Mobile-terminated Message SPAM Restrictor Rate Limiting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mobile-terminated messages, particularly spam messages, can generate a large volume of traffic in a short period, overwhelming mobile networks and causing unwanted disruptions.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a mobile-terminated message SPAM restrictor system that sets rate limits on message sources, blocks excessive messaging activity, and requires resolution with the service provider before reinstating service, using components like SMPP gateways and messaging activity analysis modules to identify and manage spam sources.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If rate limiting and blocking mechanisms are implemented to reduce spam traffic, then network reliability and user experience improve, but device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a message rate limit application as an intermediary component deployed on network elements (SMPP gateways, SMS centers) to mediate between message sources and the mobile network. This intermediary monitors message rates, compares them against thresholds, and blocks excessive traffic before it overwhelms the network, thereby improving reliability while containing complexity within the intermediary layer rather than distributing it throughout the entire network infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The system segments the spam filtering function into a separate, dedicated application module that can be independently deployed and managed on specific network elements. This segmentation allows the rate limiting logic to be isolated from core network operations, improving network reliability through specialized filtering while managing complexity by confining it to a discrete, modular component rather than integrating it throughout the entire network system.
2Productivity
If automated blocking of message sources is implemented, then productivity in spam reduction improves, but ease of operation deteriorates due to manual resolution requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements automated self-service mechanisms where the message rate limit application autonomously monitors message sources, detects spam patterns, and blocks offending sources without requiring continuous manual intervention. The system automatically compares message rates against thresholds, identifies SPAM suspects, and enforces blocking decisions, thereby improving productivity in spam reduction while minimizing the operational burden on service providers through automation rather than manual processes.
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AI summary
This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for mobile terminated message SPAM control (hereinafter, “M-SPAM Restrictor”). In one embodiment, M-SPAM Restrictor systems implement a live application at a mobile network element that processes message service, whereby a message rate limit is set on the element, and a message source may be blocked from further messaging activity if the rate of message activity exceeds the rate limit, until the offending source has resolved the issue with the service provider (carrier).