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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
May. 31, 2024
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Ye Huang, San Ramon, CA (US);
Shanthala Kuravangi-Thammaiah, Keller, TX (US);
Vinod Kumar Choyi, Conshohocken, PA (US);
Ali Imdad Malik, East Brunswick, NJ (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A device may include a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive, from an Application Function (AF), a request for an Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) Application key; and determine whether a User Equipment device (UE) that sent a session request to the AF is attached to a visiting network or a home network. When the UE is determined to be attached to the visiting network, the processor may be configured to: determine whether to include the AKMA application key in a first reply to the AF; and send the first reply to the AF. When the UE is determined to be attached to the home network, the processor may be configured to: obtain the AKMA application key; and send a second reply that includes the AKMA application key to the AF.