Hyperledger Authorization into a Radio Access Network (RAN)

A method of authenticating and authorizing a wireless communication device for access to a communication service, comprising:

• receiving a first service request from a wireless communication device by a access node;
• parsing the first service request by the access node;
• based on parsing the first service request, determining by the access node that the wireless communication device is seeking combined authentication and service authorization;
• sending the first service request by the access node to a hyperledger gateway;
• receiving an authentication failure response by the access node from the hyperledger gateway;
• in response to receiving the authentication failure response, sending the first service request by the access node to one of a home location register (HLR) or a home subscriber server (HSS);
• receiving a first authentication success response by the access node from the one of the HLR or the HSS;
• in response to receiving the first authentication success response, sending the first service request by the access node to a mobility management entity (MME);
• receiving a service authorization success response by the access node from the MME;
• notifying the hyperledger gateway by the access node that the wireless communication device successfully completed authentication and service authorization, whereby the hyperledger gateway establishes a record of the successful authentication and service authorization associated with the wireless communication device in a shared data store;
• receiving a second service request from the wireless communication device by the access node;
• parsing the second service request by the access node;
• based on parsing the second service request, determining by the access node that the wireless communication device is seeking combined authentication and service authorization;
• sending the second service request by the access node to the hyperledger gateway;
• receiving a second authentication success response and a first authorization success response by the access node from the hyperledger gateway;
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• sending the second service request to a communication service computer system by the access node, whereby the second service request is both authenticated and authorized by the hyperledger gateway in a combined transaction and a requested communication service is provided to the wireless communication device.

A method of authenticating and authorizing a wireless communication device for access to a communication service, comprising:

• receiving a first service request from a first wireless communication device by a access node;
• parsing the first service request by the access node;
• based on parsing the first service request, determining by the access node that the first wireless communication device is seeking conventional authentication;
• sending the first service request by the access node to one of a home location register (HLR) or a home subscriber server (HSS) to complete authentication;
• receiving a first authentication success response associated with the first wireless communication device by the access node;
• based on parsing the first service request, sending the first service request by the access node to a mobility management entity (MME);
• receiving a first service authorization success response associated with the first wireless communication device by the access node from the MME;
• sending the first service request by the access node to a communication service computer system, whereby a requested communication service is provided to the first wireless communication device;
• receiving a second service request from a second wireless communication device by the access node;
• parsing the second service request by the access node;
• based on parsing the second service request, determining by the access node that the second wireless communication device is seeking combined authentication and service authorization;
• sending the second service request by the access node to a hyperledger gateway;
• receiving a second authentication success response associated with the second wireless communication device and a second service authorization success response by the access node from the hyperledger gateway;
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• sending the second service request by the access node to a communication service computer system, whereby the second service request is both authenticated and authorized by the hyperledger gateway in a combined transaction and a requested communication service is provided to the second wireless communication device.