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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
May. 29, 2020
Ibasis, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Manpreet Singh, Lexington, MA (US);
iBasis, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and corresponding method defend an interconnect communications network from a fraud committed via general packet radio service (GPRS) tunneling protocol (GTP). The apparatus provides data access security in the communications network. The apparatus is included in an interconnect network of the communications network. The apparatus comprises a communications interface and a processor. The processor is configured to authenticate a general packet radio service (GPRS) tunnel protocol (GTP) request to create a new session by authenticating network and subscriber information included in the GTP request. The network and subscriber information are received via the communications interface. The processor is further configured to provide the data access security by preventing access to data, accessed via the interconnect network using a GTP tunnel established for the new session, by blocking the GTP tunnel from being established in an event the GTP request cannot be authenticated.