US 12,452,821 B2
Method and apparatus for restricting terminal registration for terminal onboarding in wireless communication system
Kisuk Kweon, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Sep. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/952,867.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0134471 (KR), filed on Oct. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0116184 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 60/04 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 60/04 (2013.01) [H04W 8/18 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
11. An access and mobility management function (AMF) entity in a wireless communication system, the AMF entity comprising:
a transceiver; and
at least one processor configured to:
after performing a deregistration process with respect to user equipment (UE) registration for onboarding of a first UE, store information associated with the first UE and start a timer,
while the timer is running, receive, from a second UE, a UE registration request message for onboarding of the second UE,
based on the stored information, identify whether the first UE and the second UE are the same UE, and
reject the UE registration request message, based on identifying that the first UE and the second UE are the same UE.