公开(公告)号：US12250599B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-11

申请号：US17440079

申请日：2021-02-19

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Hao Duo ,  Huarui Liang ,  Lanpeng Chen ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Zhibin Wu

IPC: H04W36/00 ,  H04W88/04

Abstract: The present application relates to devices and components including apparatus, systems, and methods for security enhancement with respect to reselection of relay user equipment.

公开(公告)号：US20240056783A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-15

申请号：US18355823

申请日：2023-07-20

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xiaoyu Qiao ,  Fangli Xu ,  Mona Agnel ,  Huarui Liang ,  Shu Guo ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Lanpeng Chen

IPC: H04W4/38 ,  H04W12/06

CPC classification number: H04W4/38 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate integrated sensing and communication (ISC), where a wireless network is used for both sensing and for wireless communications. One example aspect is sensing function entity configured to receive a sensing service request from an access and mobility function (AMF) entity, where the sensing service request is received by an access and mobility function/sensing function (AMF/SF) interface. The SF entity is further configured to transmit, by the AMF/SF interface, a sensing service response to the AMF entity and subsequently receive sensing data associated with the sensing service response, where the sensing data is received by a base station/sensing function (BS/SF) interface. The SF entity is further configured to process the sensing data, and transmit the sensing response after processing the sensing data.

公开(公告)号：US11882435B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17593506

申请日：2020-10-29

Applicant: APPLE INC.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Sudeep Manithara Vamanan ,  Yuqin Chen

IPC: H04W12/037 ,  H04W12/041 ,  H04L9/08 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04W4/08

CPC classification number: H04W12/037 ,  H04L9/0825 ,  H04L9/14 ,  H04W4/08 ,  H04W12/041

Abstract: MBS key distribution includes processing group information associated with an MB session context received from an AF. At least a portion of the group information comprises a TMGI. A plurality of session join requests received from a plurality of UEs are processed. Each of the plurality of session join requests include the TMGE and are associated with the MB session context. A request associated with the MB session context for transmission to an MB-SMF is encoded. A response associated with the MB session context received from the MB-SMF is processed. The response includes a key derived for each of a portion of the plurality of UEs using a UE ID and the TMGI. A DL NAS message and an N2 message are encoded for the plurality of UEs and a base station, respectively. The DL NAS message and the N2 message include the derived key.

公开(公告)号：US20230141705A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-11

申请号：US17593666

申请日：2020-07-31

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Fangli Xu ,  Shu Guo ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W12/041 ,  H04W76/27

CPC classification number: H04W12/041 ,  H04W76/27

Abstract: An example technique for security key derivation in a wireless system includes: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) suspend message from a first node, the RRC suspend message including a first next hop (NH) chaining counter (NCC) value, entering a RRC inactive state, deriving a first node key based on the first NCC value, generating a first uplink message for transmission in the RRC inactive state based on the first node key, and transmitting the first uplink message to a node while in the RRC inactive state.

公开(公告)号：US20230032220A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17442778

申请日：2020-04-01

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Shu Guo ,  Xiangying Yang ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Fangli Xu ,  Zhibin Wu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Huarui Liang ,  Haijing Hu

IPC: H04W12/08

Abstract: Techniques discussed herein can facilitate improved security establishment procedures for Vehicle to Everything (V2X) direct connections. Various embodiments are employable at or comprise User Equipment, and can initiate and/or receive V2X security establishment connections wherein a receiving UE can reject the connection based on the initiating UE's capabilities/policy and/or the initiating UE can make the final decision regarding the connection based at least on receiving security policy and capability information from the receiving UE.

