PROCEDURES TO PROVISION AND ATTACH A CELLULAR INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICE TO A CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER
First Claim
1. A device for an evolved packet core (EPC) network comprising:
- transmission circuitry to transmit a request to an eNodeB for identification information of a cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) user equipment (UE);
receiver circuitry to;
receive a response from the eNodeB including the identification information of the CIoT UE; and
receive cloud service provider (CSP) authentication data for the CIoT UE, including an encrypted master key associated with the EPC network; and
processing circuitry to execute a device attachment process with the encrypted master key to attach the CIoT UE to the EPC network in response to receiving the CSP authentication data.
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Abstract
A cellular IoT (CIoT) device can comprise a coverage and/or processing constrained device e.g., devices operating primarily MTC or M2M (e.g., sensor devices, controller devices, etc.). These devices can have limited or no user interface, and can be used for machines or devices with little mobility. CIoT devices can be deployed in usage scenarios such as home automation (e.g., security, appliances, energy packages, etc.), industry automation, and smart cities with low-power devices (e.g., devices having a battery life of several years), and can be easily installed and operated in challenging coverage conditions, such as lower or basement levels of buildings. CIoT devices can be provisioned to connect to a cellular carrier network and an associated CSP. The CSP can execute end2end solutions (e.g., service portal, service sign-up, etc.) while the cellular carrier can provide the bulk data pipe to the CSP.
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22 Claims
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1. A device for an evolved packet core (EPC) network comprising:
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transmission circuitry to transmit a request to an eNodeB for identification information of a cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) user equipment (UE); receiver circuitry to; receive a response from the eNodeB including the identification information of the CIoT UE; and receive cloud service provider (CSP) authentication data for the CIoT UE, including an encrypted master key associated with the EPC network; and processing circuitry to execute a device attachment process with the encrypted master key to attach the CIoT UE to the EPC network in response to receiving the CSP authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising contents that, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to perform operations to:
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detect a cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) user equipment (UE) at an evolved packet core (EPC) network; transmit a request to an eNodeB for identification information of the CIoT UE; receive a response message from the eNodeB including the identification information of the CIoT UE; transmit the identification information of the CIoT UE to a home subscriber server (HSS); receive cloud service provider (CSP) authentication data for the CIoT UE from the HSS, including an encrypted master key associated with the EPC network; and attach the CIoT UE to the EPC network using the encrypted master key in response to receiving the CSP authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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processing circuitry to establish a communication session with a cellular Internet of Things (CIoT) UE via a short range communications protocol; receiver circuitry to; receive device certification information associated with a cloud services provider (CSP) from the CIoT UE; and receive device configuration information from the CSP, the device configuration information to include an encrypted key for the CIoT UE and associated with a cellular network provider; and transmission circuitry to; transmit user login information and the device certification information to the CSP; and transmit the device configuration information to the CIoT UE via the short range communications protocol. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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