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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2020
T-mobile Usa, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Shawn David Corey, Kenmore, WA (US);
Michael Cleat Bishop, II, Issaquah, WA (US);
T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
In a wireless communication network such as a cellular network, cellular devices may receive over-the-air (OTA) configuration commands that specify requested device configuration settings. For example, an OTA configuration command may be a binary short message service (SMS) message specifying a configuration parameter and a requested value of the configuration parameter. Upon receiving an OTA configuration command, the cellular device refers to a blockchain that specifies permissible values for various configuration parameters. If a requested configuration parameter value is not indicated by the blockchain to be permissible, the cellular device disregards the OTA configuration command and refuses to implement the requested setting. The cellular device may periodically retrieve updates to the blockchain and may attempt to validate any updated blocks, based on previously validated blocks. If the updates cannot be validated, the cellular device may decline to implement any requested configuration settings.