related packages.