Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] Question about OpenBTS

[hOWARD wONG]

On 6/5/2012 10:01 PM, Pan, Luyuan wrote:
> On 2012/6/4 23:28, Thomas Tsou wrote:
> > On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 9:49 AM, Pan, Luyuan<address@hidden>  wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >     I want to set up the OpenBTS, and I want to know which board is 
> > > better,
> > > USRP1 or USRP2? Or any other suggestion? Thank you.
> > Both USRP1 and USRP2 work with OpenBTS and neither can be considered
> > "better" without describing your requirements. USRP2 / N2xx will
> > support higher bandwidths with the GigE interface if that is important
> > to you. USRP1 (or B100) will be cheaper. For stable clocking, the
> > USRP1 requires hardware modification to support an external 52MHz
> > clock signal. Other devices can use a more accessible internal or
> > external 10 MHz reference source.
> >
> > Also, OpenBTS is not gnuradio, and the openbts-discuss or usrp-users
> > lists may be better sources for that type of information.
> >
> > http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/openbts-discuss
> > http://lists.ettus.com/mailman/listinfo/usrp-users_lists.ettus.com
> >
> >    Thomas
> Sorry, This may not the proper place to ask question about OpenBTS, 
> But I just want to ask one more questions. My scenario is : I want to 
> set up a BTS, scan the user nearby and get their IMSI, then attract 
> them to my fake BTS and broadcast them a message.
> 1. I want to use USRP1 to do the project, Is it enough? (I have both 
> of USRP1 and USRP2 at hand)
> 2. Is it that SMS-CB a better choice for me? (my ultimate goal is to 
> broadcast some messages)
> Thank you for your help!

Is it legal to do that?