As service providers rapidly move towards all IP networks, they rely on a host of devices (SBCs, routers, switches, feature servers, gateways, etc.) to provide service to their subscribers. In some cases these devices include an active intercept capability, however in many cases this capability doesn’t exist or isn’t powerful enough to meet the needs of law enforcement today.

For these situations the AXS family of probes is perfectly suited to perform passive intercept. As a passive device the probe is independent of the network and doesn’t impact its’ performance; and unlike network taps that only replicate electrical currents or beams of light, the AXS probe actually performs intense computations to examine and assess each packet. By inspecting both the header and the payload of the packets, the AXS probe can examine the contents, perform string matches, take action on the contents and correlate additional intercepts. All in an effort to make sure law enforcement gets the information they need.

For more information on SS8 AXS probes download the following whitepaper:

SS8 AXS-2500™ Passive Probe