Ledger-based telecommunications network event archiving for trusted model non-3gpp devices and systems

A system for ledger-based telecommunications network event archiving, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media storing computer-usable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• create a plurality of extended user plane tunnels from individual user equipment (UE) of a plurality of UE through one or more non-3GPP access networks to a user plane function (UPF) of an operator core network for a telecommunications network, the plurality of extended user plane tunnels established based at least on a 3GPP-based authentication protocol performed by respective individual UE of the plurality of UE with the operator core network;
• receive, via the plurality of extended user plane tunnels, a set of event data from the respective individual UE representing network events corresponding to use of one or more services of the operator core network by the respective individual UE;
• and
• communicate the set of event data from the respective individual UE to an event ledger for recording as event records.

A method for ledger-based telecommunications network event archiving, the method comprising:

• authenticating a user equipment (UE) with an operator core network of a telecommunications network using a 3GPP-based authentication protocol, wherein the UE is connected to the operator core network by a non-3GPP access network;
• in response to successfully authenticating the UE with the operator core network, generating an extended user plane tunnel from the UE through the non-3GPP access network to a user plane function (UPF) of the operator core network;
• collecting a set of event data representing network events corresponding to use of one or more services of the operator core network by the UE;
• and
• reporting the set of event data via the extended user plane tunnel for recordation in an event ledger.