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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:
Sep. 09, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 16, 2023
Applicant:

Zte Corporation, Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Bo Dai, Shenzhen, CN;

Jin Xu, Shenzhen, CN;

Guanghui Yu, Shenzhen, CN;

Feng Xie, Shenzhen, CN;

Liujun Hu, Shenzhen, CN;

Assignee:

ZTE CORPORATION, Shenzhen, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/0431 (2021.01); H04W 12/037 (2021.01);
Abstract

This disclosure above describes a method, a device, and a system for encrypting/decrypting physical channels in a wireless communication network. Among various embodiments are: pre-allocating a key, dynamically granting a key, encrypting the physical channel based on key in various levels, dividing the spectrum into two categories, or dividing a network into an initial access network and a private network. In one embodiment, a method for physical channel encryption is disclosed. Performed by a UE, the method may include obtaining a first key for decrypting a first physical channel, the first physical channel being encrypted; and decrypting the first physical channel based on the first key to obtain a signal or data transmitted by a first network element, the signal or the data being carried in the first physical channel.


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