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Securing communications for roaming user equipment (UE) using a native blockchain platform

US10742396B2 · kind B2 · utility

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75References

18Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Om Prakash Suthar · Naperville, US
Ammar Rayes · San Ramon, US
Michael David Geller · Weston, US
Ian McDowell Campbell · Sheridan, US
Aeneas Sean Dodd-Noble · Andover, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2019
Grant date	Aug 11, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 17, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A network function (NF) entity in a communication network receives authentication data associated with a User Equipment (UE), determines the UE supports a blockchain registration procedure based on the authentication data, exchanges authentication messages with a Blockchain Roaming Broker (BRB) entity over a blockchain network interface, receives a blockchain authentication confirmation from the BRB entity, and registers the UE with the core network based on the blockchain authentication confirmation.

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