osmo-pcu
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osmo-pcu is an open-source GSM/GPRS packet control unit software project, best known as part of the Osmocom mobile communications stack initiated by Harald Welte.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2313718 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: osmo-pcu Context triple: [Harald Welte, notableWork, osmo-pcu]
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A.
OVS
OVS is the New York State agency that provides financial assistance, advocacy, and support services to victims of crime.
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B.
Orbis OS
Orbis OS is Sony's customized operating system for the PlayStation 4, built on a modified version of FreeBSD to power the console's gaming and multimedia features.
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C.
OSCT
OSCT is the acronym for the UK government’s Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, which leads national strategy and policy on counter-terrorism and security.
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D.
OS/VS1
OS/VS1 is an IBM mainframe operating system from the 1970s designed for single-virtual-storage environments on System/370 hardware.
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E.
OSSE
OSSE is the District of Columbia’s state education agency responsible for overseeing public education policies, programs, and accountability across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: osmo-pcu Target entity description: osmo-pcu is an open-source GSM/GPRS packet control unit software project, best known as part of the Osmocom mobile communications stack initiated by Harald Welte.
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A.
OVS
OVS is the New York State agency that provides financial assistance, advocacy, and support services to victims of crime.
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B.
Orbis OS
Orbis OS is Sony's customized operating system for the PlayStation 4, built on a modified version of FreeBSD to power the console's gaming and multimedia features.
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C.
OSCT
OSCT is the acronym for the UK government’s Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, which leads national strategy and policy on counter-terrorism and security.
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D.
OS/VS1
OS/VS1 is an IBM mainframe operating system from the 1970s designed for single-virtual-storage environments on System/370 hardware.
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E.
OSSE
OSSE is the District of Columbia’s state education agency responsible for overseeing public education policies, programs, and accountability across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GPRS packet control unit implementation
ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ software project ⓘ |
| configurationStyle | text-based configuration files ⓘ |
| developmentModel | community-driven ⓘ |
| ecosystem | free and open-source mobile core and RAN software ⓘ |
| implements | GPRS Packet Control Unit (PCU) functionality ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Harald Welte ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
BSC (Base Station Controller)
ⓘ
eNodeB ⓘ
surface form:
BTS (Base Transceiver Station)
Serving GPRS Support Node ⓘ
surface form:
SGSN
|
| isComponentOf |
Osmocom project
ⓘ
surface form:
Osmocom mobile communications stack
|
| isPartOfSolution | open-source GSM network stack ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainerCommunity | Osmocom community ⓘ |
| originProject |
OsmocomBB
ⓘ
surface form:
OsmocomBB ecosystem
|
| partOf |
Osmocom project
ⓘ
surface form:
Osmocom
|
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| projectType | network infrastructure software ⓘ |
| provides |
GPRS radio resource management for packet data
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RLC/MAC layer for GPRS ⓘ packet scheduling on PDCH timeslots ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
OpenBSC project
ⓘ
surface form:
osmo-bsc
osmo-bts ⓘ osmo-sgsn ⓘ |
| softwareDomain |
GPRS
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GSM ⓘ mobile communications ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
dynamic allocation of PDCH timeslots
ⓘ
logging and tracing via Osmocom logging framework ⓘ multislot GPRS operation ⓘ uplink and downlink GPRS data handling ⓘ |
| supportsHardware |
Osmocom-supported BTS hardware
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software-defined radio based BTS setups ⓘ |
| supportsInterface |
Abis/IP
ⓘ
PCU-BTS interface ⓘ |
| supportsNetworkType |
2G
ⓘ
GSM/GPRS ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
3GPP Technical Specifications
ⓘ
surface form:
3GPP GPRS specifications
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| supportsUseCase |
experimental GSM/GPRS networks
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private mobile networks ⓘ research and development in GSM/GPRS ⓘ |
| targetEnvironment | GSM base station systems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: osmo-pcu Description of subject: osmo-pcu is an open-source GSM/GPRS packet control unit software project, best known as part of the Osmocom mobile communications stack initiated by Harald Welte.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
OsmoPCU
this entity surface form:
OsmoPCU