LAN (Local Area Network)

A Local Area Network connects devices within a small geographic area, a home, office, or building, typically using Ethernet and Wi-Fi at speeds from 100 Mbit/s to 100 Gbit/s. LAN security relies on segmentation (VLANs), 802.1X port authentication, and protection of shared services such as DHCP and DNS from internal abuse.

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LAN in context

Security controls span signaling firewalls (SS7/Diameter/GTP screening), transport encryption (IPsec, TLS, PRINS), identity and access on OSS/BSS, and monitoring at both packet and log level. Controls are audited against GSMA FS.11/FS.19/FS.20/FS.36.

Telecom threats range from opportunistic SMS phishing and SIM swap to nation-state grade location tracking. The common thread is that most attacks exploit the inherited trust model of legacy signaling protocols.

To place LAN in the wider telecom-security picture, review ASN, BGP Hijacking, Egress, IDS, 3G and A5/0 — each entry cross-references back to this page so you can walk the topic in either direction.

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