Granted Patent B2

US 12,477,333 · App. 17/700,832 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Inventors: Jungshin Park (Suwon-si, KR); Yoonseon Han (Suwon-si, KR); Sangjun Moon (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04W12/065H04B7/18506H04W76/10

Abstract

Claims (39)

1 . A method performed by a network exposure function (NEF) in a wireless communication system supporting authentication of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) including at least one of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an unmanned aerial vehicle controller (UAVC), the method comprising:

receiving a mobility-related request for the UAS from an UAS service supplier (USS) or an unmanned aerial traffic management (UTM) requested for flight path authorization of the UAS;

identifying a network entity managing first mobility-related information of the UAS based on identification information of the UAS;

receiving the first mobility-related information of the UAS from the identified network entity; and

transmitting, to the USS or the UTM, second mobility-related information obtained from the first mobility-related information of the UAS, the second mobility-related information being used for the flight path authorization of the UAS.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

converting an external identifier of the UAS into an internal identifier of the UAS, the internal identifier being the identification information of the UAS,

wherein the mobility-related request includes the external identifier of the UAS,

wherein the external identifier includes a civil aviation authority (CAA)-level identifier of the UAS, and

wherein the internal identifier includes a 5G subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) as subscriber concealed ID.

3 . The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the first mobility-related information includes at least one of information on a mobility-restricted area or information on a currently assigned radio access technology (RAT)/frequency selection priority (RFSP) index, and

wherein the information on the mobility-restricted area is represented as a list of service-prohibited areas or a list of service-permitted areas.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

converting the first mobility-related information into the second mobility-related information,

wherein the second mobility-related information includes at least one of first information on a local area or second information on a RAT type and a frequency band currently used by the UAS,

wherein the first information is converted from a tracking area ID (TAI) which is area information represented in the wireless communication system, and

wherein the second information is converted from a currently assigned RFSP index.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the network entity managing the first mobility-related information is either an access and mobility management function (AMF) or a policy control function-access and mobility (PCF-AM).

6 . A network exposure function (NEF) in a wireless communication system supporting authentication of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) including at least one of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or an unmanned aerial vehicle controller (UAVC), the NEF comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor configured to:

receive, through the transceiver, a mobility-related request for the UAS from an UAS service supplier (USS) or an unmanned aerial traffic management (UTM) requested for flight path authorization of the UAS,

identify a network entity managing first mobility-related information of the UAS based on identification information of the UAS,

receive, through the transceiver, the first mobility-related information of the UAS from the identified network entity, and

transmit, to the USS or the UTM through the transceiver, second mobility-related information obtained from the first mobility-related information of the UAS, the second mobility-related information being used for the flight path authorization of the UAS.

7 . The NEF of claim 6 , further comprising:

converting an external identifier of the UAS into an internal identifier of the UAS, the internal identifier being the identification information of the UAS,

wherein the mobility-related request includes the external identifier of the UAS,

wherein the external identifier includes a civil aviation authority (CAA)-level identifier of the UAS, and

wherein the internal identifier includes a 5G subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) as subscriber concealed ID.

8 . The NEF of claim 6 ,

wherein the first mobility-related information includes at least one of information on a mobility-restricted area or information on a currently assigned radio access technology (RAT)/frequency selection priority (RFSP) index, and

wherein the information on the mobility-restricted area is represented as a list of service-prohibited areas or a list of service-permitted areas.

9 . The NEF of claim 8 , the processor is further configured to convert the first mobility-related information into the second mobility-related information,

wherein the second mobility-related information includes at least one of first information on a local area or second information on a RAT type and a frequency band currently used by the UAS,

wherein the first information is converted from a tracking area ID (TAI) which is area information represented in the wireless communication system, and

wherein the second information is converted from a currently assigned RFSP index.

10 . The NEF of claim 6 , wherein the network entity managing the first mobility-related information is either an access and mobility management function (AMF) or a policy control function-access and mobility (PCF-AM).

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