US 12,413,982 B2
Unified subscription identifier management in communication systems
Suresh Nair, Whippany, NJ (US); Anja Jerichow, Grafing (DE); Nagendra S Bykampadi, Bangalore (IN); and Dimitrios Schoinianakis, Munich (DE)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,341.
Application 18/405,341 is a continuation of application No. 17/045,370, granted, now 11,902,792, previously published as PCT/EP2019/058530, filed on Apr. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 201841013099 (IN), filed on Apr. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0147244 A1, May 2, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 29/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/30 (2006.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 12/72 (2021.01) [H04L 9/3073 (2013.01); H04W 12/041 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A user equipment comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the user equipment to perform at least:
constructing a unified subscription identifier data structure, wherein the unified subscription identifier data structure comprises a plurality of fields that include at least one field specifying a selected one of two or more subscription identifier types; and
using the unified subscription identifier data structure to access one or more networks associated with the wireless communication system based on an authentication scenario corresponding to the selected subscription identifier type,
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a subscription identifier type field, and
wherein the plurality of fields comprises a unified data management (UDM) selection parameter field.