VoLTE Lab

Test VoLTE in your Lab, includes YateBTS Minicore 4G, Neutrino 224 and 2 x iPhone 12

VoLTE Lab is a complete mobile network for testing, that includes the Neutrino 224, the YateBTS MiniCore 4G and two iPhone 12. It is fully configured and intended for use as a VoLTE test bed and learning environment. With VoLTE Lab you can have a deep view into the internals of VoLTE technology, with Wireshark. You can run Wireshark on S1-MME and S1-U interfaces and also on the S6a interface.

Components

  • iPhone 12: UEs with a very good VoLTE implementation
  • Neutrino 224: a highly configurable test eNodeB/BTS with three GSM and one eNB modes
  • YateBTS MiniCore 4G: a software-defined compact core network for LTE/IMS and GSM/GPRS, intended for MNOs and MVNOs
VolteLab-01 (1)
MiniCore Physical specs: size and weight
compact core network with EPC, IMS, MSC/VLR, GGSN, GMSC, SMSC, STP, DRA, HSS/HLR in a small factor pc unit
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Features

  • Wireshark enabled
  • Fully configured, fully functional VoLTE test suite
  • Built on general purpose hardware
  • 4G Minicore Linux based system
  • Three management interfaces (SSH, HTTP-local and remote)
  • Easy to order, worldwide delivery

Neutrino 224

Technology

Interface

  • Standard
    LTE TDD RAN (3GPP R10 compliant)
  • TDD UL/DL Configuration
    1, 2 (with Special Subframe Configuration 7)
  • Channel Bandwidth
    5/10/15/20 MHz
  • Multiplexing
    MIMO for Downlink 2×2
    SISO for Uplink
  • Security
    Radio: SNOW 3G/AES-128/ZUC Backhaul: IPsec (X.509 AES-128, AES-256, SHA-128, SHA-256)
  • Ethernet Interface
    One RJ-45 Ethernet backhaul interface (1 GE) and one RJ-45 local management interface (1 GE)
  • Power Supply
    12 VDC, AC adaptor (multiple standards optional), PoE+, complies with IEEE 802.3at standard
  • Protocols Used
    IPv4/IPv6 (Dual Stack), UDP, TCP, ICMP, NTP, SSH, IPsec, TR-069, HTTP/HTTPs, 1588v2, DHCP
  • Network Management
    IPv4/IPv6, HTTP/HTTPs, TR-069, SSH, Embedded EPC
  • VLAN/VxLAN
    802.IQ/VxLAN
  • LED Indicators
    1 x status LED

Performance

  • Peak Data Rate
    20 MHz: SA1: DL 80 Mbps, UL 20 Mbps SA2: DL 110 Mbps, UL 10 Mbps
    10 MHz: SA1: DL 40 Mbps, UL 7 Mbps SA2: DL 55 Mbps, UL 5 Mbps
  • User Capacity
    32 RRC connected users
  • Latency
    30 milliseconds
  • Receive Sensitivity
    Band 40: -101 dBm
    Band 38/42/48: -100 dBm
  • Modulation
    MCS0 (QPSK) to MCS28 (64 QAM)
    DL: QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM
    UL: QPSK, 16 QAM
  • Transmit Power Range
    0 to 21 dBm per channel (combined +24 dBm, configurable) (1 dB interval)
  • Quality of Service
    Nine-level priority indicated by QoS Class Identifiers (QCI)
  • ARQ/HARQ
    Supported
  • Synchronization
    GPS, 1588v2, network listening (NL)

Features

  • Voice
    VoLTE, Circuit Switched Fallback (CSFB) to GSM and UTRAN
  • Inter-RAT Mobility
    To GSM, UTRAN and 5G NSA/SA
  • SON
    Self-Organizing Network
    • Automatic setup
    • Automatic Neighbor Relation (ANR)
    • PCI confliction detection
  • EPC
    HaloB (Embedded EPC)
  • Traffic Offload
    Local breakout
  • UL Interference Detection
    Supported
  • Maintenance
    • Local/Remote Web maintenance
    • Online status management
    • Performance statistics
    • Fault management
    • Local/Remote software upgrade
    • Logging
    • Connectivity diagnosis
    • Automatic start and configuration
    • Alarm reporting
    • User information tracing

