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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2020
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Robert Zaus, Munich, DE;
Abhijeet Kolekar, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ahmed Soliman, Nuremberg, DE;
Sameer S. Sharma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for a re-authentication of user equipment (UE), by at least a portion of a core network (CN), for steering of roaming (SoR) data delivery, includes receiving, through next generation radio access network (NG-RAN) and/or 5G system (5GS), a subscriber data management (SDM) data request for a UE. The method includes determining that re-authentication of the UE be requested. The method includes encoding a response for transmission to the UE responsive to the SDM data request. Determining that re-authentication be requested can include determining that SoR data is being sent to the UE.