Cell ID Decoder

This application is able to decode Cell IDs from hexadecimal values of the GSM MAP subscriberInfo.locationInformation.cellGlobalIdOrServiceAreaIdOrLAI.cellGlobalIdOrServiceAreaIdFixedLength field.

It contains values that look like this as hex: 02f81027045275 and decodes them to their respective MCC, MNC, LAC and Cell ID values.

Example usage:

$ java -jar cellid-decoder-1.0.0.jar "02f81027045275"
MCC: 208, MNC: 001, LAC: 9988, Cell-ID: 21109

Terminology:

MCC = Mobile country code: Identifies the country of the cell tower MNC = Mobile network code: Identifies the operator of the mobile network within the country LAC = Location area code: Identifies the location within the country Cell ID = Unique ID within the LAC that identifies the cell tower

How to build

mvn clean package

The output jar file will be in the "target" directory.