Personal IoT Network Gateway Authorization
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Solution Overview
Problem
The adoption of personal Internet-of-things (IoT) networks (PINs) is hindered by challenges such as lack of interoperability between devices using different connectivity protocols, enhancing user equipment (UE) capabilities with gateway and management capabilities, and preserving user privacy while delivering necessary information to the network.
Innovation Solution
The development of PIN attributes, architectural aspects, configurations for PEGC/PEMC authorization, and procedures for notification and parameter provisioning, including UE-initiated dynamic PIN establishment, to facilitate seamless communication and privacy preservation within PINs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If UE is enhanced with gateway and management capabilities to enable PIN establishment, then device functionality and network capability are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the gateway functionality into modular components: the UE maintains a PIN management component for establishing and managing PINs, while the gateway component can be selectively activated. This segmentation allows the base complexity of UE to remain manageable while adding gateway capabilities only when needed for PIN operations.
Solution Approach 2:
The UE is designed with multi-functionality to serve both as a regular user device and as a gateway for PIN establishment. The registration request mechanism allows the UE to declare its capability to function as a gateway, enabling it to handle both standard UE operations and PIN-related gateway operations through a unified interface.
2Adaptability or versatility
If dynamic PIN establishment is implemented to improve network flexibility, then adaptability is improved, but signaling overhead and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having the UE include its gateway capability declaration in the initial registration request message. This allows the network to pre-process and prepare for potential PIN establishment operations before they are actually needed, reducing the time required when dynamic PIN establishment is triggered later.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adapts PIN establishment based on real-time conditions. The UE can initiate PIN establishment dynamically when needed, and the network responds by providing authorization and configuration parameters on-demand. This dynamic approach allows the system to maintain flexibility while optimizing timing by only engaging in detailed PIN setup processes when actually required.
3Reliability
If user privacy is preserved by limiting information disclosure, then security is improved, but network authorization capability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces the base station as an intermediary that mediates between the UE and the network core. The base station receives the registration request with gateway capability from the UE, performs initial processing, and then communicates with the core network for authorization. This intermediary role allows privacy-preserving communication while enabling the network to obtain necessary authorization information through controlled channels.
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies local quality by processing different types of information at different levels. Sensitive UE information is processed locally at the base station level for immediate gateway capability assessment, while only necessary authorization parameters are forwarded to the core network. This localized processing preserves privacy by minimizing the scope and amount of sensitive data transmitted to the broader network.
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AI summary
Disclosed are methods, systems, and computer-readable medium to perform operations including: generating a registration request comprising a capability of the UE to serve as a gateway for a personal Internet-of-things network (PIN); sending the registration request to a base station serving the UE; receiving, from the base station, a registration accept message comprising a PIN gateway authorization; and initiating establishment of the PIN with at least one other device, wherein the UE serves as the gateway of the PIN to the base station.