Network architecture and security with encrypted client device contexts

    公开(公告)号:US10091649B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-02

    申请号:US15160198

    申请日:2016-05-20

    Abstract: In an aspect, a network may support a number of client devices. In such a network, a client device transmits a request to communicate with a network, establishes a security context, and receives one or more encrypted client device contexts from the network. An encrypted client device context enables reconstruction of a context at the network for communication with the client device, where the context includes network state information associated with the client device. The client device transmits a message (e.g., including an uplink data packet) to the network that includes at least one encrypted client device context. Since the network device can reconstruct the context for the client device based on an encrypted client device context, the network device can reduce an amount of the context maintained at the network device in order to support a greater number of client devices.

    Configurable access stratum security

    公开(公告)号:US10028307B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-17

    申请号:US15188704

    申请日:2016-06-21

    Abstract: Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a user equipment (UE) includes establishing a connection with a network node; receiving from the network node, as part of establishing the connection, an AS security indication indicating an AS protocol layer for protecting data packets; and configuring AS security protection for data packets based at least in part on the AS security indication and the indicated AS protocol layer. A method for configuring AS security includes establishing a connection with a UE; receiving from a network access device controller, as part of establishing the connection, an AS security indication indicating an AS protocol layer for protecting data packets; and configuring AS security protection for data packets transmitted to or received from the UE based at least in part on the AS security indication and the indicated AS protocol layer.

    Enhanced access network query protocol (ANQP) signaling for radio access network (RAN) sharing

    公开(公告)号:US09998982B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-12

    申请号:US14807824

    申请日:2015-07-23

    CPC classification number: H04W48/14 H04L67/16 H04L69/08 H04W48/18

    Abstract: Features pertain to determining, at a client device, to send a query to a network access node. The query may be associated with a plurality of serving networks, each serving network identified with a serving network identifier. A first serving network identifier may be selected to associate with the query. The query may be sent to the network access node. The query may include the first serving network identifier, and in some aspects, a second serving network identifier. Additional features pertain to receiving, at a network node, a query including a first serving network identifier. The network node may be associated with a plurality of serving networks. A first server to which to forward the query may be determined at the network node. The first serving network identifier identifies the first server. The query may be sent to the first server.

    METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR REESTABLISHING RADIO COMMUNICATION LINKS DUE TO RADIO LINK FAILURE

    公开(公告)号:US20180132293A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-10

    申请号:US15443981

    申请日:2017-02-27

    CPC classification number: H04W76/19 H04L63/12 H04W12/10 H04W36/0055 H04W36/305

    Abstract: One feature pertains to a method that includes establishing a radio communication connection with a first radio access node (RAN) that uses control plane signaling connections to carry user plane data. The method also includes determining that the wireless communication device is experiencing radio link failure (RLF) with the first RAN and that the radio communication connection should be reestablished with a second RAN. A reestablishment request message is transmitted to the second RAN that includes parameters that enable a core network node communicatively coupled to the second RAN to authenticate the wireless communication device and allow or reject reestablishment of the radio communication connection. The parameters include at least a message authentication code (MAC) based in part on one or more bits of a non-access stratum (NAS) COUNT value maintained at the wireless communication device.

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