Clearing House Call Validation Across Signaling Protocols
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Solution Overview
Problem
Network operators lack reliable methods for verifying the trustworthiness of communications originating from different networks or signaling protocols, leading to increased susceptibility to fraudulent activities and network congestion.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that verifies caller information using certification procedures and converts communication requests between different signaling protocols, applying policy rules and generating indicators for call validation across networks with varying certification procedures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If network operators accept communications from different networks without verification, then network connectivity and interoperability are improved, but network security and reliability deteriorate due to fraudulent activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a clearing house as an intermediary entity between different network operators. This clearing house receives communication requests, verifies caller information using certification procedures, and only forwards validated requests to the destination network. The intermediary structure enables interoperability between networks while maintaining security through centralized verification, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and reliability.
2Reliability
If network operators implement verification procedures for all communications, then network security is improved, but network congestion and processing demand increase
Solution Approach 1:
The verification and certification procedures are performed in advance by the clearing house before communications are routed to destination networks. By conducting validation upfront and caching verification results, the system ensures security without requiring repeated verification for each communication attempt, thereby maintaining network throughput while improving security.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If network operators verify caller information from different networks, then fraudulent communications are reduced, but device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex verification and certification logic from individual network operators and consolidates it into a dedicated clearing house. This separation allows network operators to maintain simple routing functions while the clearing house handles the complex verification tasks using standardized certification procedures, reducing device complexity at the operator level while still preventing fraudulent communications.
Data Source
AI summary
In one embodiment, a network interface receives a communication request. A processor then verifies caller information in the communication request with a certification procedure. The processor obtains a first indicator based on the certification procedure. The first indicator includes information associated with a first certificate management procedure. The processor generates a second indicator based on the first indicator. The second indicator includes information associated with a second certificate management procedure.