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Legal interception in a telecommunications network

US6654589B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 24, 2000
Grant dateNov 25, 2003
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M2207/18
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and arrangement for intercepting a target mobile station in a GPRS network. A legal interception node is installed into the land-based portion of the radio network. An “intercepted” status is defined for mobile stations that are to be intercepted. In response to an order from a law-enforcement authority to intercept one of said mobile stations the status of such mobile station is changed to “intercepted” and at least some of the packets originating from such a mobile station or terminated thereto are routed and/or copied from at least one of the support nodes via the legal interception node to the law-enforcement authority.

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