Edge Digital Reflection Association for Faster Re-Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network-centric communication networks fail to meet personalized user requirements due to centralized core networks with high risk of single point failures and inability to manage subscriber identities efficiently, leading to delays in re-authentication processes.
Innovation Solution
Implement a user-centric network architecture with digital reflections (DR) on edge clouds, using a twin-globally unique temporary identity (TWIN-GUTI) to quickly establish associations between terminal devices and DRs, reducing re-authentication delays.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a centralized core network is used to manage subscriber identities, then network control and management are simplified, but re-authentication delays occur and single point of failure risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized core network into distributed edge cloud networks. Each edge cloud network maintains local subscriber identity information and can independently perform authentication, eliminating the single point of failure and reducing re-authentication delays. The network is divided into multiple autonomous edge nodes that can operate independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimensional approach by deploying digital reflections at the network edge rather than maintaining a single centralized authority. This spatial distribution across multiple edge locations enables parallel authentication operations, reducing time delays while maintaining network control capabilities.
2Adaptability or versatility
If digital reflections are deployed on edge clouds, then user-centric personalized services are enabled, but network architecture complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates digital reflections (copies) of network functions at the edge clouds. These digital reflections replicate essential network capabilities locally, enabling user-centric personalized services without requiring complete architectural overhaul. The copying approach maintains service functionality while distributing network intelligence.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent designs the edge cloud digital reflections to perform multiple functions: identity management, authentication, and personalized service delivery. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate specialized components, thereby managing complexity while enabling user-centric versatile services.
3Productivity
If centralized network elements process large quantities of subscribers, then network efficiency is maintained, but single point of failure risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments subscriber processing capacity across multiple edge cloud nodes rather than concentrating it in a single centralized element. Each edge node can process subscribers independently, maintaining overall network productivity while eliminating the single point of failure. If one edge node fails, others continue processing subscribers without interruption.
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AI summary
This disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for association between communication devices. One method includes: sending, by a terminal device to a network device, a first message for establishment of an association relationship between the terminal device and a digital reflection (DR), wherein the first message comprises a first twin-globally unique temporary identity (TWIN-GUTI) of the terminal device, and wherein the first TWIN-GUTI comprises a first temporary identity (DRTI) of the DR and a globally unique identity (GUMEI) of first multi-access edge computing (MEC), and receiving, by the terminal device from the DR, a response message.