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US 12,507,066 B2Granted
Disguising UE communications in a cellular network
AssigneeOceus Networks Inc.
InventorsSteven Michael McCutchen, Todd Alan Pressley, John Thomas Green
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Abstract
A mobile device can select an identifier from a set of identifiers stored by the mobile device. The mobile device can communicate a request for a communication link with a communication system, and the request for the communication link can include the identifier. The communication link can be established based on the identifier. The mobile device can select a second identifier from the set of identifiers. The mobile device can communicate a second request for a second communication link with the communication system, and the second request can include the second identifier. The second communication link can be established based on the second identifier.
Claims15
A method for establishing communication links with a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
- emitting a broadcast signal over one or more frequency bands within a coverage area of a network associated with a communication system;
- responsive to emitting the broadcast signal, receiving a request for a secondary communication link to a base station of a first cellular network;
- responsive to the request for the secondary communication link, establishing the secondary communication link between the UE and the communication system;
- receiving, via the secondary communication link, a request for a first primary communication link to the base station of the first cellular network, wherein the request for the first primary communication link includes a first identifier from a plurality of identifiers stored by the UE, wherein the plurality of identifiers are associated with the first cellular network;
- authenticating the UE for connection to the first cellular network using the first identifier, wherein the first primary communication link to the base station is established based at least in part on the authenticating the UE for connection to the first cellular network;
- terminating the established first primary communication link, wherein the terminating is based at least in part on a determination by the UE to actively terminate, in a predetermined manner, the established first primary communication link, wherein the UE determines to actively terminate the established first primary communication link based at least in part on at least one of a time-based schedule, a communication-based schedule, or a connectivity threshold;
- following termination of the established first primary communication link, receiving, from the UE, a request for a second primary communication link to the base station of the first cellular network, wherein the request for the second primary communication link includes a second identifier from the plurality of identifiers stored by the UE;
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- authenticating the UE for reconnection to the first cellular network using the second identifier, wherein the second primary communication link is established based at least in part on the authenticating the UE for reconnection to the first cellular network.
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A communication system, comprising:
- an antenna, and
- at least one processor configured to:
- emit a broadcast signal over one or more frequency bands within a coverage area of a network associated with a communication system;
- responsive to emitting the broadcast signal, receive a request for a secondary communication link to a base station of a first cellular network;
- responsive to the request for the secondary communication link, establish the secondary communication link between a user equipment (UE) and the communication system;
- receive, via the secondary communication link, a request for a first primary communication link to the base station of the first cellular network, wherein the request for the first primary communication link includes a first identifier from a plurality of identifiers stored by the UE, wherein the plurality of identifiers are associated with the first cellular network;
- authenticate the UE for connection to the first cellular network using the first identifier, wherein the first primary communication link to the base station is established based at least in part on authentication of the UE for connection to the first cellular network;
- terminate the established first primary communication link, wherein termination of the first primary communication link is based at least in part on a determination by the UE to actively terminate, in a predetermined manner, the established first primary communication link, wherein the UE actively terminates the established first primary communication link based at least in part on at least one of a time-based schedule, a communication-based schedule or a connectivity threshold;
- following termination of the established first primary communication link, receive, from the UE, a request for a second primary communication link to the base station of the first cellular network, wherein the request for the second primary communication link includes a second identifier from the plurality of identifiers stored by the UE;
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- authenticate the UE for reconnection to the first cellular network using the second identifier, wherein the second primary communication link is established based at least in part on authentication of the UE for reconnection to the first cellular network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.