US 10,856,150 B2 · Distributed ledger systems for authenticating LTE communications

Abstract

Techniques for authenticating a mobile user device at a base station of a mobile network, and more specifically for implementing a distributed ledger based authentication that is shared by multiple base stations of the mobile network is provided. In one or more examples, the base stations of a mobile network can act as nodes in a distributed ledger system. A mobile device seeking to gain access to the mobile network can be provided a distributed ledger identification number by a base station. The distributed ledger identification number can be converted to a block of the distributed ledger, and then transmitted to the other base stations (i.e., nodes) that maintain the same distributed ledger. The mobile device can subsequently use the distributed ledger identification number for future access requests at either the same base station, or any of the other base stations that maintain the same distributed ledger.

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Dependent claims

A method for authenticating a mobile device at a mobile network base station, the method comprising:

at a system comprising one or more processors and a memory located at the mobile network base station:
storing a distributed ledger at the memory, wherein in the distributed ledger is maintained in conjunction with one or more other base stations;
receiving a first access request at the base station from the mobile device, wherein the access request includes a first distributed ledger identification number;
determining whether the first distributed ledger identification number is valid;
if the first distributed ledger identification number is valid:
transmitting the mobile device access request to a core network of the mobile network;
generating a second distributed ledger identification number;
associating the mobile device with the generated second distributed ledger identification number;
converting the generated second distributed ledger identification number into a distributed ledger entry;
transmitting the generated distributed ledger entry to one or more other base stations in the mobile network;
and
transmitting the generated second distributed ledger number to the mobile device.

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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs for authenticating a mobile device at a mobile network base station, the one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors communicatively coupled to one or more processors of a system, the one or more programs including instructions to cause the system to:

store a distributed ledger at the memory, wherein in the distributed ledger is maintained in conjunction with one or more other base stations;
receive a first access request at the base station from the mobile device, wherein the access request includes a first distributed ledger identification number;
determine whether the first distributed ledger identification number is valid;
if the first distributed ledger identification number is valid:
transmit the mobile device access request to a core network of the mobile network;
generate a second distributed ledger identification number;
associate the mobile device with the generated second distributed ledger identification number;
convert the generated second distributed ledger identification number into a distributed ledger entry;
transmit the generated distributed ledger entry to one or more other base stations in the mobile network;
and
transmit the generated second distributed ledger number to the mobile device.

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A system for authenticating a mobile device at a mobile network base station, the system comprising one or more processors and a memory, wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the system to:

store a distributed ledger at the memory, wherein in the distributed ledger is maintained in conjunction with one or more other base stations;
receive a first access request at the base station from the mobile device, wherein the access request includes a first distributed ledger identification number;
determine whether the first distributed ledger identification number is valid;
if the first distributed ledger identification number is valid:
transmit the mobile device access request to a core network of the mobile network;
generate a second distributed ledger identification number;
associate the mobile device with the generated second distributed ledger identification number;
convert the generated second distributed ledger identification number into a distributed ledger entry;
transmit the generated distributed ledger entry to one or more other base stations in the mobile network;
and
transmit the generated second distributed ledger number to the mobile device.

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Distributed ledger systems for authenticating LTE communications

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Abstract

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