System and method for detecting spam over internet telephony (spit) in ip telecommunication systems

Abstract

A method and system for detecting a spam over internet telephony (SPIT) is disclosed. Incoming call requests are received and analyzed using heuristic algorithms. A runtime action is provided based on the analysis using the heuristic algorithms. The heuristic algorithms include zero-touch heuristic algorithms that require no human intervention, one-touch heuristic algorithms that require human intervention one time, and multi-touch heuristic algorithms that require human intervention more than one time. Cumulative probability is calculated for each incoming call request, and the incoming call request is classified as a spam if the cumulative probability exceeds a threshold.

1 . A computer-implemented method, comprising:
 receiving an incoming call request;   analyzing the incoming call request using heuristic algorithms;   providing a runtime action based on the analysis using said heuristic algorithms; and   detecting a spam over internet telephony (SPIT).