YateBTS Lab Kit

The YateBTS Lab Kit provides the full functionality of a 2.5G network in a single box. It is intended for mobile network operator labs, M2M application development, mobile phone vendors, academics and security researchers. The Kit includes full source code for Yate (GPLv3) and the MBTS radio component (AGPLv3), and Yate's built-in Javascript engine that simplifies the development of experiments and test procedures.

Information about the hardware specification of the Lab Kit can be found here.

Resources

 * Download the YateBTS Lab Kit Quick Start Guide here to learn how to assemble, access and configure your Lab Kit.




 * Download the Alcatel One Touch 358 for YateBTS Lab Kit Quick Start Guide to learn how to connect to the test network.



Add a subscriber from the Lab Kit
When adding a new subscriber you usually do it in 2 steps. You first write the SIM card, if you don't have it already written and then you finish configuring subscriber and you activate it. If you are using a SIM that is already written, you can skip the first step.

Write SIM
1. Insert an empty SIM card, with the metal contact facing up, in the Smart Card Reader and connect it to the YateBTS Lab Kit in one of USB ports.

To write the SIM card from the NIB interface click the "Write SIM" button:



Make sure that both boxes are ticked and click the "Save" button.



Activate subscriber
2. To activate the subscriber you have just added, click the "List Subscribers" tab.

Select the IMSI associated to the newly added SIM card and click the "Edit" button.



Tick the "Active" field. Click the "Save" button if you don't want to choose a preferred phone number. Your SIM will be generated a random phone number which you will receive in an SMS.

Optional: You can choose your own phone number by filling in the "MSISDN" and "Short Number" fields, according to your preference.

For example, to choose a 301 short phone number, follow this algorithm: