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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2015
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Gyorgy Tamas Wolfner, Budapest, HU;
Mika Petri Olavi Rinne, Espoo, FI;
Janne Petteri Tervonen, Espoo, FI;
Jari Pekka Mustajarvi, Espoo, FI;
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The present invention addresses a method, apparatus and computer program product for accessing a local area scoped network having non-access-stratum procedures, such as a MuLTEfire network, which implement identifying an available access point of the local area scoped network having non-access-stratum procedures, transmitting a message to the access point, indicating a request for retrieving network information, wherein the information are queried from the network before authorization and actually connecting to the network, selecting a service provider of the network based on received network information for binding the network identity to the selected service provider for accessing, and conveying a Non-Access Stratum service request to the network to cause authentication of the user equipment for connecting to the network.