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US 11,889,456 · App. 17/216,445 · Granted Jan 30, 2024

Network slice-specific authentication and authorization

Inventor: Mahmoud Watfa (Staines, GB)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W60/04H04W12/06H04W12/08H04W48/18
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Patent No.
US 11,889,456
App. No.
17/216,445
Granted
Jan 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a pre-5 th -Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4 th -Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method, for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting, by the UE to a network entity, a registration request message including a registration type information element (IE) indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating; receiving, by the UE from the network entity, a registration accept message including a pending network slice selection assistant information (NSSAI); and determining, by the UE, that a previously received allowed NSSAI as invalid based on the registration accept message.

Claims (36)

1. A method of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:

transmitting, by the UE to a network entity, a registration request message including a registration type information indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating;

receiving, by the UE from the network entity, a registration accept message including a pending network slice selection assistant information (NSSAI) and a registration result information with an indicator indicating a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) is to be performed;

identifying, by the UE, that a previously received allowed NSSAI as invalid based on the registration accept message; and

initiating, by the UE, a service request procedure in case that the UE in an idle mode obtains an indication that an access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE in the idle mode over a non-third generation protocol project (3GPP) access obtains the indication that the access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity from lower layers of the non-3GPP access.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

initiating, by the UE, the service request procedure in case that the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI and the UE in a connected mode obtains a fallback indication and the UE has a pending procedure.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the pending procedure is a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) procedure.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the UE is in a narrow band mode allowing access to a five generation (5G) network in case that the registration type information indicates the mobility registration updating.

7. A method of a network entity, the method comprising:

receiving, by the network entity from a user equipment (UE), a registration request message including a registration type information indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating; and

transmitting, by the network entity to the UE, a registration accept message to indicate, to the UE, that a previously transmitted allowed network slice selection assistant information (NSSAJ) is invalid, the registration accept message including a pending NSSAI and a registration result information with an indicator indicating a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) is to be performed, wherein a service request procedure is initiated in case that an access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI.

9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the UE in an idle mode over a non-third generation protocol project (3GPP) access obtains the indication that the access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity from lower layers of the non-3GPP access.

10. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the service request procedure is initiated in case that the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI and the UE in a connected mode obtains a fallback indication and the UE has a pending procedure,

wherein the pending procedure is a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) procedure.

11. A user equipment (UE), the UE comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to control the transceiver to:

transmit, to a network entity, a registration request message including a registration type information indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating,

receive, from the network entity, a registration accept message including a pending network slice selection assistant information (NSSAI) and a registration result information with an indicator indicating a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) is to be performed,

identify that a previously received allowed NSSAI as invalid based on the registration accept message, and

initiate a service request procedure in case that the UE in an idle mode obtains an indication that an access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity.

12. The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI.

13. The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the UE in the idle mode over a non-third generation protocol project (3GPP) access obtains the indication that the access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity from lower layers of the non-3GPP access.

14. The UE according to claim 11 ,

wherein the processor is further configured to initiate the service request procedure in case that the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI and the UE in a connected mode obtains a fallback indication and the UE has a pending procedure.

15. The UE according to claim 14 , wherein the pending procedure is a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NS SAA) procedure.

16. The UE according to claim 11 , wherein the UE is in a narrow band mode allowing access to a five generation (5G) network in case that the registration type information indicates the mobility registration updating.

17. A network entity, the network entity comprising: a transceiver; and at least one processor configured to control the transceiver to: receive, from a user equipment (UE), a registration request message including a registration type information indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating; and transmit, to the UE, a registration accept message to indicate, to the UE, that a previously transmitted allowed network slice selection assistant information (NSSAI) is invalid, the registration accept message including a pending NSSAI and a registration result information with an indicator indicating a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) is to be performed, wherein a service request procedure is initiated in case that an access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity.

18. The network entity according to claim 17 , wherein the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI.

19. The network entity according to claim 17 , wherein the UE in an idle mode over a non-third generation protocol project (3GPP) access obtains the indication that an access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity from lower layers of the non-3GPP access.

20. The network entity according to claim 17 , wherein the service request procedure is initiated in case that the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI and the UE in a connected mode obtains a fallback indication and the UE has a pending procedure,

wherein the pending procedure is a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) procedure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2021
From: WATFA, MAHMOUD
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055758/0755 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 2004657 · Mar 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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