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We present the SS7Box modular signaling platform, a tool for rapid application prototyping in a cellular mobile network, and examine in detail its performance limits for the application of active network-based tracking, called SS7Trac-ker. This application is a highly configurable, non-intrusive and cost-effective solution for large-scale data collection on user mobility in the network, uniquely enabling tracking of both active and passive mobile clients. We present performance studies of real deployment in an existing cellular network and document the measured as well as simulated performance limits such as platform interconnection utilization. Other factors, such as impact on battery consumption of the tracked device, are studied as well. Platform modularity and variability is discussed and demonstrated by further deployed use cases. We conclude by observing promising applicability for future cellular networks.

The paper investigates the impact of non-standard implementation of Managed roaming in a GSM provider network. This non-standard implementation can cause variety of problems in the host network. This paper describes and demonstrates a solution how to protect the host network entity VLR against to the non-standard usage of Managed roaming procedure. Our proposition is based on modification of Location Update and Authentication procedures. The functionality of modified procedure was successfully verified by testing in real mobile networks.