Patent ID: 8265077

Claim:
A method in a telecommunications network for providing intercepted Content of Communications (CC) information from an Intercepting Control Element (ICE) to at least one Law Enforcement Monitoring Facility (LEMF), said method comprising the steps of: at the ICE, splitting the intercepted CC information into CC control information and CC payload information, sending the CC control information to a control point, and sending the CC payload information to a gateway; at the control point, processing the CC control information to obtain instructions for controlling the gateway, wherein the processing step includes: receiving a Start CC Sending message from the ICE, said Start CC Sending message including a target identity and a correlation number for correlating the CC information with Intercept Related Information (IRI); instructing the gateway to perform an asymmetrical connection from the ICE to the gateway; sending the Start CC Sending message to the at least one LEMF; receiving an acknowledgment from the at least one LEMF; and forwarding the acknowledgment to the ICE, thereby prompting the ICE to begin sending the CC payload information to the gateway; and at the gateway, routing the CC payload information to the at least one LEMF based on the instructions from the control point.