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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2020
Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Jianning Liu, Haidian District, CN;
Genadi Velev, Darmstadt, DE;
Andreas Kunz, Ladenburg, DE;
Tingfang Tang, Haidian District, CN;
Sheeba Backia Mary Baskaran, Friedrichsdorf, DE;
Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd., Beijing, CN;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for providing onboarding and provisioning services. A method according to an embodiment of the present application may include: receiving a registration request for a user equipment (UE), wherein the register request indicates an identity of the UE, an onboarding and provisioning flag, and an onboarding and provisioning function (OPF) identity; selecting an OPF entity at least based on the OPF identity in the case of an onboarding request being supported for the UE; and transmitting the onboarding request at least indicating the identity of the UE to the selected OPF entity.