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US 10,542,482 B2Granted
Access control to services in a network
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorJohn Juha Antero Rasanen
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Abstract
Various communication services may benefit from access controls. For example, certain wireless communication systems may benefit from access control to services in a network, such as access to services at mobile edge as distinct from core network services. A method can include initiating an attachment to a network. The method can also include indicating, while initiating the attachment, at least one user equipment request with respect to local mobile edge computing services or mobile edge computing applications.
Claims14
A method, comprising:
- initiating an attachment to a network;
- indicating, while initiating the attachment, at least one user equipment request;
- identifying at least one requested mobile edge computing service with the at least one user equipment request;
- and
- completing attachment upon receiving an affirmative response from a network in response to the at least one user equipment request,
- wherein the at least one user equipment request comprises
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services only by identifying which mobile edge computing services are allowed or not allowed via the network, or
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services and at least one of a limited set of core network services and/or applications and a limited set of packet data network gateway services and/or applications, by identifying which mobile edge computing services, limited set of core network services and/or limited set of packet data network gateway services are allowed or not allowed via the network.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, for a network attachment, at least one user equipment request;
- providing a response to the at least one user equipment request, wherein the response is configured to indicate a network capability with respect to the local mobile edge computing services or mobile edge computing applications;
- and
- providing with the response, indication of support or unavailability for at least one mobile edge computing service,
- wherein the at least one user equipment request comprises
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services only by identifying which mobile edge computing services are allowed or not allowed via a network, or
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services and at least one of a limited set of core network services and/or applications and a limited set of packet data network gateway services and/or applications, by identifying which mobile edge computing services, limited set of core network services and/or limited set of packet data network gateway services are allowed or not allowed via the network.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- initiate an attachment to a network;
- indicate, while initiating the attachment, at least one user equipment request;
- identify at least one requested mobile edge computing service with the at least one user equipment request;
- and
- complete attachment upon receiving an affirmative response from a network in response to the at least one user equipment request,
- wherein the at least one user equipment request comprises
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services only by identifying which mobile edge computing services are allowed or not allowed via the network, or
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services and at least one of a limited set of core network services and/or applications and a limited set of packet data network gateway services and/or applications, by identifying which mobile edge computing services, limited set of core network services and/or limited set of packet data network gateway services are allowed or not allowed via the network.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive, for a network attachment, at least one user equipment request;
- provide a response to the at least one user equipment request, wherein the response is configured to indicate a network capability with respect to the local mobile edge computing services or mobile edge computing applications;
- and
- provide with the response, indication of support or unavailability for at least one mobile edge computing service,
- wherein the at least one user equipment request comprises
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services only by identifying which mobile edge computing services are allowed or not allowed via a network, or
- a request to limit access to mobile edge computing services and at least one of a limited set of core network services and/or applications and a limited set of packet data network gateway services and/or applications, by identifying which mobile edge computing services, limited set of core network services and/or limited set of packet data network gateway services are allowed or not allowed via the network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.