Offloading communication functions from a slave user equipment to a master user equipment

    公开(公告)号:US11737168B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-22

    申请号:US17060973

    申请日:2020-10-01

    CPC classification number: H04W84/20 H04W12/033 H04W12/069 H04W76/14

    Abstract: In an aspect, a slave UE and a master UE each establish an attachment to a core network of a cellular communications system. The slave UE obtains security credentials configured to encrypt and decrypt traffic between the slave UE and the core network. A D2D connection is established between the slave UE and the master UE (e.g., tethering). One or more communication functions are offloaded from the slave UE to the master UE, including at least one communication function with the core network for maintaining the attachment of the slave UE to the core network. Application-layer data is relayed to/from the slave UE over the D2D connection. In an aspect, either the slave UE or the master UE may perform encryption and decryption of control plane signaling using the slave UE's security credentials.

    Always-on short messages
    55.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11546738B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-03

    申请号:US16948949

    申请日:2020-10-07

    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may monitor a reception occasion for a short message that includes a system information change notification or a public warning system notification. The UE may initiate a mitigation action related to a radio link with a network based at least in part on non-reception by the UE of the short message in the reception occasion, failure of the short message to pass an integrity check, and/or the like. Numerous other aspects are provided.

    Medium access control security
    56.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11470473B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16734009

    申请日:2020-01-03

    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit to a base station (BS), information indicating a medium access control (MAC) security capability of the UE. The UE may receive from the BS, a communication that includes an indication of a MAC security configuration for communications between the UE and the BS. The indication of the MAC security configuration may be based at least in part on the MAC security capability of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.

    Network security architecture
    58.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11329969B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US16445059

    申请日:2019-06-18

    Abstract: In an aspect, a network supporting client devices includes one or more network nodes implementing network functions. Such network functions enable a client device to apply a security context to communications with the network when the client device is not in a connected mode. The client device obtains a user plane key shared with a user plane network function implemented at a first network node and/or a control plane key shared with a control plane network function implemented at a second network node. The client device protects a data packet with the user plane key or a control packet with the control plane key. The data packet includes first destination information indicating the first network node and the control packet includes second destination information indicating the second network node. The client device transmits the data packet or control packet.

    Key establishment for communications within a group

    公开(公告)号:US10986175B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US15190128

    申请日:2016-06-22

    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A managing device may create a group security configuration for each device of a group of devices managed by the managing device. The group security configuration may include a group security parameter associated with the group of devices and a device-specific security parameter associated with each device in the group of devices. The managing device may provide the group security configuration to one or more devices of the group of devices. The one or more devices may use the group security configuration to directly establish a secure connection for communications between the one or more devices, which may include an establishment of the secure connection without further communications with the managing device during the establishment.

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