US 11,930,544 B2
Selectively enabling identifier resources for connections in a fifth generation (5G) or other next generation wireless network
Jason Sikes, Carnation, WA (US); David Braunecker, Allen, TX (US); James Hamilton, Sammamish, WA (US); Ramesh Ayyagari, Alpharetta, GA (US); James Barksdale, III, Alpharetta, GA (US); and Charles Balog, Marietta, GA (US)
Assigned to AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US); and AT&T Mobility II LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/876,484.
Application 17/876,484 is a continuation of application No. 16/854,350, filed on Apr. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,438,940.
Prior Publication US 2022/0386392 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04W 72/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by first network equipment comprising a processor, information from a network device associated with a network from a group of networks resulting in a group of information;
determining, by the first network equipment, first information of the group of information corresponding to a connection over a first network of the group of networks, by second network equipment, to third network equipment, wherein the first information comprises an operating characteristic of a network via which the connection is enabled,
based on the first information, selecting, by the first network equipment, an authenticator for the connection; and
facilitating, by the first network equipment, communicating the authenticator to the second network equipment.