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5G SA Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM Security

Some thoughts on NRF Security in 5G Core

A look at attack vectors the NRF opens up in #5G Core networks, and the mitigations recommended by 3GPP.

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5G SA Mobile Networks

Framed Routing in 5G

5GC includes native support for framed-routing.

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EPC Mobile Networks SDM

Jaffa Cakes explain the nuances between Centralized vs Decentralized Online Charging in 3GPP Networks

A look at Centralized vs DeCentralized Online Charging with the aid of sugar.

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks SDM SIM Cards

PS Data Off

How turning mobile data off, doesn’t, in LTE and 5G.

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5G SA EPC EUTRAN LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards SDM Security SIM Cards

The PLMN Problem for Private LTE / 5G

As the number of Private Networks built on LTE and 5G grow, how will PLMN allocation be managed?

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5G SA EPC IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks SDM VoIP

IMS Routing with iFCs

Peer behind the magic curtain at how IMS networks route your VoLTE and VoNR calls, and how iFC (Initial Filter Criteria) achieve this.

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5G SA EPC EUTRAN GSM LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

Pre-5G Network Slicing

5G introduces Network Slicing, or does it? A look at slicing mechanisms widely used in pre-5G networks.

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EPC GSM IMS / VoLTE LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

The Surprisingly Complicated world of MO SMS in IMS/VoLTE

Short messaging can be anything but simple…

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5G SA Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards

5Gethernet? – Transporting Non-IP data in 5G

A look at non-IP transport for 5G including Ethernet.

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EPC LTE Mobile Networks Python

PyHSS Update – SCTP Support

Info on PyHSS new support for SCTP as well as TCP.

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5G SA EPC EUTRAN GSM LTE Mobile Networks RFCs & Standards Security

And the call was coming from… INSIDE THE HOUSE. A look at finding UE Locations in LTE

How to find a subscriber location within the network.

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Mobile Networks Python RFCs & Standards Software

Dr StrangeEncoding or: How I learned to stop worrying and love ASN.1

Australia is a strange country; As a kid I was scared of dogs, and in response, our family got a dog. This year started off with adventures working with ASN.1 encoded data, and after a week of banging my head against the table, I was scared of ASN.1 encoding. But now I love dogs, and […]

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5G SA EPC LTE Mobile Networks

CUPS – Control and User Plane Separation in LTE & NR with PFCP (Sx & N4)

A look at PFCP for the Sx and N4 Interfaces