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GSM A3/A8 authentication in an IMS network

US9526005B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 10, 2015
Grant dateDec 20, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/72
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A telecommunication network comprises an ICS GW configured to receive an access request from a UE; an HSS FE configured to retrieve A3/A8 authentication vectors including an A3/A8 authentication response from an HLR, and further configured to encode the A3/A8 authentication vectors as AKA authentication vectors and send the AKA authentication parameters to an S-CSCF; the ICS GW configured to receive an authentication challenge from the S-CSCF with encoded A3/A8 authentication vectors, and further configured to detect the A3/A8 authentication vectors and issue an A3/A8 authentication challenge to the UE; and the ICS GW configured to receive an A3/A8 authentication response from the UE, and further to encode the A3/A8 authentication response into an AKA authentication response and sending it to the S-CSCF for comparison.

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