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Operation related to user equipment using secret identifier

US10609561B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Prajwol Kumar Nakarmi · Sollentuna, SE
Noamen Ben Henda · Lambarudd, SE
Christine Jost · Dalby, SE
Vesa Torvinen · Sauvo, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2017
Grant date	Mar 31, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/042
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method performed by a network node (106) of a serving public land mobile network, PLMN, (112) associated with a user equipment, UE, (102) comprising: obtaining a secret identifier (110) that uniquely identifies the UE, wherein the secret identifier is a secret that is shared between the UE and at least a home PLMN of the UE and that is shared by the home PLMN with the network node; and performing an operation (108) related to the UE using the secret identifier. Other methods, computer programs, computer program products, network nodes and a serving PLMN are also disclosed.

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