Shree Shambhubhai V.

Patel College Of Computer Science

& Business Management, Surat

Detection of Loss Mobile

Guided by :
Asst, Prof. Binal Naik
What Happen When You Lost Your
Mobile Phone ?
But Still Not Found ?
What is best solution then ?
Sniffer for Mobile detection
 INDEX
Introduction

What Sniffer is ?

IMEI

Design

Working

Advantages

Conclusion

References
 Introduction
• Each and everyday thousands of mobile get misplaced or lost, through
effective way for the blocking of the lost mobile to prevent
unauthorized person from making and receiving the calls has been
done by the manufactures of the mobile with the help of International
Mobile Equipment Identifier (IMEI) has been done but however there
has been no development or very little progress for the detection of
the misplaced mobile phone.

• For the detection of los mobile SNIFFER plays a vital role. The sniffer
device has to be designed precisely and size should be reduced for
easy mobility for the purpose of detection.
 What Sniffer is ?

• The device include a mobile Base station that includes Sniffer Base
station, Unidirectional antenna, Tracking software.

• The sniffer is a small base station that includes transceiver section.

• It should operate at a frequency which is much different from the

frequency of the current cell in which the operation of detection is
being carried out.

• The directional antenna is an important device that is to be designed

and use as it plays a major role.
What Sniffer actually has ?

Small Base Station

Includes :

Transceiver section

Operated at frequency (different)

Directional antenna Plays major role

 What is IEMI ?
International Mobile Equipment Identity

Unique number embedded in the mobile phone.

Used for blocking of call made by unauthorized person

Numbering system is a 15 digit unique code

Identify-GSM/DCS/PCM

Check EIR (Equipment ID Register)

 Design
• The sniffer device has to be designed precisely and size should be
reduced for easy mobility for the purpose of detection.

• The device can be called as a mobile base station that includes the
following important components :

1. Sniffer base station.

2. Unidirectional antenna
3. Tracking software
 Sniffer Base Station
Small base station

Include transceiver section

Operated at frequency (900mhz

which is VHF range)
OSCILLATOR circuit-for frequency
range
Cooling is Important has to be
provided to the circuit
Low power transmitter (help in
nature)
 Unidirectional Antenna
Act as a eyes for the sniffer

Antenna is a device works at

specified frequency

Transmitting & receiving data signal

Transmit power

Used to show radiation pattern

Radio Pattern
 Tracking Software
Feature: help to create database using Ram

IMEA – embedded in a chip

RAM stores – IMEI no.

Act as a database
Tracking Software
 Working of Sniffers

• The Working of sniffers is of two phases

1. Before Sniffer increases the frequency

2. After Sniffer increases the frequency
 Before Sniffer increases the frequency
• In this a base station used that works as a middle point of mobile
phone and MSC (Mobile Switching center).

• There is two way communication between devices. Before the

communication establishment, the authentication of SIM card ( Using
IMEI ) and handset ( Using EIR ) is done.

• The EIR is located as MSC and it contains the contains the IMEI of the
lost mobile
Before Sniffer increases the frequency
 After Sniffer increases the frequency

• The information from this communication is fed to sniffer device and

start to locate the mobile phone.

• The connection between BTS and device is lost due to EIR request.

• The lost device search the device to get locked and send the signal
which is received by sniffer device and connection between them is
established.

• Now IMEI of lost device is validated with stored IMEI and then
connection is established.
 Cont.…
• After that the location is traced. During this process, if another device
try to connect with sniffer then the connection is denied.

• This can’t be done with the GPS because the sniffer can only work with
frequency only used with operators.

• Now the antennas are used to track different positions of the lost
device.
After Sniffer increases the frequency
 Advantages
• This method is used for finding the lost mobile effectively

• Cost effective

• Low power consumption

• Easy to design
 Conclusion
• “Sniffer for the detection of lost Mobile phones” paves a way by means
of which the lost mobile phones can be recovered. But the process of
detection is yet to be developed through the software.

• There are certain boundary conditions or criteria that have to be

qualified for the identification of the lost mobile like the power of the
mobile should be good enough, the mobile phone should not be in the
shadow region etc., but however this method can be improved by
using modern technologies and devices.
 References

• Schiller, “Mobile Communication”, Pearson Education 1 Edition, 7 th

reprint-2003
• John D Kraus, “Electromagnetics”, MH
• Jordan et al, “Electromagnetic waves and radiation system”,
Prentice Hall
• www.gsmworld.com
• https://ericsson.com
• https://iec.org
Thank You