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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Monica Wifvesson, Lund, SE;
Prajwol Kumar Nakarmi, Sollentuna, SE;
Noamen Ben Henda, Vällingby, SE;
Håkan Palm, Växjö, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method is provided to operate a CN node to determine UP security activation. A UP session establishment request is obtained for a wireless device. An indication is obtained that the UP session establishment request is associated with an emergency session and/or that null ciphering and/or null integrity protection are applied to a CP associated with a CP session for the wireless device. It is determined that a UP should be configured for the UP session without activating integrity and/or confidentiality protection for the UP based on the indication. A UP security policy is provided to a RAN node associated with the wireless device, wherein the UP security policy indicates to configure the UP for the UP session without activating integrity and/or confidentiality protection based on determining that a UP should be configured for the UP session without activating integrity and/or confidentiality protection.