METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER PLANE TRAFFIC CHARACTERISTICS AND NETWORK SECURITY

A method at a network element for monitoring user plane traffic for a user equipment, the method comprising: receiving, from the user equipment, a set of characteristics and a range of values for each of the set of characteristics for user plane traffic between the user equipment and the network element; monitoring user plane traffic for the user equipment at the network element, the monitoring determining whether at least one characteristic of the user plane traffic falls outside of the range of values, resulting in a characteristic violation; and if the at least one characteristic of the user plane traffic falls outside the range of values, performing an action resulting from the characteristic violation; wherein the receiving is performed during a network registration procedure between the user equipment and the network element.