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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/02 (2009.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/40 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/03 (2021.01); H04W 12/40 (2021.01); H04W 12/72 (2021.01);
Abstract
A user equipment ('UE') in a wireless communication network can generate a padded identifier by inserting a padding bitstring in a field of an identifier associated with the UE. The UE can further encrypt the padded identifier to generate a concealed padded identifier. The UE can further transmit the concealed padded identifier to a network node operating in the wireless communication network.