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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2016
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Junren Chang, Beijing, CN;
Hao Bi, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Yi Guo, Shanghai, CN;
Dongmei Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;
Bo Lin, Beijing, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
The present invention provides a security key change method and a user equipment (UE). The method performed by the UE includes: receiving a key change command message from a master eNodeB (MeNB), wherein the key change command message comprises an indication that a change of a security key between the UE and a secondary eNodeB (SeNB), and the UE is configured with a dual connectivity between the MeNB and the SeNB; updating a security key between the UE and the SeNB; performing random access to the SeNB; and sending a key change complete message to the MeNB.