Method for a secure detach procedure in a radio telecommunication network

• US 7,809,372 B2
• Filed: 06/08/2006
• Issued: 10/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Rajaniemi, Jaakko
• Primary Examiner(s): Kincaid; Lester
• Assistant Examiner(s): DOAN, PHUOC HUU
• Application Number:
  US11/449,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20070010249A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,580 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435.1, 455/410, 455/411, 455/67.11, 370/466
• US Class Current: 455/435.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/123 received data contents, e.g. message integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/06 De-registration or detaching
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

Discloses are systems, methods, devices, including a method for performing a detach of a terminal registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for the terminal, deriving a signature for the identification, and allocating a pair containing the identification and the signature to the terminal. The method includes sending a detach request including the identification and the identification signature from the registered terminal to the network, receiving the detach request at the network side, comparing the received detach request with a record of registration data of the terminal kept at the network side, and detaching the terminal from the network if the received detach request coincides with the record of registration data.

Claims

1. A wireless terminal adapted to perform a detach of said wireless terminal when registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for said wireless terminal, deriving a signature for said identification, and allocating a pair containing said identification and said signature to said wireless terminal, the wireless terminal comprising:

sending means adapted to send a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said wireless terminal to said network in response to detection of a predetermined state of said wireless terminal, said predetermined state including one or more of a power off state, a low battery state and a removal of an SIM module from said wireless terminal.

2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein said identification is the temporary mobile subscriber identity.

3. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein said identification is the international mobile subscriber identity IMSI.

4. A network controlling device configured to perform a detach of a wireless terminal registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for said wireless terminal, deriving a signature for said identification, and allocating a pair containing said identification and said signature to said wireless terminal, said network controlling device comprising:

receiving means adapted to receive a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said registered wireless terminal, said detach request sent from said wireless terminal in response to detection of a predetermined state of said wireless terminal, said predetermined state including one or more of a power off state, a low battery state and a removal of an SIM module from said wireless terminal;

comparison means adapted to compare said received detach request with a record of registration data of said wireless terminal kept at the network side; and

detaching means adapted to detach said wireless terminal from said network, if said received detach request coincides with said record of registration data.

5. The network controlling device according to claim 4, wherein

said record of registration data contains said pair consisting of said identification and said identification signature, and

said comparison means is adapted to effect the comparison for each of said data items forming said pair.

6. The network controlling device according to claim 4, wherein said identification is the temporary mobile subscriber identity.

7. The network controlling device according to claim 4, wherein said identification is the international mobile subscriber identity.

8. A telecommunication system comprising:

at least one wireless terminal configured to perform a detach of said wireless terminal when registered to a telecommunication network by associating an identification for said terminal, deriving a signature for said identification, and allocating a pair containing said identification and said signature to said wireless terminal, the wireless terminal comprising sending means adapted to send a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said wireless terminal to said network in response to detection of a predetermined state of said wireless terminal, said predetermined state including one or more of a power off state, a low battery state and a removal of an SIM module from said wireless terminal; and

at least one network controlling device controlling at least one radio transceiver device, wherein the at least one network controlling device comprises

receiving means adapted to receive a detach request including said identification and said identification signature from said registered wireless terminal;

comparison means adapted to compare said received detach request with a record of registration data of said wireless terminal kept at the network side; and

detaching means adapted to detach said wireless terminal from said network, if said received detach request coincides with said record of registration data.