ESTABLISHING A SECURE CONNECTION
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230397007A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-07

    申请号:US18030060

    申请日:2021-08-18

    摘要: A communication device establishes a secure connection in a wireless communication network. The communication device communicates a request to use a communication service provided by the wireless communication network, the request including an indication that the communication device can support the requested communication service and an Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) service provided by the wireless communication network. Responsive to communicating the request, the communication device receives a communication comprising information that indicates whether the requested communication service and the AKMA service can be provided to the communication device to establish the secure connection in the wireless communication network.

    AMF Re-Allocation Due to Slicing
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220338079A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-20

    申请号:US17634614

    申请日:2020-08-14

    摘要: In a wireless communication network implementing network slicing (NS), an Initial Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) for a user equipment (UE) in one NS is able to re-allocate a UE to a Target AMF in a different NS, despite not being able to directly communicate with the Target AMF due to NS security restrictions. In a first embodiment, the Initial AMF transfers the UE context—including its security context—to a Default AMF. The Default AMF has the capability to communicate with network functions in different NSes. The Default AMF transfers the UE context to the Target AMF. In a second embodiment, a security key Kamf′ is horizontally derived in a manner that avoids NS security conflicts. The derived key is transferred to the UE and Target AMF, which establish a security context. In a third embodiment, the Initial AMF allocates a Token, and transfers it, along with the UE security context (directly or via RAN) to the Default AMF. The Default AMF then transfers the security context to the Target AMF.

    Methods, UE and Network Node for Handling System Information

    公开(公告)号:US20220256337A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-11

    申请号:US17618212

    申请日:2020-05-20

    IPC分类号: H04W12/037 H04W48/08 H04L9/30

    摘要: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a UE (103) for handling SI. The UE obtains one or multiple public keys for SI signature verification. Each of the one or multiple public keys is associated with a validity area of an access network where the public key is valid. The UE obtains a SI together with a SI signature from a network node (101) covering a cell. The SI comprises area identification information. The UE determines (103), based on the area identification information comprised in the SI, the validity area that the cell belongs to and the corresponding public key. The UE (103) verifies the SI signature using the determined corresponding public key.

    Optimized complex event processing in a software-defined network

    公开(公告)号:US10680940B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15758458

    申请日:2015-09-10

    摘要: Optimized complex event processing in a software-defined network is provided. A computing device receives a rule that identifies a source device and an event notification condition. A network inventory structure that identifies a plurality of nodes in the network and corresponding processing capabilities is accessed. A particular datapath node of the plurality of nodes is identified. A packet flow window criterion and a packet operation are determined based on the event notification condition. A particular virtual network function (VNF) of a plurality of VNFs is identified based on the rule. A controller node datapath configuration command that comprises a source device identifier that identifies the source device, the packet flow window criterion, the packet operation, and a VNF identifier that identifies the particular VNF is generated. The controller node datapath configuration command is sent to a controller node of the plurality of nodes.

    Methods and devices for maintaining a device operated function

    公开(公告)号:US11166178B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-02

    申请号:US15316947

    申请日:2014-06-18

    摘要: Methods and devices for maintaining a device-operated function. A first device initially operates as an active master with responsibility to execute the device-operated function by automatically performing one or more operation tasks according to certain operational parameters and gaining knowledge when performing the operation tasks. Meanwhile, a second device is acting as a passive standby device. When the first device cannot or should not operate as the active master anymore, e.g. due to low battery, the responsibility is transferred to the second device by transferring the operational parameters and the knowledge from the first device to the second device. Then, the second device operates as the active master with responsibility to execute the device-operated function according to the operational parameters and using the knowledge if required.