Entitlement based Wi-Fi authentication

    公开(公告)号:US10299123B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-21

    申请号:US15446098

    申请日:2017-03-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for performing Wi-Fi authentication using an entitlement server in a wireless communication system. A wireless station may perform authentication with a carrier network entitlement server, using a protocol other than Wi-Fi. The wireless station may receive a Wi-Fi service token as part of the authentication with the carrier network entitlement server. The wireless station may perform Wi-Fi authentication with a Wi-Fi access point associated with the carrier network using the Wi-Fi service token. After performing Wi-Fi authentication using the Wi-Fi service token, the wireless station may communicate with the carrier network by way of the Wi-Fi access point.

    Emergency services support for non-cellular wireless access

    公开(公告)号:US10057927B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-21

    申请号:US15596316

    申请日:2017-05-16

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to support emergency services sessions by network elements and by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device, when roaming to a visited country/region, queries a network-based server to obtain information for Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) that support emergency services sessions via non-cellular wireless access in the visited country/region. The network-based server responds with a list of PLMNs from which the wireless device selects a PLMN. The wireless device further queries the network-based server to obtain information for evolved Packet Data Gateways (ePDGs) for a selected PLMN and receives from the network-based server a list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for ePDGs that support emergency services sessions via non-cellular wireless access for the selected PLMN. The wireless device further queries the network-based server for local numbers of the visited country for establishing emergency services sessions and receives a categorized list of local numbers for emergency services.

    Cellular Network Information
    46.
    发明申请
    Cellular Network Information 审中-公开
    蜂窝网络信息

    公开(公告)号:US20160374132A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US15082634

    申请日:2016-03-28

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to a mobile device that communicates over short-range networks and long-range networks. In various embodiments, a mobile device includes one or more radios configured to communicate using a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) including a cellular RAT and a short-range RAT. The mobile device may establish a first connection and a second connection with a network such that the first connection uses the short-range RAT and the second connection uses the cellular RAT. The mobile may collect information about the second connection and communicate the collected information to the network over the first connection. In some embodiments, the information includes a base station identifier, an MCC, an MNC, the cellular RAT and a cellular information age indicating the time since the information about the second connection was collected by the UE.

    Abstract translation: 公开了与通过短距离网络和远程网络进行通信的移动设备有关的技术。 在各种实施例中,移动设备包括被配置为使用包括蜂窝RAT和短距离RAT的多个无线电接入技术(RAT)进行通信的一个或多个无线电。 移动设备可以建立与网络的第一连接和第二连接,使得第一连接使用短距离RAT,并且第二连接使用蜂窝RAT。 移动台可以收集关于第二连接的信息,并且通过第一连接将收集的信息传送到网络。 在一些实施例中,信息包括基站标识符,MCC,MNC,蜂窝RAT和指示由UE收集关于第二连接的信息以来的时间的蜂窝信息时代。

    Cellular service account transfer and authentication

    公开(公告)号:US11483711B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US17176167

    申请日:2021-02-15

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to transfer of credentials between two mobile wireless devices that are within proximity of each other, via a secure local connection, or via a network-based cloud service, where the two mobile wireless devices are not in proximity to each other. Transfer of credentials can include communication between a source device, a target device, and/or one more network-based servers, which can include mobile network operator (MNO) managed servers, such as an entitlement server, a web-sheet server, an authentication server, a provisioning server, a subscription management data preparation (SM-DP+) server, a home subscriber server (HSS), and/or an authentication server, as well as third-party managed servers, such as a cloud service server and/or an identification services server. Authentication can be based at least in part on one or more tokens and/or a trust flag obtained by the source device and provided to the target device.

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