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Method and system for managing air interface key

US8565433B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZTE CORPORATION · CN

Inventors

Chengyan Feng · Lo Wu, CN
Lu Gan · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 14, 2010
Grant date	Oct 22, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 14, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W92/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for managing an air interface key are provided in the present invention, which relate to the communication field; the method including: a serving GPRS Support Node+ (SGSN+) or a Mobile Switching Centre/Visitor Location Register+ (MSC/VLR+) transmits a key distributing message to a Radio Network Controller+ (RNC+), wherein the message carries at least one of an intermediate key KASMEU, a ciphering key CKU or an integrity key IKU.

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