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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for supporting authentication of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in a wireless communication system, the method performed by an access and mobility management function (AMF) in a wireless communication system supporting authentication of an unmanned aerial system (UAS) including at least one of an UAV or an unmanned aerial vehicle controller (UAVC) is provided. The method includes receiving, from the UAS, a packet data unit (PDU) session establishment request including information associated with the UAV for the authentication and connection establishment, selecting, based on the information associated with the UAV, a session management function (SMF) supporting an authentication related function for the UAS, and transmitting, to the selected SMF, the PDU session establishment request.