Do we still need Gi Firewall for 3G/UMTS/HSPA network ?

Thu Apr 9 16:20:13 UTC 2009

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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