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Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2021
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Harri Hakala, Turki, FI;

Ari Pietikäinen, Espoo, FI;

Anu Puhakainen, Espoo, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/5025 (2022.01); H04L 41/5054 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/5025 (2013.01); H04L 41/5054 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method implemented by a security service orchestration function (SSOF) in a communication infrastructure, that includes a communication service provider (CSP) and a plurality of enterprises, for orchestration of a security service level agreement (S-SLA). The method includes receiving a S-SLA request from one or more of the enterprises. Each S-SLA request includes a plurality of requirements. The method also includes converting each S-SLA request into a unique S-SLA corresponding to the plurality of requirements in the S-SLA request from an associated enterprise. Each unique S-SLA includes security attributes that the CSP is capable of providing. The method additionally includes offering the unique S-SLA to the associated enterprise for each enterprise that submitted the S-SLA request. The method further includes receiving a response from each enterprise. Each response includes an acknowledgement of the unique S-SLA or a decline of the unique S-SLA including a non-repudiation signature of acknowledgement or declining.


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