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Attach Flow Inspector

The Attach Flow Inspector turns a packet capture from an LTE core network into a picture you can read: every S6a and GTPv2-C message on one ladder between the HSS, the MME and the session nodes, with any failure marked exactly where the flow stopped.

Addressopen5gs.rsplab.click
Accessany account can read; uploading needs the maintain role
Sign-inRSP Lab account
The Attach Flow Inspector sign-in card over a preview of the signalling ladder.
Sign-in. Captures are analysed on upload; nothing runs on the device that produced them.

Quick path: inspect a capture

  1. Drag a .pcap or .pcapng onto Upload a capture, or Choose file.
  2. Wait a few seconds while it is dissected. It appears in Captures by itself.
  3. Select it. The Signalling flow draws the ladder; Transactions lists the same messages as a table.

The screen

The inspector with a capture selected: summary tiles, the capture list, the three-lane signalling ladder and the transactions table.
S6a and GTPv2-C transactions dissected from one pcap. Lane placement is inferred from the message name, and the capture was taken on the MME, so every message is drawn from its point of view.
AreaWhat it shows
SummaryHow many captures and transactions, how many failed, and the latest date
Upload a captureDrop zone and progress bar
CapturesEvery uploaded capture, marked COMPLETE or FAILED, filterable by name
Signalling flowThe ladder: HSS, MME, and SGW-C / SMF, one arrow per message
TransactionsThe same messages as rows: frame, interface, message, direction, IMSI, result

Reading the ladder

  • Each arrow is one message, labelled with its name and the capture frame number.
  • Hover or focus an arrow for detail: interface, direction, application id, IMSI and result code.
  • Result 2001 is success. A result of 5000 or above is a failure, and the ladder shows a red Flow halted banner at that point.

What to upload

Captures of an Open5GS (or other EPC) core containing S6a (Diameter) and GTPv2-C traffic. Other protocols in the file are ignored, not rejected.

Troubleshooting

You seeWhyWhat to do
Upload refusedYour account does not have the maintain roleAsk for maintain
The capture never appearsThe file is not .pcap/.pcapng, or dissection failedCheck the file type and try again
A capture shows no transactionsIt contains no S6a or GTPv2-C messagesCapture on the MME’s interfaces