Link Budget

  • Antenna Type
    External Omni Antenna
    • Horizontal Beamwidth 360°
    • Vertical Beamwidth 40°±5
    • Polarization: Vertical
  • RF Antenna Gain
    5 dBi
  • GPS Antenna
    External GPS antenna, SMA connector
  • Maximum EIRP
    29 dBm
  • Power Control
    UL Open-loop/Closed-loop Power Control, DL Power Allocation (3GPP TS 36.213 compliant)

Physical

  • MTBF
    ≥ 150000 hours
  • MTTR
    ≤ 1 hour
  • Operating Temperature
    23°F to 113°F / -5°C to 45°C
  • Storage Temperature
    14°F to 122°F / -10°C to 50°C
  • Humidity
    5% to 95% RH
  • Power Consumption
    Typical 11.25 W, maximum 15 W
Test VoLTE with Yate VoLTE Lab 1

Physical specs

  • Dimensions (HxWxD)
    Flat antenna:
    11.9 x 6.9 x 1.2 inches
    301.6 x 175 x 30.5 millimeters
    Vertical antenna:
    5.8 x 6.9 x 7.1 inches
    146.5 x 175 x 180.4 millimeters
  • Weight
    1.0 lb/455 g

The YateBTS MiniCore 4G

Comunication Protocols

  • MAP/SS7/SIGTRAN
  • M2PA or M3UA-ASP over SIGTRAN, SCTP (CRC32)
  • ITU TCAP, ETSI MAP v3
  • ITU or ANSI SCCP and SS7 MTP
  • E.164, E.212 (ANSI), E.214 (ITU), TT or PC SCCP addressing
  • Can connect to multiple STP/GW
  • CAMEL phase 2
  • Diameter
  • 3GPP Applications S6a/S6d, Cx/Dx
  • SCTP or TCP transport
  • Can establish or listen for connections
  • Can connect to multiple Routing Agents
  • HTTP
  • JSON API server for configuration and subscriber management
  • JSON API for monitoring and information retrieval
  • REST API client for visited network change notification
  • JSON and REST API for sending SMS
  • Telnet
  • Management CLI for each component
  • Optional SSL and password protection
  • Voice interconnect
  • SIP and RTP
  • G711, GSM and AMR codecs
  • SIP
  • Supported standards (RFC3261)
  • Registrar function
  • B2BUA for calls
  • RTP (RFC3550) with sideband DTMF (RFC2833)
  • SMS and USSD over IP
  • SMPP
  • Standard version 3.3
  • Supports bidirectional communication
  • RADIUS
  • Authorization of voice calls, data sessions and short messages
  • Postpaid accounting for voice, data and SMS
  • Prepaid support by re-authorization
  • Support for 3GPP, Cisco VoIP VSA and Cisco ISG VSA dictionaries
  • SMS
  • Format: SMS PDU (MO and MT)
  • MAP/SS7 transport (T-PDU format)
  • SIP MESSAGE transport (SMS over IP, R-PDU format)
  • CDR
  • Flexible file format (default .tsv files) with customizable table headers
  • Automatic file rotation
  • Optional file transfer: FTP, SFTP, SCP
  • JSON HTTP push API
  • RADIUS with 3GPP and Cisco dictionaries

Comunication Interfaces

  • C interface
    MAP, HLR ↔ GMSC
  • J interface
    MAP, HSS ↔ gsmSCF for USSD
  • Gr interface
    MAP, SGSN ↔ HSS
  • Gc Interface
    GTP or MAP, GGSN ↔ HSS, optional
  • S6a/S6d​
    Diameter, MME/SGSN ↔ HSS​
  • S13
    Diameter, MME/SGSN → EIR​
  • SIP, RTP
    YateBTS ↔ VLR
  • S1 interface
    S1AP & GTP-U, YateENB ↔ EPC
  • Gn/Gp interface
    GTPv1, SGSN and GGSN
  • S5/S8 Interface
    GTPv2, SGW and PGW
  • Gi/SGi Interface
    IP, connects to Public Data Network
image with MiniCore rear side, a small factor PC that can run YateUCN Core network, HSS/HLR, STP, DRA and SMSC

Hardware Interfaces

  • 1
    Dual Gigabyte ethernet
  • 2
    DVI and HDMI video*
  • 3
    USB for mouse and keyboard
  • 4
    12V Power supply, 100-240V AC, 50-60Hz (included)

*Due to radio interference, we strongly recommend to use DVI/HDMI connectors only for the initial setup

MiniCore Physical specs: size and weight

Physical specs

  • 23.5 cm depth / 24.5 cm width / 10.5 cm height
  • Weight: 2.5 kg