Free5GC
1. Set Up
In our test we used the version v3.3.0.
1.1 Core-host Configurations
sudo sysctl net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding=1
sudo iptables -P FORWARD ACCEPT
1.2 Clone free5gc-compose
git clone https://github.com/free5gc/free5gc-compose
git checkout v3.3.0
git submodule update --init --recursive
1.3 Changing Core Settings
git clone https://github.com/eduardoschulz/Interoperabilidade.git
cd Interoperabilidade/core-networks/free5gc/core-networks/FREE5GC
cp -r config path/to/free5gc-compose
1.4 gNB-host Configurations
You also must configure a route to the internal docker network so that the gNB can make a connection.
sudo ip route add 10.100.200.0/24 via {ip_addr_corehost} dev {interface}
#example
sudo ip route add 10.100.200.0/24 via 191.4.205.38 dev br01
2.0 Installing GTP-U Kernel Module
git clone https://github.com/free5gc/gtp5g.git && cd gtp5g
make clean && make
sudo make install
3.0 Deploying the Core Network
- To start the core
cd path-to/free5gc-compose docker compose up -d - To stop the core
docker compose down
3.1 Adding UE to Core Database
To set up your UEs you'll need to go to the free5gc webpage on your machine. You should see a login screen when accessing http://