Systems and methods for a multiple messaging service management (MMSM) gateway separating different types of wireless network traffic for law enforcement interception

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a Multiple Messaging Service Management (MMSM) gateway, one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests for one or more wireless service subscribers of a mobile network operator;

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a first wireless service user to a second wireless service user;

determining, by the MMSM gateway, whether one or more of the first wireless service user and second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications; and

in response to determining one or more of the first wireless service user and the second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests, electronically sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies associated with the at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein the MMSM gateway is a Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) gateway.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein the separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications includes:

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out voice data from the communications;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out text data from the communications;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out image data from the communications; and

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out video data from the communications.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a first wireless service user to a second wireless service user includes:

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC); and

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a Short Messaging Service Center (SMSC).

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein:

the communications include Short Message Service (SMS) traffic and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) traffic;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications includes separating out of the communications the SMS traffic and the MMS traffic; and

electronically sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies includes:

sending a separate feed to the one or more law enforcement agencies for the SMS traffic; and

sending a separate feed to the one or more law enforcement agencies for the MMS traffic.

6 . The method of claim 1 wherein:

the communications include Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) traffic; and

the electronically sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies includes indicating a network address at which MMS data of the MMS traffic is stored that a legal intercept interface of the one or more law enforcement agencies associated with the at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests uses to download just the MMS data.

7 . The method of claim 1 wherein the separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications is in response to receiving the communications from the first wireless service user to the second wireless service user.

8 . The method of claim 1 wherein the separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications is in response to determining one or more of the first wireless service user and the second wireless service user are subjects of one or more of the law enforcement agency data intercept requests.

9 . The method of claim 1 wherein the determining, by the MMSM gateway, whether one or more of the first wireless service user and second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests includes:

based on receiving the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests for one or more wireless service subscribers of a mobile network operator, storing identifiers of the one or more wireless service subscribers in an electronic register of targets to be intercepted;

in response to receiving the communications from the first wireless service user to the second wireless service user, accessing the electronic register of targets to be intercepted to determine whether an identifier of the first wireless service user or an identifier of the second wireless service user is in the electronic register of targets to be intercepted; and

determining whether one or more of the first wireless service user and second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests based on whether an identifier of first wireless service user or the second wireless service user is in the electronic register of targets to be intercepted.

10 . The method of claim 1 wherein the receiving the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests for one or more wireless service subscribers of a mobile network operator includes receiving, by the MMSM gateway, the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests via signaling over an X1 interface in a fifth generation (5G) wireless network.

11 . The method of claim 1 wherein the sending the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies includes sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies via signaling over an X2 interface in a fifth generation (5G) wireless network.

12 . A system comprising:

at least one memory that stores computer executable instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the computer executable instructions to cause operations to be performed, the operations including:

receiving, by a Multiple Messaging Service Management (MMSM) gateway, one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests for one or more wireless service subscribers of a mobile network operator;

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a first wireless service user to a second wireless service user;

determining, by the MMSM gateway, whether one or more of the first wireless service user and second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications; and

in response to determining one or more of the first wireless service user and the second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests, electronically sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies associated with the at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests.

13 . The system of claim 12 wherein the MMSM gateway is a Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) gateway.

14 . The system of claim 12 wherein the separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications includes:

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out voice data from the communications;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out text data from the communications;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out image data from the communications; and

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out video data from the communications.

15 . The system of claim 12 wherein the receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a first wireless service user to a second wireless service user includes:

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC); and

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a Short Messaging Service Center (SMSC).

16 . The system of claim 12 wherein:

the communications include Short Message Service (SMS) traffic and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) traffic;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications includes separating out of the communications the SMS traffic and the MMS traffic; and

electronically sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies includes:

sending a separate feed to the one or more law enforcement agencies for the SMS traffic; and

sending a separate feed to the one or more law enforcement agencies for the MMS traffic.

17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to cause actions to be performed, the actions including:

receiving, by a MMSM gateway, one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests for one or more wireless service subscribers of a mobile network operator;

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a first wireless service user to a second wireless service user;

determining, by the MMSM gateway, whether one or more of the first wireless service user and second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications; and

in response to determining one or more of the first wireless service user and the second wireless service user are subjects of at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests, electronically sending, by the MMSM gateway, the separated out at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data to one or more law enforcement agencies associated with the at least one of the one or more law enforcement agency data intercept requests.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the MMSM gateway is a Short Message Peer-to-Peer (SMPP) gateway.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the separating out of the communications at least one of voice data, text data, image data and video data from the communications includes:

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out voice data from the communications;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out text data from the communications;

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out image data from the communications; and

the MMSM gateway electronically separating out video data from the communications.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 wherein the receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a first wireless service user to a second wireless service user includes:

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC); and

receiving, by the MMSM gateway, communications from a Short Messaging Service Center (SMSC).