US 11,838,984 B2
Hierarchical database architecture for subscriber credential management in enterprise networks
Srinivasan Balasubramanian, San Diego, CA (US); Rajeev Shah, Los Gatos, CA (US); Mehmet Yavuz, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Suparna Kumar, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Celona, Inc., Campbell, CA (US)
Filed by Celona, Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/392,007.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/108,202, filed on Oct. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0141643 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 8/18 (2013.01) [H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of managing access to a plurality of ENs (Enterprise Networks) by a plurality of UEs User Equipment) that utilize credentials provided by an SPP (Subscriber Identification Module Provisioning Platform) to allow access to the ENs, each UE including a SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) card for storing credentials that access at least one of the ENs, comprising:
requesting SIM cards including credentials for a plurality of UEs from the SPP, receiving said SIM card credentials;
storing the SIM card credentials in an Orchestrator Global Credentials Database (O-GCD) that is configured to store a plurality of SIM credentials; and
receiving a request for a number of SIM cards from one of said ENs, and responsive thereto, associating the requesting EN with SIM card credentials, and distributing SIM card credentials to the requesting EN for assignment to the UEs.