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Security feature negotiation between network and user terminal

US9226140B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Unwired Planet, LLC · US

Inventors

Thomas Johansson · Bissenkamp, SE
Håkan Englund · Lund, SE
Mats Näslund · Bromma, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 28, 2009
Grant date	Dec 29, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2031

Classification

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

Abstract

A Mobile Station (MS), a Base Station System (BSS) and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) of a cellular network, such as GSM, are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the MS is arranged to carry out one or more security features in its communication with the network. For example, the MS may be arranged to: • by means of information received in a signalling message (0) from the network, discover if the network supports one or more of said security features, • exchange information with the network in order to enable the use of one or more of the above-mentioned supported security features in the communication, • carry out at least one of the one or more of the supported security features in the communication with the network.

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