Core Network Management System for SIM-Free 5G Device Connectivity
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Solution Overview
Problem
User devices without a radio or subscriber identification module (SIM) cannot connect to telecommunication networks like 5G networks, as existing methods require these components for authentication and communication.
Innovation Solution
A core network management system generates a unique identifier for the user device and creates a telecommunication network stack, which includes the identifier, allowing the device to connect to a telecom network through an access network without a SIM or radio, using a SIM-free identifier.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user device connects to a telecommunication network using traditional methods, then the device can authenticate and communicate with the network, but the device must have a radio and a subscriber identification card (SIM)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the essential authentication and connectivity functions from the traditional SIM card and radio hardware. By generating a telecommunication network stack and unique identifier in the core network management system, the system separates these functions from the user device, allowing devices without SIM cards or radios to connect to the network through software-based identification and distribution mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The core network management system acts as an intermediary between the user device and the telecommunication network. It generates unique identifiers and distributes network stacks to devices that lack traditional authentication hardware, enabling connectivity without requiring the device itself to have a SIM card or radio component.
2Device complexity
If a user device lacks a radio and SIM card, then the device structure is simplified, but the device cannot connect to the telecommunication network
Solution Approach 1:
The core network management system performs preliminary actions by pre-generating unique identifiers and distributing complete telecommunication network stacks to user devices before they need to connect to the network. This advance preparation enables devices without SIM cards or radios to authenticate and communicate with the network immediately upon receiving the network stack.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional SIM-based authentication is used, then network security is maintained, but devices without SIM cards cannot be authenticated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the authentication parameter from physical SIM cards to software-based unique identifiers generated and managed by the core network management system. This parameter change enables authentication for devices without SIM cards while maintaining security through centralized generation and distribution of unique identifiers that can be verified by the network.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for connecting a user device to a telecommunication network include a user device and a core network management system communicatively coupled to at least one access network and the user device. The core network management system is structured to generate a unique identifier corresponding to the user device, generate a telecommunication network stack based on the unique identifier, the virtual telecommunication network stack including the unique identifier, determine a channel to distribute the telecommunication network stack, and based on the telecommunication network stack, cause the user device to connect to a telecom network using an access network.