公开(公告)号：US11356842B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-07

申请号：US16923835

申请日：2020-07-08

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Srirang A. Lovlekar ,  Sethuraman Gurumoorthy ,  Murtaza A. Shikari ,  Srinivasan Nimmala ,  Sree Ram Kodali ,  Fangli Xu ,  Haijing Hu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Longda Xing ,  Zhiwei Wang ,  Yaoqi Yan ,  Muthukumaran Dhanapal ,  Huarui Liang

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W12/72

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes first and second subscriber identity modules (SIMs), possibly subscribed to different carriers. When the first SIM is in a connected state and the second SIM is in an idle state, the UE may need to periodically tune away a radio from a first frequency used for communication under the first SIM to a second frequency used for idle mode activity under the second SIM. The UE may provide to the network of the first SIM the second SIMs traffic activity pattern and/or serving frequency so that the network may provide coordinated configuration and/or scheduling for the UE device, e.g., in order to make the action of tuning away (and tuning back) the radio more efficient and/or to decrease the network impact of such radio tune aways (e.g., to decrease wasted uplink scheduling and wasted downlink transmissions for the first SIM).

公开(公告)号：US11178547B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16293521

申请日：2019-03-05

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Xiangying Yang ,  Shu Guo ,  Lijia Zhang ,  Qian Sun ,  Huarui Liang ,  Fangli Xu ,  Yuqin Chen ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Hao Duo ,  Lanpeng Chen

IPC: H04W12/10 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W12/106 ,  H04L9/32 ,  H04W74/00 ,  H04W12/069 ,  H04W12/0433 ,  H04W72/00

Abstract: Techniques for identity-based message integrity protection and verification between a user equipment (UE) and a wireless network entity, include use of signatures derived from identity-based keys. To protect against attacks from rogue network entities before activation of a security context with a network entity, the UE verifies integrity of messages by checking a signature using an identity-based public key PKID derived by the UE based on (i) an identity value (ID) of the network entity and (ii) a separate public key PKPKG of a private key generator (PKG) server. The network entity generates signatures for messages using an identity-based private key SKID obtained from the PKG server, which generates the identity-based private key SKID using (i) the ID value of the network entity and (ii) a private key SKPKG that is known only by the PKG server and corresponds to the public key PKPKG.

公开(公告)号：US10462192B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US14817590

申请日：2015-08-04

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Huarui Liang ,  Tarik Tabet ,  Dawei Zhang ,  Farouk Belghoul ,  Samy Khay-Ibbat ,  Rafael L. Rivera-Barreto

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/00

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to informing a network that a UE desires packet-switched voice communication. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving first information from a UE device requesting voice communication over a packet-switched network. In this embodiment, the method further includes transmitting, in response to the first information, second information to a base station serving the UE device, wherein the second information indicates that the UE device is requesting voice communication over the packet-switched network. In this embodiment, the transmitting is performed prior to establishment of a dedicated bearer by the base station for the UE device. In this embodiment, the second information operates to configure communications between the base station and the UE device to provide a particular quality of service for the packet-switched voice communication using the dedicated bearer.

公开(公告)号：US20190239156A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-01

申请号：US16379170

申请日：2019-04-09

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Haining Wang ,  Huarui Liang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Dawei Zhang

IPC: H04W48/18 ,  H04W76/12 ,  H04W48/12 ,  H04W48/10 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W8/20

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for network slice selection. A network slice selection function of a cellular network may receive a network slice selection request from a radio access network node of the cellular network. The network slice selection request may be received by the radio access network node from a wireless device. A core network slice (and possibly a radio access network slice) of the cellular network may be selected for the service request. A network slice selection response may be provided to the radio access network node, indicating a control plane entry point address for the selected core network slice. The selected radio network slice may also be indicated in the network slice selection response.

公开(公告)号：US10306579B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15030159

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Apple Inc.

Inventor： Dawei Zhang ,  Haijing Hu ,  Huarui Liang

IPC: H04W8/04 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W48/04 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W60/04 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04W88/00

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods to perform attachment of a wireless device to a next generation gateway via either a base station of a next generation radio access network (RAN) or a mobility management entity of a legacy RAN. An apparatus may be configured to receive an attachment request from a wireless device, determine authentication information via communication with a home subscriber server, determine, based at least in part on the authentication information, whether the wireless device is capable of communicating via the next generation RAT, and send, in response to determining the wireless device is capable, a connection request to a gateway of the next generation RAN. The authentication information may include subscription information associated with the wireless device.