[c-nsp] What are other SPs doing about CALEA?

[Robert Blayzor]

Frank Bulk wrote:
> It's been our understanding that if Vonage voice traffic crosses our
> broadband networks that the LEA will work with Vonage, not us, to recover
> the signaling and audio. 

That's a BIG negative.  It's your responsibility.  Vonage can't
intercept end point RTP streams.

> That is, we're only responsible for recovering the
> voice traffic for the voice services *we* provide.

Nope.  If you are a broadband service provider, if VoIp can travel your
pipes, you are responsible for it.  Regardless if your the service
provider for the VoIP or not.


> The Vonages of this world also have CALEA requirements and obligations
> and they will fulfill that for their own voice customers.

Vonage has basically washed their hands of this.  All they really need
to supply is customer information and maybe call records.  But if they
bypass Vonage and go directly to you for the intercept, they'll have any
future call records anyway.

>  Of course, if the order is for us to
> capture all data traffic to and from a subscriber, and that includes Vonage
> SIP and RTP traffic, then of course, that's passed on, too, but we won't
> need to extract the signaling or audio.

Well that may be the case now, or in the future.  But as far as I know,
the LI images on the Cisco side only support VoIP right now.

> Our state-wide co-op has set themselves up as a trusted third-party for
> interested members.  Since we already get our TDM voice, data, and some
> video services through them it makes natural sense.  They will be buying the
> equipment and be in a position to provide JIT service.  The price per year
> is less than what it costs for even one probe, and they can do that because
> they are splitting the cost over dozens of member companies.

Our plan is exactly the same thing.

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