IP Library Granted Patent US 10,348,728
Granted Patent B2
US 10,348,728 · App. 15/920,595 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Machine-to-machine network assisted bootstrapping

Inventors: Michael F. Starsinic (Newtown, PA); Guang Lu (Thornhill, CA); Suresh Palanisamy (Tamilnadu, IN); Qing Li (Princeton Junction, NJ); Dale N. Seed (Allentown, PA)
Assignee: Convida Wireless, LLC
H04L63/0876H04L61/1511H04L61/2007H04L63/0428H04L63/061H04L63/083H04L63/164H04L67/34H04W4/70H04W12/04H04W12/06
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,348,728
App. No.
15/920,595
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The service layer may leverage the access network infrastructure so that applications on a device may bootstrap with a machine-to-machine server without requiring provisioning beyond what is already required by the access network.

Claims (36)

1. A network node comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

sending a request from a server to authenticate a mobile device, the first request comprises a user equipment (UE) external identifier, a server identifier, and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) payload attribute value pair (AVP);

responsive to the sending of the request to authenticate the mobile device, receiving a response from the second network node, the response comprises an expected authentication response (XRES) and random challenge (AT_RAND) corresponding to the EAP payload AVP of the request; and

based on the XRES and AT_RAND corresponding to the EAP payload AVP of the request, sending a message to the server, the message comprises EAP AKA key material, wherein the EAP AKA key material comprises the AT_RAND.

2. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the EAP payload AVP comprises an identifier of the mobile device.

3. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the EAP payload AVP is equal to an EAP Response message.

4. The network node of claim 1 , wherein the EAP payload AVP is equal to authentication and key agreement (AKA) Identity Message.

5. The network node of claim 1 , the operations further comprise:

receiving a second request from the server to check a response (RES), the second request comprises the UE external identifier, the server identifier, and the RES; and

based on the second request from the server, sending a second message to the server indicating whether the RES value was correct.

6. The network node of claim 5 , the operations further comprise determining whether the RES value was correct based on comparing the RES to the XRES.

7. The network node of claim 5 , wherein the network node is an EAP server.

8. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause the computing device to perform the instructions comprising:

sending a request from a server to authenticate a mobile device, the first request comprises a user equipment (UE) external identifier, a server identifier, and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) payload attribute value pair (AVP);

responsive to the sending of the request to authenticate the mobile device, receiving a response from the second network node, the response comprises an expected authentication response (XRES) and random challenge (AT_RAND) corresponding to the EAP payload AVP of the request; and

based on the XRES and AT_RAND corresponding to the EAP payload AVP of the request, sending a message to the server, the message comprises EAP AKA key material, wherein the EAP AKA key material comprises the AT_RAND.

9. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the EAP payload AVP comprises an identifier of the mobile device.

10. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the EAP payload AVP is equal to an EAP Response message.

11. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , wherein the EAP payload AVP is equal to authentication and key agreement (AKA) Identity Message.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprise:

receiving a second request from the server to check a response (RES), the second request comprises the UE external identifier, the server identifier, and the RES; and

based on the second request from the server, sending a second message to the server indicating whether the RES value was correct.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprise determining whether the RES value was correct based on comparing the RES to the XRES.

14. A method comprising:

sending a request from a server to authenticate a mobile device, the first request comprises a user equipment (UE) external identifier, a server identifier, and Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) payload attribute value pair (AVP);

responsive to the sending of the request to authenticate the mobile device, receiving a response from the second network node, the response comprises an expected authentication response (XRES) and random challenge (AT_RAND) corresponding to the EAP payload AVP of the request; and

based on the XRES and AT_RAND corresponding to the EAP payload AVP of the request, sending a message to the server, the message comprises EAP AKA key material, wherein the EAP AKA key material comprises the AT_RAND.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the EAP payload AVP comprises an identifier of the mobile device.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the EAP payload AVP is equal to an EAP Response message.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the EAP payload AVP is equal to authentication and key agreement (AKA) Identity Message.

18. The method of claim 14 , further comprises:

receiving a second request from the server to check a response (RES), the second request comprises the UE external identifier, the server identifier, and the RES; and

based on the second request from the server, sending a second message to the server indicating whether the RES value was correct.

19. The method of claim 14 , further comprises determining whether the RES value was correct based on comparing the RES to the XRES.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2022
From: CONVIDA WIRELESS, LLC
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
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Continuity (5)
Continuation 15476022 · Mar 31, 2017
Continuation 15135100 · Apr 21, 2016
Continuation 14285397 · May 22, 2014
Provisional Application 61826176 · May 22, 2013
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