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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2024
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Tao Wan, Ottawa, CA;
Cable Television Laboratories, Inc., Louisville, CO (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for accessing a non-public network (NPN) by a communication device utilizing a credential management system, including steps of (a) receiving, from the device through non-3GPP access means, a first authentication request at an authentication server function (AUSF) of a 5G core (5GC) in communication with the NPN, (b) sending a second authentication request from the AUSF to a network slice-specific authentication and authorization function (NSSAAF) of the 5GC, (c) transmitting, from the NSSAAF, an EAP response/identity message to an AAA server in communication with the credential management system, (d) performing, based on the transmitted EAP response/identity message, EAP-based authentication between the AAA server and the communications device, (e) receiving, at the NSSAAF from the AAA server, and EAP success message, (f) receiving, at the AUSF from the NSSAAF, a first authentication response, and (g) authenticating the communication device with the NPN.