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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Patrik Salmela, Espoo, FI;
Mohit Sethi, Helsinki, FI;
Andrey Shorov, Vantaa Uusimaa, FI;
Vesa Lehtovirta, Espoo, FI;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/30 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and means for providing a UE access to an external network are disclosed. In the methods it is determined that a that a secondary authentication procedure is required in order for the UE to access the external network, and then providing, to an entity of the external network, information relating to the UE. The UE related information is included in a message in relation to the secondary authentication procedure between the UE and the entity of the external network.