IP Library Granted Patent US 12,309,675
Granted Patent B2
US 12,309,675 · App. 17/775,095 · Granted May 20, 2025

5G prose service based discovery

Inventors: Saad Ahmad (Montreal, CA); Samir Ferdi (Kirkland, CA); Michelle Perras (Montreal, CA); Xiaoyan Shi (Westmount, CA)
Assignee: InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
H04W4/50H04W12/084H04W76/14
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Patent No.
US 12,309,675
App. No.
17/775,095
Granted
May 20, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are described herein for proximity-based services (ProSe) service-based discovery. For example, a service utilizing-wireless transmit/receive unit (SU-WTRU) may be provisioned with a type of discovery on a per-service basis and a security credential on a per-service basis. The SU-WTRU may transmit ( 315 ) a PC5 discovery message with the type of discovery and a first security element that is generated based on the security credential. The WTRU may then receive ( 325 ), from a service providing-wireless transmit/receive unit (SP-WTRU), a PC5 discovery response message that includes a second security element and a service identity associated with a service that the SP-WTRU provides. On a condition that the second security element is verified based on the provisioned security credential, the SU-WTRU may authorize ( 330 ) the SP-WTRU to establish a PC5 communication link with the SP-WTRU.

Claims (25)

1. A method for use in a service utilizing-wireless transmit/receive unit (SU-WTRU), the method comprising:

transmitting, by the SU-WTRU provisioned with a type of discovery on a per-service basis and a security credential on a per-service basis, a PC5 discovery message with the type of discovery, a metadata request, and a first security element generated by the SU-WTRU based on the provisioned security credential; and

receiving, from a service providing-wireless transmit/receive unit (SP-WTRU), a PC5 discovery response message that includes a second security element, a service identity associated with a service that the SP-WTRU provides, an SP-WTRU application layer identification, an L2 identification, metadata associated with the service provided by the SP-WTRU, and an indication that the metadata is dynamic.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

on a condition that the second security element is verified based on the provisioned security credential, authorizing the SP-WTRU to establish a PC5 communication link.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a network server, provisioning information that includes the type of discovery and the security credential.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the type of discovery on a per-service basis is solicitation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security credential on a per-service basis comprises at least one of a certificate, a root certificate, a group key, a private key, or a public key.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first security element comprises at least one of a signature or a message authentication code (MAC).

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second security element is generated based on a security credential provisioned with the SP-WTRU.

8. A service utilizing-wireless transmit/receive unit (SU-WTRU) provisioned with a type of discovery on a per-service basis and a security credential on a per-service basis, the SU-WTRU comprising:

a receiver;

a transmitter; and

a processor,

the transmitter and the processor configured to:

transmit a PC5 discovery message with the type of discovery, a metadata request, and a first security element generated by the SU-WTRU based on the provisioned security credential; and

the receiver and the processor configured to:

receive, from a service providing-wireless transmit/receive unit (SP-WTRU), a PC5 discovery response message that includes a second security element, a service identity associated with a service that the SP-WTRU provides, an SP-WTRU application layer identification, an L2 identification, metadata associated with the service provided by the SP-WTRU, and an indication that the metadata is dynamic.

9. The SU-WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to, on a condition that the second security element is verified based on the provisioned security credential, authorize the SP-WTRU to establish a PC5 communication link.

10. The SU-WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the receiver and the processor are configured to receive, from a network server, provisioning information that includes the type of discovery and the security credential.

11. The SU-WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the type of discovery on a per-service basis is solicitation.

12. The SU-WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the security credential on a per-service basis comprises at least one of a certificate, a root certificate, a group key, a private key, or a public key.

13. The SU-WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the first security element comprises at least one of a signature or a message authentication code (MAC).

14. The SU-WTRU of claim 8 , wherein the second security element is generated based on a security credential provisioned with the SP-WTRU.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: IDAC HOLDINGS, INC. BY ITS SUCCESSOR INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062401/0738 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62932320 · Nov 7, 2019
Related Publication 20220400362A1 · Dec 15, 2022
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