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Re: Do we still need Gi Firewall for 3G/UMTS/HSPA network ?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Charles Wyble)
Thu Apr 9 19:52:53 2009
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:09:05 -0700
From: Charles Wyble <charles@thewybles.com>
To: Skywing <Skywing@valhallalegends.com>
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Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
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Yep verizon does indeed filter all unsolicated inbound traffic to the
EVDO network. It can be a blessing or a curse. :)
Skywing wrote:
> Verizon filters unsolicited inbound traffic for their EVDO customers in my experience.
>
> - S
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roland Dobbins <rdobbins@cisco.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 09:32
> To: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
> Subject: Re: Do we still need Gi Firewall for 3G/UMTS/HSPA network ?
>
>
> On Apr 9, 2009, at 11:48 PM, Lee, Steven (NSG Malaysia) wrote:
>
>> Please share your thought and thanks in advance :)
>
> No, IMHO. Most broadband operators don't insert firewalls inline in
> front of their subscribers, and wireless broadband is no different.
>
> The infrastructure itself must be protected via iACLs, the various
> vendor-specific control-plane protection mechanisms, and so forth, but
> inserting additional state in the middle of everything doesn't buy
> anything, and introduces additional constraints and concerns.
>
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