Method and apparatus to enable multiple wireless connections
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1. A method comprising:
- initially communicating, by a source wireless access network node, with a user equipment (UE);
as part of a handover procedure to handover the UE from the source wireless access network node to one of candidate target wireless access network nodes in a set of candidate target wireless access network nodes;
generating, by the source wireless access network node for the UE, a plurality of different security configurations, wherein each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations is associated with a different respective candidate target wireless access network node in the set of candidate target wireless access network nodes;
sending, by the source wireless access network node, each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations to the respective candidate target access wireless network node; and
sending, by the source wireless access network node, security information of the plurality of different security configurations to the UE, the security information useable by the UE for secure communications with the candidate target wireless network nodes.
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Abstract
In some examples, a source wireless access network node generates, for a user equipment (UE), a plurality of security configurations, wherein each security configuration of the plurality of security configurations is associated with a different respective candidate target wireless network node in a set of candidate target wireless access network nodes. The source wireless access network node sends each security configuration of the plurality of security configurations to the respective candidate target wireless network node, and sends security information of the plurality of security configurations to the UE.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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initially communicating, by a source wireless access network node, with a user equipment (UE); as part of a handover procedure to handover the UE from the source wireless access network node to one of candidate target wireless access network nodes in a set of candidate target wireless access network nodes; generating, by the source wireless access network node for the UE, a plurality of different security configurations, wherein each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations is associated with a different respective candidate target wireless access network node in the set of candidate target wireless access network nodes; sending, by the source wireless access network node, each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations to the respective candidate target access wireless network node; and sending, by the source wireless access network node, security information of the plurality of different security configurations to the UE, the security information useable by the UE for secure communications with the candidate target wireless network nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A source wireless access network node comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable on the processor to; initially communicate with a user equipment (UE); as part of a handover procedure to handover the UE from the source wireless access network node to one of candidate target wireless access network nodes in a set of candidate target wireless access network nodes; generate, for the UE, a plurality of different security configurations, wherein each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations is associated with a different respective candidate target wireless access network node in the set of candidate target wireless access network nodes; send each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations to the respective candidate target wireless access network node; and send security information of the plurality of different security configurations to the UE, the security information useable by the UE for secure communications with the candidate target wireless network nodes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions that upon execution cause a source wireless access network node to:
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initially communicate with a user equipment (UE); as part of a handover procedure to handover the UE from the source wireless access network node to one of candidate target wireless access network nodes in a set of candidate target wireless access network nodes; generate, for the UE, a plurality of different security configurations, wherein each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations is associated with a different respective candidate target wireless access network node in the set of candidate target wireless access network nodes; send each different security configuration of the plurality of different security configurations to the respective candidate target wireless access network node; and send security information of the plurality of different security configurations to the UE, the security information useable by the UE for secure communications with the candidate target wireless network nodes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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