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User authentication in first network using subscriber identity module for second legacy network

US11722891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY · FI

Inventors

Suresh P. Nair · Whippany, US
Anja Jerichow · Garching bei München, DE
Nagendra S. Bykampadi · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 4, 2019
Grant date	Aug 8, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/40
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In given user equipment seeking access to a first communication network (e.g., 5G network), wherein the given user equipment comprises a subscriber identity module (e.g., USIM) configured for a second communication network, and wherein the second communication network is a legacy network with respect to the first communication network (e.g., legacy 4G network), a method includes: initiating an authentication procedure with at least one network entity of the first communication network and selecting an authentication method to be used during the authentication procedure; and participating in the authentication procedure with the at least one network entity using the selected authentication method and, upon successful authentication, the given user equipment obtaining a set of keys to enable the given user equipment to access the first communication network.

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