Lte probe
AssigneeSubsentio, Inc.
InventorGlenford J. Myers
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Abstract
A probe is disclosed that is capable of providing the lawful interception of communications over a network, such as an LTE network. In embodiments, the probe is a passive probe operable to tap into various different interfaces on the network and intercept communications for law enforcement or intelligence agencies without modification of any hardware or software that is part of the network.
Claims20
A passive probe for lawfully intercepting communications in a network, the passive probe comprising:
- a first connector to the network, wherein the first connector directs communications transmitted over the network to the passive probe;
- an inspection component identifying at least one packet for lawful interception, wherein the inspection component operates independently from a plurality of components that are part of the network;
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- a second connector to a monitoring platform, the second connector being a secure connector to the monitoring platform, wherein the second connector is operable to transmit the at least one packet identified for lawful interception to the monitoring platform.
A passive probe for lawfully intercepting communications in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the passive probe comprising:
- a first connector to the network, the first connector directs a plurality of data packets associated with a communication transmitted over the LTE network to the passive probe, wherein the first connector is operable to tap into at least one of:
- an S5/S8 interface between a Serving Gateway (S-GW) and a Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) of the LTE network;
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- an S11 interface between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a combined Serving Gateway and Packet Data Network Gateway (S-GW/P-GW) device;
- an inspection component for performing deep packet inspection on a plurality of data packets transmitted over the network and identifying at least one packet for lawful interception, wherein the inspection component operates independently from the LTE network;
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- a second connector to a monitoring platform, the second connector being a secure connector to the monitoring platform, wherein the second connector is operable to transmit the at least one packet identified for lawful interception to the monitoring platform.
A system comprising:
- a Serving Gateway (S-GW);
- a Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW);
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- a passive probe for lawfully intercepting communications in a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network, the passive probe comprising:
- a first connector to the network, the first connector directs a plurality of data packets associated with a communication transmitted over the LTE network to the passive probe, wherein the first connector is operable to tap into:
- an S5/S8 interface between the Serving Gateway (S-GW) and the Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) of the LTE network;
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- an S11 interface between a Mobility Management Entity (MME) and a combined Serving Gateway and Packet Data Network Gateway (S-GW/P-GW) device;
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- an inspection component for performing deep packet inspection on a plurality of data packets distributed over the network and identifying at least one packet for lawful interception, wherein the inspection component operates independently from the plurality of components that are part of the LTE network;
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- a second connector to a monitoring platform, the second connector being a secure connector to the monitoring platform, wherein the second connector is operable to transmit the at least one packet identified for lawful interception to the monitoring platform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.