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US 10,348,703 · App. 15/989,890 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Method and device for generating access stratum key in communications system

Inventors: Dongmei Zhang (Shenzhen, CN); Jing Chen (Shanghai, CN); Yang Cui (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04L63/0485H04W12/04H04W88/06H04W88/10H04L2463/061H04W76/15
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Patent No.
US 10,348,703
App. No.
15/989,890
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
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 (52)

1. A method for generating an access stratum key in a communications system, wherein a user equipment (UE) is connected to a first network-side device and to a second network-side device through a first air interface and a second air interface separately, only the first network-side device connects to a control plane entity of a core network (CN), the second network-side device connects to the first network-side device via a non-ideal backhaul, and the method comprises:

acquiring, by the first network-side device, an input parameter, wherein the input parameter is a new parameter each time it is used;

calculating, by the first network-side device, an access stratum root key KeNB* for the second air interface according to an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface and the input parameter;

sending, by the first network-side device, the KeNB* to the second network-side device;

generating, by the first network-side device, radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration information, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration information carries the input parameter; and

sending, by the first network-side device, the RRC reconfiguration information to the UE, wherein the input parameter comprises a value of a counter.

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) is connected to a first network-side device and to a second network-side device through a first air interface and a second air interface separately, only the first network-side device connects to a control plane entity of a core network (CN), the second network-side device connects to the first network-side device via a non-ideal backhaul, and the method comprises:

receiving, by the UE, radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration information, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration information carries an input parameter, wherein the input parameter is a new parameter each time it is used;

calculating, by the UE, an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface and the input parameter; and

generating, by the UE, an access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB*, wherein the input parameter comprises a value of a counter.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein:

the input parameter comprises a random number generated by the first network-side device and/or a random number generated by the UE;

the acquiring, by the UE, an input parameter comprises:

acquiring, by the UE, the random number generated by the first network-side device and/or the random number generated by the UE; and

after the acquiring, by the UE, an input parameter, the method further comprises:

sending, by the UE, the random number generated by the UE to the first network-side device, or receiving the random number generated by the network-side network-side device.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the sending, by the UE, the random number generated by the UE to the first network-side device comprises:

sending, by the UE, a setup completion message used to indicate that a radio link is successfully set up on the second air interface to the second network-side device, wherein the setup completion message carries the random number generated by the UE.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the receiving the random number generated by the first network-side device comprises:

receiving a configuration message that is sent by the first network-side device to the UE and used for configuring the second air interface, wherein the configuration message carries the random number generated by the first network-side device.

8. A network-side device in a communications system, wherein a a user equipment (UE) is connected to the network-side device and to a second network-side device through a first air interface and a second air interface separately, only the network-side device connects to a control plane entity of a core network (CN), the second network-side device is connects to the network-side device via non-ideal backhaul, and the device comprises:

a processor, configured to acquire an input parameter, wherein the input parameter is a new parameter each time it is used;

the processor, configured to calculate an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface and the input parameter;

the transmitter, configured to send the KeNB* calculated by the processor to the second network-side device;

the processor, configured to generate radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration information, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration information carries the input parameter;

a transmitter, configured to send the RRC reconfiguration information to the UE, wherein the input parameter comprises a value of a counter.

9. The network-side device according to claim 8 , 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.

10. The network-side device according to claim 9 , 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.

11. A user equipment in a communications system, wherein the user equipment (UE) is connected to a first network-side device and to a second network-side device through a first air interface and a second air interface separately, only the first network-side device connects to a control plane entity of a core network (CN), the second network-side device connects to the first network-side device via a non-ideal backhaul, and the user equipment comprises:

a receiver, configured to receive radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration information, wherein the RRC connection reconfiguration information carries an input parameter, wherein the input parameter is a new parameter each time it is used;

the processor, configured to calculate an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface and the input parameter; and

the processor, configured to generate an access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB*, wherein the input parameter comprises a value of a counter.

12. The user equipment according to claim 11 , wherein the input parameter acquired by the processor comprises a random number generated by the first network-side device and/or a random number generated by the UE;

the processor is specifically configured to:

acquire the random number generated by the first network-side device and/or the random number generated by the UE; and

the transmitter is configured to send the random number that is generated by the processor to the first network-side device, or receive the random number generated by the first network-side device.

13. The user equipment according to claim 12 , wherein:

the transmitter is specifically configured to send a setup completion message used to indicate that a radio link is successfully set up on the second air interface to the second network-side device, wherein the setup completion message carries the random number generated by the UE.

14. The user equipment according to claim 12 , wherein

the receiver is configured to receive a configuration message that is sent by the first network-side device to the UE and used for configuring the second air interface, wherein the configuration message carries the random number generated by the first network-side device.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program codes for use by a network-side device for generating an access stratum key in a communications system, wherein a user equipment (UE) is connected to a first network-side device and to a second network-side device through a first air interface and a second air interface separately, only the first network-side device connects to a control plane entity of a core network (CN), the second network-side device connects to the first network-side device via a non-ideal backhaul, wherein the program codes comprise instructions to configure the network-side device for:

acquiring an input parameter, wherein the input parameter is a new parameter each time it is used;

calculating an access stratum root key KeNB* for the second air interface according to an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface and the input parameter; and

sending the KeNB* to the second network-side device;

generating a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration information, wherein the RRC reconfiguration information comprises carries the input parameter; and

sending the RRC reconfiguration information to the UE, wherein the input parameter comprises a value of a counter.

16. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program codes for use by a user equipment (UE) for generating an access stratum key in a communications system, wherein a user equipment (UE) is connected to a first network-side device and to a second network-side device through a first air interface and a second air interface separately, only the first network-side device connects to a control plane entity of a core network (CN), the second network-side device connects to the first network-side device via a non-ideal backhaul, wherein the program codes comprise instructions to configure the UE for:

receiving radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration information, wherein the RRC reconfiguration information carries input parameter, wherein the input parameter is a new parameter each time it is used;

calculating an access stratum root key KeNB* on the second air interface according to an access stratum root key KeNB on the first air interface and the input parameter; and

generating an access stratum key on the second air interface according to the KeNB*, wherein the input parameter comprises a value of a counter.

Priority Claims (1)
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