US 12,256,359 B2
Secure hybrid integrated private 5G deployment architecture
Salah M. S. Al Buraiky, Dhahran (SA); Abdullah A. Alrumaih, Khobar (SA); Abdullah M. Anazi, Khobar (SA); Naif R. Almutairi, Dammam (SA); and Amani M. K. Rafie, Al Khobar (SA)
Assigned to SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed by SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/046,099.
Prior Publication US 2024/0129885 A1, Apr. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 28/086 (2023.01); H04W 74/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 64/003 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0861 (2023.05); H04W 74/002 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for securely transmitting data, the system comprising:
a data network configured to connect to an internet network using an internet protocol;
a user equipment (UE) configured to transmit a request to access enterprise data;
a base station configured to receive the access request from the UE and forward the access request to an enterprise platform,
wherein the enterprise platform comprises:
a data center comprising a non-transient storage medium configured to store the enterprise data;
an enterprise server connected to the data center, the enterprise server being configured to access the enterprise data according to the access request and process the enterprise data using one or more applications stored on the enterprise server;
a Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) server configured to access and receive the processed enterprise data from the enterprise server;
a first security module configured to receive the access request from the base station, determine that an access request is secure, and forward a secure access request to the MEC server, and
an encrypted connection configured to create a secure tunnel between the MEC server and the enterprise server,
wherein the MEC server is configured to transmit the processed data through the first security module to the base station and the UE, and
wherein the base station and the first security module are connected to the data network such that the enterprise platform and the base station are connected to the internet network.