Edge Enabler Client Identification Authentication Procedures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024251238-A1
Application number	US-202117759877-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 6, 2021
Priority date	Aug 6, 2021
Publication date	Jul 25, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An edge enabler server of an edge data network is configured to receive a verification request comprising an edge enabler client identification (EEC ID), wherein the EEC ID uniquely identifies an edge enabler client (EEC), determine whether the EEC ID is an authorized BEC ID and provide a verification response based on whether the EEC ID is authorized.

First claim

1 . An edge enabler server of an edge data network configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving a verification request comprising an edge enabler client identification (EEC ID), wherein the EEC ID uniquely identifies an edge enabler client (EEC); determining whether the EEC ID is an authorized EEC ID; and providing a verification response based on whether the EEC ID is authorized.

2 . The edge enabler server of claim 1 , wherein the verification request is received from an edge configuration server (ECS) of the edge data network.

3 . The edge enabler server of claim 1 , wherein the verification request is received from an Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) anchor function (AAnF) of a core network to which the edge data network is communicatively coupled.

4 . The edge enabler server of claim 1 , wherein the determining is based on an authorized list of EEC IDs stored locally by the edge enabler server.

5 . The edge enabler server of claim 1 , wherein the determining is based on an authorized list of EEC IDs stored remotely from the edge enabler server.

6 . An edge configuration server of an edge data network configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving an application registration request from an edge enabler client (EEC) instantiated on a user equipment (UE), the application registration request comprising an EEC identification (EEC ID), wherein the EEC ID uniquely identifies the EEC; and verifying the EEC ID.

7 . The edge configuration server of claim 6 , wherein the verifying the EEC ID comprises the operations:
sending a verification request to an edge enabler server (EES) of the edge data network to request authentication of the EEC ID; and receiving a verification response from the EES based on whether the EEC ID is authorized.

8 . The edge configuration server of claim 6 , wherein the edge configuration server locally stores an authorized list of EEC IDs and wherein the verifying the EEC ID comprises querying the locally stored authorized list of EEC IDs.

9 . The edge configuration server of claim 6 , further configured to perform operations comprising:
when the EEC ID is authorized, sending an authentication verification to an Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) anchor function (AAnF) of a core network to which the edge data network is communicatively coupled, the authentication verification comprising the EEC ID and other information used to authenticate the EEC; receiving an authentication response from the AAnF; and when the authentication response indicates a successful authentication of the EEC, accepting the application registration request from the EEC.

10 . An Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) anchor function (AAnF) of a core network configured to perform operations comprising:
receiving an authentication verification request from an edge configuration server of an edge data network, the authentication verification request comprising an edge enabler client (EEC) identification (EEC ID) and other information used to authenticate an EEC; sending a verification request to an edge enabler server (EES) of the edge data network to request authentication of the EEC ID; and receiving a verification response from the EES based on whether the EEC ID is authorized.

11 . The AAnF of claim 10 , further configured to perform operations comprising:
when the EEC ID is authorized, performing an authentication procedure using the EEC ID and the other information to authenticate the EEC; and sending an authentication verification response based on the authentication procedure to the edge configuration server.

12 - 13 . (canceled)

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Guo Shu
• Zhang Dawei
• Hu Haijing
• Sun Haitong
• Liang Huarui
• Chen Lanpeng
• Agnel Mona
• Zaus Robert
• Zeng Wei
• Yang Weidong
• Qiao Xiaoyu

Classifications

• H04W60/00

  Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04L67/51

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title

• H04L67/1001

  for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers · CPC title