| CPC H04W 48/18 (2013.01) [H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 8/265 (2013.01); H04W 12/068 (2021.01); H04W 60/04 (2013.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.02)] | 12 Claims |
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1. A method of a provisioning server in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
receiving, from a user equipment (UE), an identifier (ID) list for a stand-alone non-public network (SNPN) associated with system information, an ID of an SNPN where the UE is in an onboarding process, UE location information, and UE type information;
receiving, by the provisioning server from a default credential server (DCS), a candidate serving network list and priority information of the candidate serving network list, wherein the candidate serving network list is selected based on the ID list for the SNPN, the ID of the SNPN where the UE is in the onboarding process, the UE location information, and the UE type information;
selecting, by the provisioning server, an SNPN based on the candidate serving network list and the priority information;
performing, based on the selected SNPN, a provisioning of a credential of a UE;
receiving, from the DCS, contractual relationship information for a network operator who has already been contracted by a manufacturer, wherein the SNPN is selected by the provisioning server based on the candidate serving network list, the priority information, and the contractual relationship information; and
receiving, from the UE, information for the SNPN, the information for the SNPN including signal strength for a radio access network (RAN) and information for cell capacity.
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