Openmind Networks’ Traffic Control next generation message router gives mobile operators the intelligence, flexibility, scalability and reliability needed to cope with the uncertainties, capacity requirements and technological demands of current and emerging messaging services. The system supports the in-flight capture and control of protocol messages in order to provide intelligent message handling and routing applications. The Protect module augments Traffic Control with some specific anti-fraud features, including the ability to detect and block occurrences of SMS Spoofing. Protect is used to screen incoming messages by checking message contents and parameters against known fraud criteria. It can also perform external queries, such as HLR look-ups, to validate incoming messages.
Traffic Control can be used both as a replacement to legacy SMSCs and as an intelligent router that can add value to existing networks via the introduction of fraud screening and service enhancements. When used to block spoofing in a legacy network, messages from out-roamers are first routed to Traffic Control and Protect where they are screened before being relayed to existing SMSCs.
Traffic Control and Protect are software products from Openmind Networks that can be deployed on commodity, off-the-shelf hardware. They support SIGTRAN M3UA and SUA protocols, and can hence be deployed in the network without the need for expensive third party SS7 equipment.