US 11,985,497 B2
Systems and methods for network-based encryption of a user equipment identifier
Lixia Yan, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); and Barry F. Hoffner, Bridgewater, NJ (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,145.
Prior Publication US 2023/0308866 A1, Sep. 28, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 12/02 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/02 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a network device, a request for authentication data, for a user equipment (UE) attempting to register with a network, and an indication that a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) utilized by the UE is unencrypted;
requesting, by the network device and from a data store, the authentication data for the UE based on the request for the authentication data,
wherein the data store is provided by a unified data repository associated with the network device;
providing, by the network device, to the data store, and based on the indication, a notification instructing the data store to push a UE parameters update (UPU) once a registration process is complete for the UE;
receiving, by the network device, the authentication data from the data store based on requesting the authentication data from the data store;
completing, by the network device, the registration process for the UE based on the authentication data;
receiving, by the network device and based on the notification, the UPU from the data store based on the registration process being completed;
causing, by the network device, the UE to detach from the network after utilizing the UPU; and
causing, by the network device, the UE to connect to the network based on a registration request generated by the UE and including an encrypted SUCI.