Method for controlling connections to a mobile station
US7231046B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W80/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is a novel and improved method for managing in a single location the ciphering keys and algorithms used for encrypting or ciphering the communications of a specific mobile station with multiple core networks or core network entities. Further another aspect of the invention is that the management location is movable as the mobile station moves within the radio access network.
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