Privacy in a wireless communication network

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12192835-B2
Application number	US-202017766359-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2020
Priority date	Oct 4, 2019
Publication date	Jan 7, 2025
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025

Abstract

A method performed by a wireless device ( 12 ). The method comprises performing, over a first cell ( 14 ) associated with a public network, a non-access stratum (NAS) procedure in which the wireless device ( 12 ) is authenticated as being authorized to access a non-public network. The method also comprises after performing the NAS procedure, receiving from the first cell ( 14 ) a mobility command that commands the wireless device ( 12 ) to perform a mobility procedure towards a second cell ( 16 ) associated with the non-public network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method performed by a wireless device, the method comprising:
performing, over a first cell associated with a public network, a non-access stratum (NAS) procedure in which the wireless device is authenticated as being authorized to access a non-public network;
transmitting, via the first cell, secured NAS signaling which indicates one or more identifiers associated with the non-public network that the wireless device targets to access, wherein either:
the non-public network is a standalone non-public network (SNPN), and the one or more identifiers include a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) and a network identifier (NID); or
the non-public network is a public network integrated non-public network (PNINPN), and the one or more identifiers include a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID); and

after performing the NAS procedure, receiving from the first cell a mobility command that commands the wireless device to perform a mobility procedure towards a second cell associated with the non-public network, wherein the mobility command is received responsive to transmitting the secured NAS signaling.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobility procedure is a handover procedure or a redirect procedure.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing the mobility procedure towards the second cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobility command includes an identifier of the second cell towards which the wireless device is to perform the mobility procedure, and wherein the method further comprises determining, based on the mobility command, that the second cell identified by the identifier is a cell associated with the non-public network.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the secured NAS signaling comprises a Registration message or a Security Mode Command (SMC) Complete message.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein authentication of the wireless device as being authorized to access the non-public network is based on or triggered by the secured NAS signaling.

7. A method performed by a radio network node configured to serve a first cell associated with a public network, the method comprising:
receiving, from a core network node, control signaling which indicates a non-public network that a wireless device is authorized to access, targets to access, and/or is to be moved to, wherein either:
the non-public network is a standalone non-public network (SNPN), and the control signaling indicates the non-public network by indicating a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) and a network identifier (NID) associated with the non-public network; or
the non-public network is a public network integrated non-public network PNINPN), and the control signaling indicates the non-public network by indicating a closed access group (CAG) identifier, or a network slice identifier, associated with the non-public network;

determining a second cell associated with the non-public network; and
transmitting, to the wireless device, a mobility command that commands the wireless device to perform a mobility procedure towards the second cell.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the mobility procedure is a handover procedure or a redirect procedure.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the control signaling further indicates information governing prioritization of one or more cells of the non-public network.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information governing prioritization of one or more cells of the non-public network includes a radio access technology (RAT) selection priority information or frequency selection priority information.

11. The method of claim 7 , wherein the second cell conceals from the wireless device an association of the second cell with the non-public network, and wherein the first cell advertises to the wireless device that the first cell is associated with the public network.

12. A method performed by a core network node, the method comprising:
authenticating a wireless device as being authorized to access a non-public network; and
transmitting, from the core network node to a radio network node configured to serve a first cell associated with a public network, control signaling which indicates the non-public network that the wireless device is authorized to access, targets to access, and/or is to be moved to.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said transmitting is performed responsive to said authenticating.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving, via the first cell associated with the public network, secured control plane signaling which indicates one or more identifiers associated with the non-public network that the wireless device targets to access, and wherein said transmitting is performed responsive to receiving the secured control plane signaling.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein either:
the non-public network is a standalone non-public network (SNPN), and the control signaling indicates the non-public network by indicating a public land mobile network identity (PLMN ID) and a network identifier (NID) associated with the non-public network; or
the non-public network is a public network integrated non-public network (PNiNPN), and the control signaling indicates the non-public network by indicating a closed access group (CAG) identifier, or a network slice identifier, associated with the non-public network.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein the control signaling further indicates information governing prioritization of one or more cells of the non-public network.

17. A method performed by a radio network node configured to serve a first cell associated with a public network, the method comprising:
receiving, from a core network node, control signaling which indicates a non-public network that a wireless device is authorized to access, targets to access, and/or is to be moved to;
determining a second cell associated with the non-public network, wherein the second cell conceals from the wireless device an association of the second cell with the non-public network, and wherein the first cell advertises to the wireless device that the first cell is associated with the public network; and
transmitting, to the wireless device, a mobility command that commands the wireless device to perform a mobility procedure towards the second cell.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the control signaling further indicates information governing prioritization of one or more cells of the non-public network.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the information governing prioritization of one or more cells of the non-public network includes a radio access technology (RAT) selection priority information or frequency selection priority information.

Assignees

• Ericsson Telefon Ab L M

Inventors

• Ben Henda Noamen
• Hedman Peter
• Schliwa-Bertling Paul

Classifications

• H04W36/08

  Reselecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W12/08 Primary

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W36/0061 Primary

  of neighbour cell information · CPC title

• H04W48/02

  Access restriction performed under specific conditions · CPC title