24/7 Access Surveillance and Control of your signaling network
Ensures confident SS7-IP convergence and interconnection
Custom policies and deep packet inspection verify access
Patented "Active Probe" capability stops unauthorized access
In this time of truly global interconnection and SS7-IP convergence, an operator's signaling network—one of their most critical assets—is increasingly at risk of experiencing unapproved network access that can disrupt service or compromise data with real-world examples including:
| Carrier A | A partner unintentionally sent excessive test messages into Carrier A's network causing an MSC to fail which resulted in service disruption to thousands of customers. |  |
| Carrier B | Had a database "mined" by a fraud perpetrator to obtain customer data. | |
| Carrier C | Received malformed SS7 messages that caused multiple nodes to stop providing service to customers. | |
| Carrier D | An interconnect partner, in violation of their interconnect agreement, sent an excessive number of database queries into Carrier D's network causing congestion that impaired the ability of Carrier D's subscribers to complete calls. |
Whether unintentional or malicious, each of the aforementioned incidents had a negative effect on the carrier's customers, operations and finances and each could have been prevented had the carrier had more comprehensive network surveillance and access control capabilities in place, capabilities that today's network visibility systems and STPs do not provide.
Operating in Surveillance Mode, Signaling Defense is deployed as a non-intrusive probe that provides operators with 24/7 "Access Surveillance" of every message that enters their signaling network. Utilizing Deep Packet Inspection, Signaling Defense determines whether or not each message conforms to or violates your customized network access monitoring policy and then informs you of each day's Network Access Activity through daily "End-of-Day" reports.
Operating in Access Control Mode (shown above), Signaling Defense is deployed transparently, without an SS7 point code, on a carrier's SS7 interconnect links in order to control (stop, reroute, threshold) messages that violate the operator's network access policy. Implementation of Access Control Mode is recommended when access violations have been identified while in Surveillance Mode.
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