SUPERVISION OF LI AND DR QUERY ACTIVITIES

1 . A method for supervising investigator's activities in a Communication Service Provider's domain comprising a monitoring system and a Log System, the method comprising steps of:

sending a request and receiving a result via standard defined interfaces comprising at least two of HIXA, HIXB, HIA, HIB, HIX 1 , HIX 2 , HI 1 , and HI 2 connected between a supervising authority and the Provider's domain;

wherein the standard defined interfaces have been enhanced to transfer parameters related to investigator's activities.

2 . A method for supervising investigator's activities in a Communication Service Provider's domain according to claim 1 wherein the sending a request and receiving a result via the standard defined interfaces is performed without intervention of a public service/telecom operator.

3 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 1 wherein the standard defined interfaces comprise at least two of HIXA, HIXB, HIX 1 , and HIX 2 connected between a public authority and the Log System.

4 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 1 wherein the standard defined interfaces comprise at least two of HIA, HIB, HI 1 , and HI 2 connected between a public authority and the monitoring system.

5 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring system is a Data Retention system.

6 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 1 , wherein the monitoring system is a Lawful Interception system.

7 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 5 wherein an activity comprises queries from an investigator on retained data information.

8 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 7 wherein the request for investigator's activity comprises at least one of the following demanded parameters:

the time window in which the query has been performed;

the investigator that performed the query;

the country code specified in the query;

the ID of the Authorized Organization specified in the query;

the query reference identifier specified in the query;

the CSP identifier specified in the query;

the third party CSP identifier specified in the query.

9 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 6 wherein an activity comprises warrant administration command information from an investigator.

10 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 9 wherein the request for an activity comprises at least one of the following demanded parameters:

the time window in which a warrant administration command has been ordered;

The user that ordered a warrant administration command;

Identifies of the target of interception specified in a warrant administration command;

Interception options specified in a warrant administration command.

11 . A method for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 1 , whereby the step of sending a request for investigator's activities is preceded by a trigger that notifies the supervisor of new interceptions.

12 . An arrangement for supervising investigator's activities in a Communication Service Provider's domain comprising:

a monitoring system and a Log System, comprising an electronic device for sending a request and receiving a result via standard defined interfaces comprising at least two of HIXA, HIXB, HIA, HIB, HIX 1 , HIX 2 , HI 1 , and HI 2 connected between a supervising authority and the Provider's domain,

wherein the interfaces have been enhanced to transfer parameters related to investigator's activities.

13 . An arrangement for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 12 , wherein the monitoring system is a Data Retention system.

14 . An arrangement for supervising investigator's activities according to claim 12 , wherein the monitoring system is a Lawful Interception system.

15 . An node for supervising investigator's activities in a Communication Service Provider's domain which investigator's activities are received from a monitoring system, wherein the node comprises;

an electronic device for sending a request and receiving a result via standard defined interfaces comprising at least two of HIXA, HIXB, HIA, HIB, HIX 1 , HIX 2 , HI 1 , and HI 2 connected between a supervising authority and the Provider's domain,

wherein the interfaces have been enhanced to transfer parameters related to investigator's activities.

16 . Article of manufacture comprising:

a program storage medium having a computer readable code embodied therein that, when executed by a computer, is configured to supervise investigator's activities in a Communication Service Provider's domain which investigator's activities are received from a monitoring system, wherein the computer readable code comprises computer readable program code for sending a request and receiving a result via standard defined interfaces comprising at least two of HIXA, HIXB, HIA, HIB, HIX 1 , HIX 2 , HI 1 , and HI 2 connected between a supervising authority and the Provider's domain, wherein the interfaces have been enhanced to transfer parameters related to investigator's activities.