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Cell site forensics is a new and growing area of digital forensics, enabling investigators to verify a mobile phone subscriber’s location at specific times. This paper focuses on cell site forensics in GSM networks. In particular, it discusses current methods utilizing call detail records generated from telephone switches that provide information about cellular calls and text messages, and the cellular towers on which calls/messages were placed and received.
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Swenson, C., Moore, T., Shenoi, S. (2006). GSM Cell Site Porensics. In: Olivier, M.S., Shenoi, S. (eds) Advances in Digital Forensics II. DigitalForensics 2006. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication, vol 222. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36891-4_21
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