US 11,889,306 B2
Method for deriving a network specific identifier (NSI)
Anand Palanigounder, San Diego, CA (US); Lenaig Genevieve Chaponniere, La Jolla, CA (US); Sebastian Speicher, Wallisellen (CH); Haris Zisimopoulos, London (GB); and Rajat Prakash, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,993.
Application 17/929,993 is a continuation of application No. 17/014,830, filed on Sep. 8, 2020, granted, now 11,470,474.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/907,494, filed on Sep. 27, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0075886 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 8/26 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
12. An apparatus for wireless communication by a user-equipment (UE), comprising:
a memory; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory, the memory and the one or more processors being configured to:
determine that a universal subscriber identity module (USIM) of the UE comprises an international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) comprising information that matches a subscription permanent identifier (SUPI) of a non-public network (NPN) or that matches a public land and mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) of an identifier of the NPN stored at the UE;
derive a network specific identifier (NSI) in a network access identifier (NAI) format, based on the determination, the NSI including a network identifier (NID);
generate a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) based on the NSI; and
send the SUCI to a network entity for authentication of the UE with the NPN.