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US 2008/0188200 A1Published application
Security key generation for wireless communications
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorDan Forsberg
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Abstract
Generating and re-generating security keys for wireless communication over a Radio Access Network efficiently without having to synchronize sequence numbers. In response to a predetermined event, at least one security key is generated for use in wireless communication between a mobile station and an access network element by utilizing a randomly allocated temporary identifier associated with the mobile station.
Claims32
A method, comprising:
- generating, in response to a predetermined event, at least one security key for use in wireless communication between a mobile station and an access network element by utilizing a randomly allocated temporary identifier associated with the mobile station.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a security key generator configured to generate, in response to a predetermined event, at least one security key for use in wireless communication between a mobile station and an access network element by utilizing a randomly allocated temporary identifier associated with the mobile station.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a receiving means for receiving a predetermined event;
- and
- a security key generating means for generating, in response to the received predetermined event, at least one security key for use in wireless communication between a mobile station and an access network element,
- wherein the security key generating means includes means for utilizing a randomly allocated temporary identifier associated with the mobile station.
1 more element
A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program controlling a data processing device to perform:
- generating, in response to a predetermined event, at least one security key for use in wireless communication between a mobile station and an access network element by utilizing a randomly allocated temporary identifier associated with the mobile station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.