TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING SECURITY IN NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

摘要

Disclosed techniques provide enhanced security for a communications network. Access terminal devices (figure 1, 5) intended for operation via the network are expected to have security agent functionality, e.g. in the form security agent software loaded into or otherwise enabled on each of the access terminal devices. Registration procedures include verification that such an agent is present/enabled on an access terminal and that the agent currently implemented on the terminal device provides adequate security for the communications network against malicious traffic from that device.