Verizon filters unsolicited inbound traffic for their EVDO customers in my experience.
- S -----Original Message----- From: Roland Dobbins <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 09:32 To: NANOG list <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Do we still need Gi Firewall for 3G/UMTS/HSPA network ? 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Roland Dobbins <[email protected]> // +852.9133.2844 mobile Our dreams are still big; it's just the future that got small. -- Jason Scott
