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Granted Patent B2
US 12,302,276 · App. 18/426,235 · Granted May 13, 2025

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 12,302,276
App. No.
18/426,235
Granted
May 13, 2025
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 (48)

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;

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 associated with a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) to be performed;

identifying, by the UE, that a previously received allowed NSSAI is 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, or

in case that the UE in a connected mode obtains a fallback indication and the UE has a pending procedure.

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

3. The method of 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 of claim 1 , wherein the pending procedure is a NSSAA procedure.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the registration type information indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating,

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.

6. 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; 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 (NSSAI) is invalid, the registration accept message including a pending NSSAI and a registration result information with an indicator associated with a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) to be performed,

wherein a service request procedure is initiated:

in case that an access stratum connection is established between the UE in an idle mode and the network entity, or

in case that the UE in a connected mode has a pending procedure.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the UE in the idle mode over a non-third generation protocol project (3GPP) access obtains an indication that the access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity from lower layers of the non-3GPP access.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the UE in the connected mode obtains a fallback indication.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein the pending procedure is a 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,

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 associated with a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) to be performed,

identify that a previously received allowed NSSAI is 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, or

in case that the UE in a connected mode obtains a fallback indication and the UE has a pending procedure.

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

13. The UE of 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 of claim 11 , wherein the pending procedure is a NSSAA procedure.

15. The UE of claim 11 , wherein the registration type information indicating a periodic registration updating or a mobility registration updating,

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.

16. 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; 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 associated with a network slice-specific authentication and authorization (NSSAA) to be performed,

wherein a service request procedure is initiated:

in case that an access stratum connection is established between the UE in an idle mode and the network entity, or

in case that the UE in a connected mode has a pending procedure.

17. The network entity of claim 16 , wherein the registration accept message does not include an allowed NSSAI.

18. The network entity of claim 16 , wherein the UE in the idle mode over a non-third generation protocol project (3GPP) access obtains an indication that an access stratum connection is established between the UE and the network entity from lower layers of the non-3GPP access.

19. The network entity of claim 16 , wherein the UE in the connected mode obtains a fallback indication.

20. The network entity of claim 16 , wherein the pending procedure is a NSSAA procedure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2024
From: WATFA, MAHMOUD
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 066300/0709 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 2004657 · Mar 30, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17216445 · Mar 29, 2021
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