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US 12,526,761 · App. 18/311,554 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Method and system for managing 5GMM parameters of standalone non-public network at a user equipment

Inventors: Sivasankar Comaravelou (Bangalore, IN); Prasad Basavaraj Dandra (Bangalore, IN); Chetan Ramesh Ganig (Bangalore, IN); Danish Ehsan Hashmi (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04W60/005H04W8/20
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Patent No.
US 12,526,761
App. No.
18/311,554
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for managing 5G Mobility Management (5GMM) parameters of a Standalone Non Public Network (SNPN) at a User Equipment (UE), the method includes selecting an SNPN identifier (SNPN ID) from among SNPN IDs in a first list, determining whether the first list includes a valid Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI) for the SNPN ID, the first list including SNPN parameter values associated with the SNPN IDs, identifying a first SUPI from a first Universal Subscriber Identifier Module (USIM) of the UE in response to determining that the first list does not include the valid SUPI, generating a first SNPN registration request based on the SNPN ID and the first SUPI to attempt registration with a first SNPN associated with the SNPN ID, and updating a second list with the SNPN ID, the first SUPI, and a SNPN parameter value corresponding to the first SNPN upon successful registration.

Claims (29)

1 . A method for managing 5G Mobility Management (5GMM) parameters of a Standalone Non Public Network (SNPN) at a User Equipment (UE), the method comprising:

selecting an SNPN identifier (SNPN ID) from among a plurality of SNPN IDs in a first list;

determining whether the first list includes a valid Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI) for the SNPN ID, the first list including a plurality of SNPN parameter values associated with the plurality of SNPN IDs;

identifying a first SUPI from a first Universal Subscriber Identifier Module (USIM) of the UE in response to determining that the first list does not include the valid SUPI for the SNPN ID;

generating a first SNPN registration request based on the SNPN ID and the first SUPI to attempt registration with a first SNPN associated with the SNPN ID; and

updating a second list with the SNPN ID, the first SUPI, and one or more first SNPN parameter values corresponding to the first SNPN upon successful registration with the first SNPN.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first list is stored on the UE prior to installation of the first USIM at the UE.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more first SNPN parameter values of the first SNPN correspond to 5G Mobility Management (5GMM) parameters.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 1 , comprising:

identifying a new installation of a second USIM at the UE;

identifying a second SUPI associated with the second USIM;

determining whether the second list includes one or more second SNPN parameter values corresponding to the second SUPI and the SNPN ID;

generating a second SNPN registration request based on the SNPN ID and the second SUPI to attempt registration with the first SNPN in response to determining that the second list does not include the one or more second SNPN parameter values; and

updating the second list with the SNPN ID, the second SUPI, and the one or more second SNPN parameter values corresponding to the first SNPN upon successful registration with the first SNPN.

5 . A device for managing 5GMM parameters of an SNPN at a User Equipment (UE), the device comprising:

processing circuitry configured to:

select an SNPN identifier (SNPN ID) from among a plurality of SNPN IDs in a first list,

determine whether the first list includes a valid Subscriber Permanent Identifier (SUPI) for the SNPN ID, the first list including a plurality of SNPN parameter values associated with the plurality of SNPN IDs,

identify a first SUPI from a first Universal Subscriber Identifier Module (USIM) of the UE in response to determining that the first list does not include the valid SUPI for the SNPN ID,

generate a first SNPN registration request based on the SNPN ID and the first SUPI to attempt registration with a first SNPN associated with the SNPN ID, and

update a second list with the SNPN ID, the first SUPI, and one or more first SNPN parameter values corresponding to the first SNPN upon successful registration with the first SNPN.

6 . The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first list is stored on the UE prior to installation of the first USIM at the UE.

7 . The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the one or more first SNPN parameter values of the first SNPN correspond to 5G Mobility Management (5GMM) parameters.

8 . The device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the processing circuitry is configured to:

identify a new installation of a second USIM at the UE;

identify a second SUPI associated with the second USIM;

determine whether the second list includes one or more second SNPN parameter values corresponding to the second SUPI and the SNPN ID;

generate a second SNPN registration request based on the SNPN ID and the second SUPI to attempt registration with the first SNPN in response to determining that the second list does not include the one or more second SNPN parameter values; and

update the second list with the SNPN ID, the second SUPI, and the one or more second SNPN parameter values corresponding to the first SNPN upon successful registration with the first SNPN.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2023
From: COMARAVELOU, SIVASANKAR; DANDRA, PRASAD BASAVARAJ; GANIG, CHETAN RAMESH; HASHMI, DANISH EHSAN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063897/0276 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 202241026054 · May 4, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230362863A1 · Nov 9, 2023
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