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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2023
Zte Corporation, Shenzhen, CN;
Shilin You, Shenzhen, CN;
Jiyan Cai, Shenzhen, CN;
Qing Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Jigang Wang, Shenzhen, CN;
Yuze Liu, Shenzhen, CN;
Jin Peng, Shenzhen, CN;
Zhen Xing, Shenzhen, CN;
Zhaoji Lin, Shenzhen, CN;
ZTE CORPORATION, Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
This disclosure generally relates to User Equipment (UE) authentication and authorization with an edge data network in communication networks. Such authentication and authorization may be based on the generation and application of an edge computing key for a UE. Such edge computing key may be used for bi-directional authentication and may be dynamically updated during various stages of the authentication and authorization process. The authentication and authorization supports a UE connected to multiple Access Management Functions (AMFs) belonging to different Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs).