Common use of Border Control Function Clause in Contracts

Border Control Function. The CENTURYLINK solution will include Border Control Function with Firewalls (FW) and Session Border Controllers (SBC). The FW and SBC provide the required Border Control functions (BCF) for security and provide the means for prevention, detection, and reaction to security events to ensure reliable 9-1-1 call delivery. The BCF sites between external networks and the ESInet and all traffic transiting between these networks must flow through the BCF. The solution provides all the required NENA specifications for an ESInet BCF including: ▪ Application layer scanning and protection ▪ Network layer scanning and protection ▪ Denial of Service (DoS) detection and protection ▪ Malware detection and protection ▪ Identification of emergency call sessions and priority handling of IP traffic ▪ Facilitate forwarding of emergency calls ▪ Protection against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks (DDoS) ▪ SIP Protocol Normalization ▪ Network Address Translation (NAT) ▪ Quality of Service (QoS) markings