Osmocom TETRA MAC/PHY layer experimentation code

This code aims to implement the sending and receiving part of the TETRA MAC/PHY layer.

If you read the ETSI EN 300 392-2 (TETRA V+D Air Interface), you will find this code implementing the parts between the MAC-blocks (called type-1 bits) and the bits that go to the DQPSK-modulator (type-5 bits).

It is most useful to look at Figure 8.5, 8.6, 9.3 and 19.12 of the abovementioned specification in conjunction with this program.

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Source Code

The source code is available via read-only git access at

git clone git://git.osmocom.org/osmo-tetra.git

You can also browse the source code at  http://cgit.osmocom.org/

You will need  libosmocore to link.

Mailing List

There is a public mailing list regarding development of this project, you can visit the subscription page at  https://lists.osmocom.org/mailman/listinfo/tetra

This list is for discussion between software developers who intend to improve the Osmocom TETRA software. It is not a forum for individuals asking how they can tap into police radio (which is encrypted anyway).

FAQ

We now have a FAQ (Frequently asked Questions) page!

Demodulator

src/demod/python/cpsk.py

• contains a gnuradio based pi4/DQPSK demodulator, courtesy of KA1RBI

src/demod/python/tetra-demod.py

• call demodulator on a 'cfile' containing complex baseband samples

src/demod/python/usrp1-tetra_demod.py

• use demodulator in realtime with a USRP1 SDR

src/demod/python/usrp2-tetra_demod.py

• use demodulator in realtime with a USRP2 SDR

src/demod/python/fcdp-tetra_demod.py src/demod/python/fcdp-tetra_demod_fft.py

• use demodulator in realtime with a Funcube_Dongle. Please use the  qthid application to tune the dongle and adjust its gain/filter parameters for best reception result. This demodulator may also be used with other Softrock-type receivers by downconverting the intermediate frequency of a radio scanner to the complex baseband.

The output of the demodulator is a file containing one float value for each symbol, containing the phase shift (in units of pi/4) relative to the previous symbol.

You can use the "float_to_bits" program to convert the float values to unpacked bits, i.e. 1-bit-per-byte

PHY/MAC layer

library code

Specifically, it implements:

lower_mac/crc_simple.[ch]

• CRC16-CCITT (currently defunct/broken as we need it for non-octet-aligned bitfields)

lower_mac/tetra_conv_enc.[ch]

• 16-state Rate-Compatible Punctured Convolutional (RCPC) coder

lower_mac/tetra_interleave.[ch]

• Block interleaving (over a single block only)

lower_mac/tetra_rm3014.[ch]

• (30, 14) Reed-Muller code for the ACCH (broadcast block of each downlink burst)

lower_mac/tetra_scramb.[ch]

• Scrambling

lower_mac/viterbi*.[ch]

• Convolutional decoder for signalling and voice channels

phy/tetra_burst.[ch]

• Routines to encode continuous normal and sync bursts

phy/tetra_burst_sync.[ch]

Receiver Program

The main receiver program tetra-rx expects an input file containing a stream of unpacked bits, i.e. 1-bit-per-byte.

Transmitter Program

The main program conv_enc_test.c generates a single continuous downlink sync burst (SB), contining:

• a SYNC-PDU as block 1
• a ACCESS-ASSIGN PDU as broadcast block
• a SYSINFO-PDU as block 2

Scrambling is set to 0 (no scrambling) for all elements of the burst.

It does not actually modulate and/or transmit yet.

Quick example

assuming you have generated a file samples.cfile at a sample rate of 195.312kHz (100MHz/512 == USRP2 at decimation 512)

./src/demod/python/tetra-demod.py -i /tmp/samples.cfile -o /tmp/out.float -s 195312 -c 0
./src/float_to_bits /tmp/out.float /tmp/out.bits
./src/tetra-rx /tmp/out.bits

Also, you may use pipes to glue the three programs running in different terminals together to achieve real time operation.

mkfifo /tmp/out.float
mkfifo /tmp/out.bits
./src/demod/python/fcdp-tetra_demod.py -D hw:1,0 -o /tmp/out.float
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