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Authentication failure trigger method and apparatus

  • US 6,236,852 B1
  • Filed: 12/11/1998
  • Issued: 05/22/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/11/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of performing authentication of a mobile station in a wireless communications network said method comprising the steps of:

  • providing a home system having an authentication center, a network information element, a prescribed authentication capable mobile station of the home system, the authentication center being a primary controller of the authentication process;

    providing a serving system having a network access element and a network information element associated with the network access element, the serving system being capable of performing authentication of the mobile station if directed by the home system'"'"'s authentication center; and

    providing authentication failure triggers shared by the authentication center of the home system with the serving system, wherein upon a mobile station'"'"'s initial system access within a service region of the serving system, an authentication request operation is conducted between the serving system and home system, by which the home system'"'"'s authentication center authenticates the mobile station and if authentic, then shares the mobile station'"'"'s shared secret data and authentication failure triggers with the serving system, the authentication failure triggers including instructions for use by the serving system to resolve authentication failures which may occur on subsequent system accesses within the serving system'"'"'s service region, to handle authentication failures of the prescribed mobile station without requiring the serving system to send any subsequent authentication failure report messages to the home system.

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