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System and method for securing a base station using SIM cards

US8249553B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Peter Bosch · New Providence, US
Alistair Urie · Issy-les-Moulineaux, FR
Sarvar Patel · Montville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 4, 2009
Grant date	Aug 21, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for securing integrated base stations, such as base station routers (BSRs), in which a SIM card is operatively coupled with a secured portion of a base station and a secure association is established therebetween to facilitate encryption key exchange between the secured portion of the base station and a core network.

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