Base Station Tethering Authentication for Unauthorized Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
In communication systems using a tethering function, there is a security risk of unauthorized third-party access to a communication network intended for specific users, as a third party can connect to the network through a slave terminal apparatus that is not allowed to communicate with the base station.
Innovation Solution
A communication system and method that includes a base station and terminal apparatus with a tethering function, where the system determines whether a slave terminal apparatus is allowed to connect to the base station and stops the connection if it is not authorized, using a controller and storage unit to manage and authenticate connections based on registered SIM cards and slave terminal information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a tethering function is implemented to allow slave terminal apparatus to connect via master terminal apparatus, then communication versatility is improved, but security is worsened due to unauthorized third-party access
Solution Approach 1:
The base station performs preliminary authentication of the slave terminal apparatus before allowing communication through the tethering function. The controller stores authentication information for authorized slave terminals and verifies it before establishing communication, preventing unauthorized access in advance
Solution Approach 2:
The base station acts as an intermediary between the slave terminal apparatus and the communication network. It mediates the connection by authenticating the slave terminal through the master terminal and controlling whether to allow communication, thus securing the network while maintaining tethering functionality
2Object-affected harmful factors
If authentication control is implemented for slave terminal apparatus, then security is improved, but device complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The master terminal apparatus performs self-service by providing authentication information of the slave terminal apparatus to the base station. The base station uses this information to automatically authenticate and control the slave terminal's communication rights without requiring complex manual verification procedures
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AI summary
The disclosure provides a communication system, a communication control method, and a base station capable of improving security in communication using a tethering function. The communication system includes: a base station; a terminal apparatus capable of performing data communication with the base station, the terminal apparatus including a tethering function of operating as a master terminal apparatus communicatively connecting a slave terminal apparatus to the base station; and the slave terminal apparatus capable of utilizing the communicative connection using the tethering function of the terminal apparatus, in which at least the communicative connection between the slave terminal apparatus and the base station is stopped, in a case that the communicative connection by the slave terminal apparatus to the base station is not allowed.