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US 9,736,125 · App. 14/304,073 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Method and device for generating access stratum key in communications system

Inventors: Dongmei Zhang (Beijing, CN); Jing Chen (Shanghai, CN); Yang Cui (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L63/0485H04W12/04H04W88/06H04W88/10H04L2463/061H04W76/025
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Patent No.
US 9,736,125
App. No.
14/304,073
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the communications system, a user equipment UE accesses a core network via a first network-side device by using a first air interface and connects to the first network-side device via a second network-side device by using a second air interface to access the core network. The method includes: acquiring, by the network-side device, an input parameter; calculating, by the network-side device, an access stratum root key KeNB* according to the input parameter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, or using, by the network-side device, the KeNB as the KeNB*; and generating, by the second network-side device, an access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB*, or sending, by the first network-side device, the KeNB* to the second network-side device.

Claims (26)

1. A method for generating an access stratum key in a communications system, wherein a first network-side device connects to a user equipment (UE) through a first air interface and accesses a core network (CN), and the first network-side device connects to a second network-side device, wherein the second network-side device connects to the UE through a second air interface, and the method comprises:

acquiring, by the first network-side device, a random number generated by the first network-side device, wherein the random number generated by the first network-side device is a value of a counter which changes each time it is used;

sending, by the first network-side device, a configuration message used for configuring the second air interface to the UE, wherein the configuration message carries the random number generated by the first network-side device;

calculating, by the first network-side device, an access stratum root key KeNB* for the second air interface according to the value of the counter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, wherein the second air interface is between the second network-side device and the UE; and

sending, by the first network-side device, the KeNB* to the second network-side device for generating a same access stratum key on the second air interface as the UE.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the input parameter comprises a Packet Data Convergence Protocol count (PDCP COUNT) value of a bearer of the UE on the first air interface.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the PDCP COUNT value corresponds to a configuration message and the configuration message is a configuration message used for the first network-side device to configure the second air interface.

4. A method for generating an access stratum key in a communications system, wherein a user equipment (UE) in the communications system accesses a core network (CN) via a first network-side device by using a first air interface and connects to the first network-side device via a second network-side device by using a second air interface to access the core network, and the method comprises:

acquiring, by the UE, a random number generated by the first network-side device, wherein the random number generated by the first network-side device is a value of a counter which changes each time it is used;

receiving, by the UE, a configuration message used for configuring the second air interface, wherein the configuration message carries the random number generated by the first network-side device;

calculating, by the UE, an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to the value of the counter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, wherein the second air interface is between the second network-side device and the UE;

generating, by the UE, a same access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB* as the second network-side device; and

transmitting, by the UE, data with encryption according to the access stratum key to the second network-side device.

5. A network-side device in a communications system, wherein a first network-side device connects to a user equipment (UE) through a first air interface and accesses a core network (CN), and the first network-side device connects to a second network-side device, wherein the second network-side device connects to the UE through a second air interface, and the method comprises:

a processor, configured to acquire a random number generated by the first network-side device, wherein the random number generated by the first network-side device is a value of a counter which changes each time it is used;

a transmitter, configured to send a configuration message used for configuring the second air interface to the UE, wherein the configuration message carries the random number generated by the first network-side device;

the processor, configured to calculate an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to the value of the counter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, wherein the second air interface is between the second network-side device and the UE; and

the transmitter, configured to send the KeNB* calculated by the processor to the second network-side device for generating a same access stratum key on the second air interface as the UE.

6. The network-side device according to claim 5 , wherein the input parameter acquired by the processor comprises a Packet Data Convergence Protocol count (PDCP COUNT) value of a bearer of the UE on the first air interface.

7. The network-side device according to claim 6 , wherein the PDCP COUNT value acquired by the processor corresponds to a configuration message and the configuration message is a configuration message used for the network-side device to configure the second air interface.

8. A user equipment in a communications system, wherein the user equipment (UE) in the communications system accesses a core network (CN) via a first network-side device by using a first air interface and connects to the first network-side device via a second network-side device by using a second air interface to access the core network, and the user equipment comprises:

a processor, configured to acquire a random number generated by the first network-side device, wherein the random number generated by the first network-side device is a value of a counter which changes each time it is used;

a receiver, configured to receive a configuration message used for configuring the second air interface, wherein the configuration message carries the random number generated by the first network-side device;

the processor is configured to calculate an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to the value of the counter and an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface, wherein the second air interface is between the second network-side device and the UE;

the processor is configured to generate a same access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB* as the second network-side device; and

a transmitter, configured to transmit data with encryption according to the access stratum key to the second network-side device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 16, 2014
From: ZHANG, DONGMEI; CHEN, JING; CUI, YANG
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 033106/0403 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2011 1 0421275 · Dec 15, 2011 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2012086580 · Dec 13, 2012
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