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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 23, 2021
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

R Rohini, Bangalore, IN;

Nivedya Parambath Sasi, Bangalore, IN;

Rajavelsamy Rajadurai, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/40 (2018.02); H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for identifying AUSF and accessing related keys in 5G ProSe. The AUSF corresponding to a remote UE is identified by an AMF based on routing indicator or SKI. The AUSF is capable of key management of ProSe UE-to-Network relay communication. The AUSF authorizes the remote UE to access a 5G core network through one or more UE-to-network relays. The authorization of the remote UE is performed based on a SUPI corresponding to the remote UE. The SUPI is obtained from a UDM. Once the remote UE is authorized, the AUSF can derive keys that enable the remote UE to access the 5G core network through the one or more UE-to-network relays. The keys derived by the AUSFcan be referred to as authentication keys. The derived keys include REAR key, K, K, and K.


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