METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING LOCATION BASED SERVICES, METHOD FOR BROADCASTING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION INFORMATION OF BASE STATION, AND DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20100205435A1
• Filed: 04/19/2010
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Xie, Yong
• Application Number:
  US12/762,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20100205435A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/168
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/062 for key distribution, e.g. centrally by trusted party cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving a central third party H04L9/0819
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/107 wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0872 using geo-location information, e.g. location data, time, relative position or proximity to other entities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

Abstract

A method and device for broadcasting geographic location information of a base station (BS) and relates to radio communication technologies is disclosed. The purpose is to improve the security of the world interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) network in the provisioning of location based services (LBS) in the prior art. A method for implementing LBSs includes: In a WiMAX system providing LBSs, the system obtains an encryption key for encrypting the geographic location information of the BS; and encrypts the broadcasted geographic location information of the BS based on the obtained key. The technical solution of the disclosure may be applied in the WiMAX system.

Claims

1. A method for implementing location based services (LBSs), comprising:

authenticating a requesting party that requests location information of a mobile station (MS) in a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) system providing LBSs; and

providing the requesting party with the requested location information of the MS after the authentication succeeds.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the authentication fails, refusing to provide the requesting party with the requested location information of the MS.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein after the authentication succeeds, the method further comprises:

judging whether the requesting party is authorized to obtain the requested location information of the MS; and

providing the requesting party with the requested location information of the MS if the requesting party is authorized to obtain the requested location information of the MS.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

encrypting the requested location information of the MS provided to the requesting party.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the encrypting the requested location information of the MS provided to the requesting party comprises:

deriving an encryption key for encrypting the location information from a root key LBS-RK, and encrypting the location information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein authenticating the requesting party comprises:

receiving from the requesting party a location information request carrying a first authentication extension calculated by using a shared key pre-negotiated between the requesting party and the system according to an algorithm pre-negotiated between the requesting party and the system; and

authenticating, by the system, the first authentication extension by using the shared key according to the algorithm.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the process of authenticating the requesting party comprises:

receiving from the requesting party a location information request carrying a second authentication extension calculated by using a root key LBS-RK for LBS according to an algorithm pre-negotiated between the requesting party and the system, wherein the LBS-RK is calculated according to an extended master session key (EMSK); and

authenticating, by the system, the second authentication extension by using the LBS-RK in the system according to an algorithm pre-negotiated between the system and the requesting party.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a third authentication extension is carried in the location information that the system provides to the requesting party and is used by the requesting party to judge whether the location information comes from the requested system.

9. A device in a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) system providing location based services (LBSs), comprising:

an authenticating unit, configured to authenticate a requesting party that requests location information of a mobile station (MS) in the system; and

a location information providing unit, configured to provide the requesting party with the requested location information of the MS after the authentication succeeds.

10. The device of claim 9, further comprising:

a judging unit, configured to judge whether the requesting party is authorized to obtain the requested location information of the MS after the authentication succeeds.

11. The device of claim 9, further comprising:

an encrypting unit, configured to encrypt the location information of the MS provided to the requesting party.

12. A method for broadcasting geographic location information of a base station (BS), comprising:

obtaining a key for encrypting geographic location information of a BS in a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) system providing location based services (LBS);

encrypting the broadcasted geographic location information of the BS based on the obtained key; and

broadcasting the encrypted geographic location information of the BS.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the BS obtains the key generated by an operation, maintenance, and administration (OMA) device, an access service network gateway (ASN GW), a location server (LS), or an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server;

and

encrypts the broadcasted geographic location information of the BS based on the obtained key.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing a mobile station (MS) with the key by the system.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the process of providing the MS with the key by the system comprises:

storing keys for encrypting the geographic location information of the BS in the BS, and assigning a group security association ID (GSAID) to each key;

receiving, by the BS, a key request from the MS, wherein the key request carries the GSAID corresponding to the requested key; and

searching for the key in the BS according to the GSAID carried in the key request, and sending the key to the MS.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the process of providing the MS with the key by the system comprises:

receiving, by the system, a key request from the MS when the MS initiates a location request or when the system triggers a location request to the MS; and

sending the key for encrypting the geographic location information of the BS to the MS according to the request.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

obtaining the key updated by the OMA device, the ASN GW, the LS, or the AAA server by the BS.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

notifying a mobile station (MS) of an updated key by the system.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

notifying, by the system, an MS of an update on the key;

receiving a key request re-initiated from the MS; and

notifying the MS of the updated key according to the received request.

20. A base station (BS) in a World Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) system providing location based services (LBSs), comprising:

a key obtaining unit, configured to obtain a key;

an encrypting unit, configured to encrypt geographic location information of the BS by using the obtained key; and

a geographic location information broadcasting unit, configured to broadcast the encrypted geographic location information of the BS.