IP Library Granted Patent US 12,501,258
Granted Patent B2
US 12,501,258 · App. 17/441,796 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Methods, apparatus and systems for secured radio resource control (RRC) signaling over a PC5 interface for unicast communication

Inventors: Michelle Perras (Montreal, CA); Samir Ferdi (Kirkland, CA); Martino Freda (Laval, CA); Saad Ahmad (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W12/03H04W12/0471H04W12/10H04W12/37H04W4/40H04W12/041
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Patent No.
US 12,501,258
App. No.
17/441,796
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Method, apparatus and systems are disclosed that may be implemented in a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) for unicast communication with another WTRU. The method may include sending, by the WTRU to the other WTRU via a PC5 interface, a communication request indicating first security information for the WTRU and receiving, by the WTRU from the other WTRU via the PC5 interface, information which is integrity protected indicating second security information for the other WTRU. The method may also include deriving, by the WTRU from the indicated second security information, a first set of security keys for communication via a first layer using the U-plane and a second set of security keys for communication via a second layer using the C-plane; and sending, by the WTRU to the other WTRU via the PC5 interface, a message that is at least integrity protected using the derived first set of keys.

Claims (27)

1 . A method, implemented by a first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:

receiving provisioning information including signaling security information associated with a Vehicle-to-Anything (V2X) service, the signaling security information indicating that an associated signaling security is any one of (1) required, (2) supported, or (3) not needed;

sending, to a second WTRU, a direct communication request message including information indicating (1) which security algorithms are supported by the first WTRU and (2) the signaling security information;

receiving, from the second WTRU, a direct security mode command message including information indicating an agreed security configuration in accordance with the signaling security information, wherein the signaling security information is associated with control signaling, and wherein the signaling security information indicates: (1) integrity protection of the control signaling is any one of required, supported, or not needed, and (2) confidentiality protection of the control signaling is any one of required, supported, or not needed;

sending, to the second WTRU, a direct security mode complete message according to the agreed security configuration; and

sending, to the second WTRU via direct communication, control signaling or one or more data transmissions protected with the agreed security configuration.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising any of: sending to, or receiving from, the second WTRU, one or more messages to establish the agreed security configuration to be used between the first WTRU and the second WTRU.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the signaling security information is associated with the one or more data transmissions.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the provisioning information indicates any of: (1) integrity protection of the one or more data transmissions is required, supported, or not needed, and (2) confidentiality protection of the one or more data transmissions is required, supported, or not needed.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the first WTRU includes a communication stack;

the information indicating the agreed security configuration is received by a V2X layer of the communication stack; and

the method further comprises passing, via interlayer communications, the received information indicating the agreed security configuration to another layer of the communication stack.

6 . A first wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), comprising:

a transceiver configured to:

receive provisioning information including signaling security information associated with a Vehicle-to-Anything (V2X) service, the signaling security information indicating that an associated signaling security is any one of (1) required, (2) supported, or (3) not needed;

send, to a second WTRU, a direct communication request message including information indicating (1) which security algorithms are supported by the first WTRU and (2) the signaling security information;

receive, from the second WTRU, a direct security mode command message including information indicating an agreed security configuration in accordance with the signaling security information, wherein the signaling security information is associated with control signaling, and wherein the signaling security information indicates: (1) integrity protection of the control signaling is any one of required, supported, or not needed, and (2) confidentiality protection of the control signaling is any one of required, supported, or not needed;

send, to the second WTRU, a direct security mode complete message according to the agreed security configuration; and

send, to the second WTRU via direct communication, control signaling or one or more data transmissions protected with the agreed security configuration.

7 . The first WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the transceiver is configured to any of: send to, or receive from, the second WTRU, one or more messages to establish the agreed security configuration to be used between the first WTRU and the second WTRU.

8 . The first WTRU of claim 6 , wherein the signaling security information is associated with the one or more data transmissions.

9 . The first WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the provisioning information indicates any of: (1) integrity protection of the one or more data transmissions is required, supported, or not needed, and (2) confidentiality protection of the one or more data transmissions is required, supported, or not needed.

10 . The first WTRU of claim 6 , wherein:

the WTRU includes a communication stack;

the information indicating the agreed security configuration is received by a V2X layer of the communication stack; and

the WTRU is configured to pass, via interlayer communications, the received information indicating the agreed security configuration to another layer of the communication stack.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2023
From: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062308/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: PERRAS, MICHELLE; FERDI, SAMIR; FREDA, MARTINO; AHMAD, SAAD
To: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058017/0707 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62824001 · Mar 26, 2019
Related Publication 20220174481A1 · Jun 2, 2022
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