As the core element of the radio access network in the Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, the eNodeB (evolved Node B) is a key player. It is in charge of the following crucial tasks:
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LTE and PIM in WISP Deployments
Awhile back I did some articles on PIM in the WISP field The folks over at SitePro1 have put together a guide and products for defending against PIM.
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Continue reading...Common Building materials and dB loss in LTE
The following is an estimate of loss using LTE frequencies and common building materials. -Fiberglass -2dB -Drywall -4dB-6″ Concrete 12-20 dB-Brick -10-20dB
Continue reading...Justin’s List of xISP vendors and resources
I have been working on this list for a while. The following are vendors, manufacturers, and various companies I have dealt with in my career as an ISP owner and consultant. This is not a complete list by any means. These are companies I have dealt with personally and/or are sponsors of this site. Companies with the are ones that support this blog and I personally recommend. I don’t recommend them just because they support this blog, but because they provide a good...
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Continue reading...WIFI calling port forwarding
Recently I came across a need to do some port forwarding for wifi calling. I have assembled a resource guide to help you if you need to do such things. IPSEC should be allowed per RFC 5996 https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5996 for all wifi calling Verizonhttps://community.verizonwireless.com/t5/Verizon-Wireless-Services/What-are-the-wifi-calling-firewall-ports-and-destination-IP/td-p/1080659UDP ports 500 and 4500 open to sg.vzwfemto.com and wo.vzwwo.com TMobilehttps://www.t-mobile.com/support/coverage/wi-fi-calling-on-a-corporate-networkIPv4 Address Block: 208.54.0.0/17 and 66.94.0.0/19:UDP Ports 500 and 45005061 for SIP/TLSTCP port 443 and 993Also whitelist the CRL server for DIGITS OTT and WFC 1.0: crl.t-mobile.com 206.29.177.36 AT&Thttps://www.att.com/support/article/wireless/KM1114459/UDP Ports 500 and 4500TCP...
Continue reading...OpenVPN, rooter project, and Mikrotik
Tutorial on Using The Rooter project to establish an OpenVPN connection to a Mikrotik router.
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