Invention Grant
US09578664B1 Trusted signaling in 3GPP interfaces in a network function virtualization wireless communication system
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网络功能虚拟化无线通信系统中3GPP接口中的信令信令
- Patent Title: Trusted signaling in 3GPP interfaces in a network function virtualization wireless communication system
- Patent Title (中): 网络功能虚拟化无线通信系统中3GPP接口中的信令信令
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Application No.: US14746615Application Date: 2015-06-22
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Publication No.: US09578664B1Publication Date: 2017-02-21
- Inventor: Lyle W. Paczkowski , Amar N. Ray , James P. Sisul
- Applicant: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Applicant Address: US KS Overland Park
- Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US KS Overland Park
- Main IPC: H04W12/08
- IPC: H04W12/08 ; H04W76/02 ; H04W88/16 ; H04W12/00

Abstract:
A method for providing a trusted communication link in a wireless network. A mobility management entity (MME) interface of a MME virtualized network function (VNF) receives a trusted communication request. A MME interface trustlet is allocated to execute in a trusted security zone of compute resources provided by a virtual computing environment in which the MME VNF executes. The MME interface trustlet establishes trusted signaling with two or more different VNFs provided by virtual servers executing in the virtual computing environment. The MME interface trustlet sends a trust token to the eNB to establish the trusted communication link from the eNB via a virtualized network function path through the virtual computing environment.
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