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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2021
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;

Inventors:

Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Friedrichsdorf, DE;

Andreas Kunz, Ladenburg, DE;

Genadi Velev, Darmstadt, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0433 (2021.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/10 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0433 (2021.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for security context handling during AMF reallocation. One apparatus in a mobile communication network includes a network interface and a processor that derives a Reroute Security Context and derives a first authentication parameter for authenticating a Target AMF. The network interface receives a Key Request message from a SEAF co-located with the Target AMF following an AMF reallocation during a UE Registration procedure. The processor verifies the Key Request message by determining whether the second authentication parameter matches the first authentication parameter derived for authenticating the Target AMF. The processor derives a new security context for the Target AMF/SEAF in response to successfully verifying the Key Request message. The network interface sends a Key Response message to the Target AMF/SEAF.


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