Fraud detection in a distributed telecommunications networks
AssigneeEctel Ltd.
InventorsDavid Ronen, Daniel Adler
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems for detecting a fraud event on a distributed network are disclosed. A fraud event is indicated if data analysis reveals that there is a lack of consistency between elements in the network.
Claims20
A method for detecting a fraud event in a distributed telecommunications network, wherein the distributed network enables performance of at least two functions selected from a non exhaustive list comprising:
- an access function, a transport function, an application function, a management function and a security function, by respective functional groups of elements and wherein each of the groups comprising at least one element capable of performing operations related to at least the function of said particular functional group and operative to create records on said operations,
- the method comprising steps of:
- obtaining records data related to at least one telecommunications session and originating from one or more of the elements belonging to at least two said functional groups,
- analyzing the records data thus obtained to determine whether there is a lack of consistency between the records data respectively obtained from said at least two functional groups,
- if the lack of consistency is determined, concluding that there is a fraud event.
An apparatus for detecting a fraud event in a distributed telecommunications network comprising two or more different functional groups of elements, the apparatus comprising
- an analyzer unit capable of analyzing records data related to at least one telecommunications session and originating from one or more elements belonging to said two or more different functional groups, to determine whether there is a lack of consistency between the records data parts respectively associated with said at least two different functional groups, and capable of indicating the fraud event whenever the lack of consistency is determined.
A system for detecting a fraud event in a distributed telecommunications network, wherein the distributed network enables performance of at least two functions selected from a list comprising:
- an access function, a transport function, an application function, a management function and a security function by respective functional groups of elements;
- the system comprising
- at least two different said functional groups each comprising at least one element capable of performing operations related to at least the function of said particular functional group and operative to create records on said operations,
- a fraud detection apparatus capable of analyzing records data related to at least one telecommunications session and originating from one or more of the elements belonging to said at least two functional groups to determine whether there is a lack of consistency between the records data parts respectively obtained from said at least two functional groups, and concluding that there is a fraud event if the lack of consistency is determined.
A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps, for detecting a fraud event in a distributed telecommunications network, wherein said steps being:
- analyzing records data related to at least one telecommunications session and originating from one or more elements belonging to at least two functional groups to determine whether there is a lack of consistency between the records data parts respectively associated to said at least two functional groups,
- if the lack of consistency is determined, concluding that there is a fraud event.
A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein for detecting a fraud event in a distributed telecommunications network, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable program code for causing the computer to analyze records data related to at least one telecommunications session and originating from one or more elements belonging to at least two functional groups to determine whether there is a lack of consistency between the records data parts respectively associated to said at least two functional groups,
- a computer readable program code for causing the computer, if the lack of consistency is determined, to conclude that there is a fraud event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.