US 12,323,793 B2
Edge enabler client identification authentication procedures
Shu Guo, Beijing (CN); Dawei Zhang, Saratoga, CA (US); Haijing Hu, Los Gatos, CA (US); Haitong Sun, Cupertino, CA (US); Huarui Liang, Beijing (CN); Lanpeng Chen, Beijing (CN); Mona Agnel, Guildford (GB); Robert Zaus, Munich (DE); Wei Zeng, Saratoga, CA (US); Weidong Yang, San Diego, CA (US); and Xiaoyu Qiao, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Appl. No. 17/759,877
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
PCT Filed Aug. 6, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/111339
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 1, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/010576, PCT Pub. Date Feb. 9, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0251238 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 12/06 (2013.01) [H04W 60/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An edge enabler server of an edge data network configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from an edge configuration server (ECS) of the edge data network, a verification request comprising an edge enabler client identification (EEC ID), wherein the EEC ID uniquely identifies an edge enabler client (EEC);
determining whether the EEC ID is an authorized EEC ID based on an authorized list of EEC IDs stored remotely from the edge enabler server; and
providing a verification response to the ECS based on whether the EEC ID is authorized.