Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Géza Gaál

Balázs Varga

Giovanni Fiaschi

Shuo Yang

Shahryar Khan

Hans-Åke Lund

Jonas Emanuel Rosenberg

János Szabó

Hans-ÅKe Lund

Balázs A Varga

Yang Y Shuo

A method for obtaining information from a server. The method includes a client device receiving a link layer message transmitted by a network node, the link layer message comprising authentication information; and the client device using the authentication information to obtain information from the server.

Automatic distribution of dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) keys via link layer discovery protocol (LLDP)

A new port state (called 'Limited (Lim)') and a new flag “Port-Limited”) are introduced. The Port-Limited flag is used to move a port of a network device from an Enabled state to the Limited state when the line protocol status for the port goes from down to up. In one embodiment, when the port is in the Limited port state, only a predefined set of protocols can work over the port. Restriction can be defined by the administrator of the network device.

Methods and apparatuses for managing a port of a network device

Transmitting node () and receiving node () for handling LLDP messages in a communication network (). The transmitting node () transmits a LLDP message to the receiving node (), which LLDP message comprises security related information enabling to verify authenticity of the transmitting node (). The receiving node () receives one or more LLDP messages, at least one comprising security related information enabling to verify authenticity of the transmitting node () that transmitted the LLDP message.

Methods and nodes for handling LLDP messages in a communication network

Management of network nodes comprised in a communication network. A management node receives, from at least some of said network nodes, LLDP information based on one or more LLDP messages received from neighboring network nodes that are neighbouring said at least some network nodes. The LLDP information comprises security status information regarding said neighbouring network nodes, indicating if a neighbouring network node has been verified to be authentic and indicates if the neighbouring network node has been verified to be not authentic.

Method and management node in a communication network, for supporting management of network nodes based on LLDP messages

A method (), performed by a first network node in a communication network, is disclosed. The first network node is connected to a second network node of the communication network via an interface implementing a GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP). The method comprises selecting a user data packet for transmission to the second network node () and identifying information about the user data packet which impacts how the user data packet should be routed over the interface (). The method further comprises encoding the identified information into a User Datagram Protocol (UDP) header of the user data packet () and forwarding the user data packet to the interface for transmission to the second network node (). Another method () is disclosed, performed by a node in a Mobile Transport Network, the Mobile Transport Network providing a GTP based interface between a first network node of a communication network and a second network node of the communication network. The method comprises receiving a user data packet from the first network node for transmission over the interface to the second network node (), extracting, from a UDP header of the user data packet, information about the user data packet which impacts how the user data packet should be routed over the interface () and using the extracted information in a routing decision to forward the user data packet to the second network node (). Also disclosed are a communication network node (), a Mobile Transport Network node () and a computer program configured to carry out methods in a communication network node and a Mobile Transport Network node.

Methods and apparatus for network communication over an interface

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for detecting that an attacker has sent one or more messages to a receiver node. The method comprises storing at least a portion of an nth message received by the receiver node from a sender node in a memory device; sending an integrity check message to the sender node comprising an indication of the value of n; receiving a reply message from the sender node including at least a portion of the nth message sent by the sender node to the receiver node; and comparing the at least a portion of the nth message sent by the sender node to the receiver node with the nth message received by the receiver node from the sender node stored in the memory device.

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Budapest, Hungary

Géza Gaál