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Mitigating the impact from Internet attacks in a RAN using Internet transport

US10050992B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Tomas Thyni · Söderhamn, SE
Mats Forsman · Åkersberga, SE
Mats Ullerstig · Vilhelmina, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Grant date	Aug 14, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/04
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for mitigating the impact from Internet attacks in a Radio Access Network, RAN, using Internet transport. This object is obtained by a method performed in network node in a Core network, CN, of mitigating the impact from Internet attacks in a Radio Access Network, RAN, using Internet transport. The method comprises receiving, from at least a network node in a Radio Access Network, RAN, an intrusion detection report, the intrusion detection report comprises information about an Internet attack in the RAN. The method further comprises selecting based on the information, a mitigation action, the mitigation action mitigating the impact of the attack on the RAN service level. Further the method comprises performing the selected mitigation action to mitigate the impact on the RAN service level.

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