Patent ID: 11924252
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. A network operator device employed in lawful interception (LI) in a communication network, the device comprising:
a network interface configured to intermediate communication with other network devices; and
a processor connected to the network interface and configured to perform at least one of
an LI target handler, LITH, that meets LI security requirements for holding and processing sensitive information and maintains an LI target list, and
a modified trigger control function, mTCF, that does not have to meet the LI security requirements and triggers a point of interception, POI, linked to a network function instance, NFI, to start intercepting specific target's communications occurring when the NFI is executed,
wherein the LITH and the mTCF communicate via a generic LI triggering interface, GLITI, that enables the mTCF to interrogate the LITH regarding whether an entity using the NFI is a specific target of LI.