Voice Fraud & Compliance Wiki

    SIP & Network

    Session Border ControllerSBC

    The network element that sits at the edge of a voice network to control signaling and media, enforce security policy, and normalize SIP between networks.

    An SBC handles topology hiding, NAT traversal, transcoding, registration throttling, and access control. It is also the natural insertion point for authentication and fraud policy, because every call crosses it.

    Most STIR/SHAKEN deployments integrate the authentication and verification services directly with the SBC so signing happens inline with call setup.

    Why it matters to carriers

    If a fraud decision cannot be enforced at the SBC in real time, it is a report rather than a control.

    Handling session border controller on your own switch

    SipShield scores live SIP traffic with patented AI so the controls behind this term run automatically — and leave the audit trail regulators expect.