[Discuss-gnuradio] GSM Handset Emulation

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 5:00 PM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
>  12. Re: GSM Handset Emulation  (John Gilmore)

> Message: 12
> Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:08:21 -0800
> From: John Gilmore <address@hidden>
> Subject: Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] GSM Handset Emulation
> To: Isaac Gerg <address@hidden>
> Cc: address@hidden
> Message-ID: <address@hidden>

> It wouldn't be very convenient, since you'd have to have a USRP, plus
> antennas, dangling off your laptop.

 that would suffice perfectly as a development platform, such that
then obtaining smaller lower-priced dedicated hardware, such as the
AD6720 (ARM7+DSP) and porting the USRP-developed softwawre, would be
an easier step.

 the $40 to $50 cost of GSM "modules" is just too much.  the present
situation is, thanks to the "proprietary" nature of GSM solutions,
that free software is entirely locked out of the low-cost options ($10
to $15) involving DSPs and baseband front-ends.

 so - yah, regardless of how ridiculous it would look as a quotes
handset quotes it'd be a damn good start.

 l.