System, method, and computer-readable medium for authentication center-initiated authentication procedures for a mobile station attached with an IP-femtocell system
First Claim
1. A method of providing an authentication center-initiated authentication procedure to a mobile station attached with a femtocell system, comprising:
- receiving, by a convergence server located in a core network, an authentication procedure request from an authentication center for the mobile station attached with the femtocell system;
generating, by the convergence server, an authentication procedure request message that includes a registration identifier assigned to the mobile station, the registration identifier comprising a pseudo-electronic serial number derived from a mobile equipment identifier for the mobile station;
transmitting, by the convergence server, the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system; and
receiving, by the convergence server, a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer readable medium that facilitate authentication center-initiated authentication procedures for a mobile station attached with a femtocell system are provided. A femtocell system may generate a registration identification of a mobile station from one or more mobile station authentication parameters. A convergence server located in a core network receives an authentication procedure request from an authentication center for the mobile station attached with the femtocell system and generates an authentication procedure request message that includes the registration identification assigned to the mobile station. The convergence server then transmits the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system and receives a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system. The authentication procedure request may comprise a unique challenge, a shared secret data update procedure, or a call history count update procedure.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing an authentication center-initiated authentication procedure to a mobile station attached with a femtocell system, comprising:
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receiving, by a convergence server located in a core network, an authentication procedure request from an authentication center for the mobile station attached with the femtocell system; generating, by the convergence server, an authentication procedure request message that includes a registration identifier assigned to the mobile station, the registration identifier comprising a pseudo-electronic serial number derived from a mobile equipment identifier for the mobile station; transmitting, by the convergence server, the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system; and receiving, by the convergence server, a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions tangibly embodied thereon for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for providing an authentication center-initiated authentication procedure to a mobile station attached with a femtocell system that, when executed, cause the processing system to:
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receive, by a convergence server located in a core network, an authentication procedure request from an authentication center for the mobile station attached with the femtocell system; generate, by the convergence server, an authentication procedure request message that includes a registration identifier assigned to the mobile station, the registration identifier comprising a pseudo-electronic serial number derived from a mobile equipment identifier for the mobile station; transmit, by the convergence server, the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system; receive, by the convergence server, a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system; and map the authentication procedure to the mobile station using the registration identifier. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network system that provides authentication center-initiated authentication procedures for mobile stations, comprising:
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a core network that includes a convergence server; a mobile core network that includes an authentication center; and an Internet Protocol-based femtocell system that provides a radio access point for a mobile station, wherein the convergence server receives an authentication procedure request from the authentication center for the mobile station, generates an authentication procedure request message that includes a registration identifier assigned to the mobile station, the registration identifier comprising a pseudo-electronic serial number derived from a mobile equipment identifier for the mobile station, transmits the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system, receives a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system, and wherein the femtocell system maps the authentication procedure to the mobile station using the registration identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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