US 12,452,670 B2
Systems and methods for secure connections and data transfer
Anil Kumar Bhandari, Andover, MA (US); Armin Buhay Cao, Hudson, NH (US); Ashraf Mansur Dahod, Andover, MA (US); Matthew Hayden Harper, Hollis, NH (US); Vijay Kumar Kathuria, Middleton, MA (US); and Kenneth Edward Virgile, Lexington, MA (US)
Assigned to Starten Systems, Inc., Andover, MA (US)
Filed by Starten Systems, Inc., Andover, MA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/496,739.
Prior Publication US 2025/0142336 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/084 (2021.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 12/084 (2021.01) [H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for enabling one or more devices that do not use core-network-acceptable security credentials for authentication to connect to a cellular core network, comprising:
one or more devices:
one or more gateways; and
an access network to connect the devices to a core network;
wherein the one, or more gateways determines whether the one or more devices possesses core-network-acceptable security during an authentication procedure for determining whether the one or more devices are permitted to connect to the core network, provides core-network acceptable security credentials for authentication on behalf of the one or more devices in the case where the one or more devices does not include core-network acceptable security credentials during the authentication procedure, and performs NAS signaling to have the core network authenticate and use the authentication results to later authorize the appropriate network capabilities on behalf of the one or more devices, the one or more devices performing standard authentication with the access network without participating in any authentication procedure with the core network.