Granted Patent B2

US 12,567,955 · App. 18/266,799 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Inventors: Jayeong Kim (Seoul, KR); Byoung Hoon Kim (Seoul, KR); Hojae Lee (Seoul, KR); Sangrim Lee (Seoul, KR); Byungkyu Ahn (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

H04L9/0852H04W12/041

Abstract

Claims (49)

1 . A method performed by a first device in a communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting or receiving a random access (RA) preamble to or from a second device;

receiving or transmitting a random access response (RAR) message from or to the second device as a response to the RA preamble;

performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection procedure with the second device;

generating a key for communication with the second device; and

performing communication through a radio channel with the second device using the key,

wherein the key is generated by

receiving, through a quantum channel, at least one forward pulse including at least one assistance bit,

transmitting, through the quantum channel, reverse pulses including at least one bit for generating the key, based on the at least one assistance bit included in the forward pulse, and

determining the key based on the reverse pulses.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one assistance bit represents public information including unencrypted additional information.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the at least one forward pulse comprises at least one laser pulse including a plurality of photons.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the generating the key comprises obtaining the public information by decoding the at least one forward pulse.

5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the obtaining the public information comprises decoding the at least one forward pulse based on a pattern of transmission bases pre-shared for the public information.

6 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the generating the key comprises:

obtaining at least one reference pulse by restoring the at least one forward pulse to a reference state based on the public information; and

encoding at least one bit for generating the key in the at least one reference pulse.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one assistance bit comprises an initial bit for bit-flip encoding.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one forward pulse comprises at least one laser pulse including a single photon.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the generating the key comprises generating the reverse pulses by performing the bit-flip encoding based on the initial bit.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the bit-flip encoding is performed based on one transmission basis during time-bin encoding or phase encoding.

11 . A first device in a communication system, the first device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

transmit or receive a random access (RA) preamble to or from a second device;

receive or transmit a random access response (RAR) message from or to the second device as a response to the RA preamble;

perform a radio resource control (RRC) connection procedure with the second device;

generate a key for communication with the second device; and

perform communication through a radio channel with the second device using the key,

wherein the key is generated by receiving, through a quantum channel, at least one forward pulse including at least assistance bit, transmitting, through a quantum channel, reverse pulses including at least one bit for generating the key based on the at least one assistance bit included in the forward pulse, and determining the key based on the reverse pulses.

12 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one assistance bit represents public information including unencrypted additional information.

13 . The first device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one forward pulse comprises at least one laser pulse including a plurality of photons.

14 . The first device of claim 12 , wherein the generating the key comprises obtaining the public information by decoding the at least one forward pulse.

15 . The first device of claim 14 , wherein the obtaining the public information comprises decoding the at least one forward pulse based on a pattern of transmission bases pre-shared for the public information.

16 . The first device of claim 14 , wherein the generating the key comprises:

obtaining at least one reference pulse by restoring the at least one forward pulse to a reference state based on the public information; and

encoding at least one bit for generating the key in the at least one reference pulse.

17 . The first device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one assistance bit comprises an initial bit for bit-flip encoding.

18 . The first device of claim 17 , wherein the at least one forward pulse comprises at least one laser pulse including a single photon.

19 . The first device of claim 17 , wherein the generating the key comprises generating the reverse pulses by performing the bit-flip encoding based on the initial bit.

20 . A second device in a communication system, the second device comprising:

a transceiver; and

a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to:

receive or transmit a random access (RA) preamble from or to a first device;

transmit or receive a random access response (RAR) message to or from the first device as a response to the RA preamble;

perform a radio resource control (RRC) connection procedure with the first device;

generate a key for communication with the first device; and

perform communication through a radio channel with the first device using the key,

wherein the key is generated by transmitting, through a quantum channel, at least one forward pulse including at least assistance bit, receiving, through the quantum channel, reverse pulses generated based on the at least one assistance bit and including at least one bit for generating the key, and determining the key based on the reverse pulses.

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