SYSTEM, MOBILE NODE, NETWORK ENTITY, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR NETWORK FIREWALL CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
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1. A system for providing firewall protection for a wireless communication network, the system comprising:
- a mobile node;
a firewall disposed along a communications path between the mobile node and an outside node, wherein the firewall is capable of controlling transmission of data between the outside node and the mobile node through a pinhole; and
a network entity capable of determining a connection of the mobile node to the wireless communication network, the network entity further capable of accessing a firewall profile associated with the mobile node, the firewall profile comprising at least one predefined static pinhole, the network entity further capable of instructing the firewall to open a pinhole corresponding to the at least one predefined static pinhole.
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Abstract
A system, mobile node, network entity, method and computer program product for providing firewall protection for a wireless communication network are provided in which a firewall profile is accessed by the network entity when a mobile node connects to the network. The firewall profile defines a list of static firewall pinholes which are opened in a firewall by the network entity. The mobile node may open additional pinholes dynamically. The opened pinholes are closed by the network entity when the mobile node disconnects from the network.
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1. A system for providing firewall protection for a wireless communication network, the system comprising:
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a mobile node;
a firewall disposed along a communications path between the mobile node and an outside node, wherein the firewall is capable of controlling transmission of data between the outside node and the mobile node through a pinhole; and
a network entity capable of determining a connection of the mobile node to the wireless communication network, the network entity further capable of accessing a firewall profile associated with the mobile node, the firewall profile comprising at least one predefined static pinhole, the network entity further capable of instructing the firewall to open a pinhole corresponding to the at least one predefined static pinhole. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing firewall protection for a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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controlling transmission of data between an outside node and a mobile node through a pinhole in a firewall that is disposed along a communications path between the mobile node and the outside node;
determining a connection of the mobile node to the wireless communication network;
accessing a firewall profile associated with the mobile node, the firewall profile comprising at least one predefined static pinhole; and
instructing the firewall to open a pinhole corresponding to the at least one predefined static pinhole. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer program product for providing firewall protection for a wireless communication network, the computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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a first executable portion for controlling transmission of data between an outside node and a mobile node through a pinhole in a firewall that is disposed along a communications path between the mobile node and the outside node;
a second executable portion for determining a connection of the mobile node to the wireless communication network;
a third executable portion for accessing a firewall profile associated with the mobile node, the firewall profile comprising at least one predefined static pinhole; and
a fourth executable portion for instructing the firewall to open a pinhole corresponding to the at least one predefined static pinhole. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A network element for providing firewall protection for a wireless communication network, the network element comprising a processing element configured to:
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determine a connection of a mobile node to the wireless communication network;
access a firewall profile associated with the mobile node, the firewall profile comprising at least one predefined static pinhole; and
instruct the firewall to open a pinhole corresponding to the at least one predefined static pinhole. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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