Secure Network Rollover via Pre-stored Credentials
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Solution Overview
Problem
User equipment (UE) faces difficulties in seamlessly rolling over to a secure network, especially in emergency or hostile situations, due to strict secure network requirements, which can increase the likelihood of injury or death by delaying network connection establishment.
Innovation Solution
The UE uses stored network information to identify and connect to a secure network by receiving network parameters, comparing them with stored data, and establishing virtual private network (VPN) tunnels using private network credentials to access secure networks automatically.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the UE manually establishes connection with a secure network, then the network connection is secure and reliable, but the time required for connection establishment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent stores network information including private network credentials and VPN configuration details in advance within the UE. When network rollover is needed, the UE can immediately use these pre-stored credentials to establish secure connections without manual input, thus maintaining security while reducing connection establishment time.
2Reliability
If the UE uses strict secure network requirements, then the network security is maintained, but the ease of operation decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic network rollover functionality where the UE autonomously performs network selection, authentication, and VPN tunnel establishment using pre-stored credentials. The system serves itself by automatically matching current network parameters with stored network information and initiating connection procedures without user intervention, thus maintaining security requirements while significantly improving ease of operation.
3Speed
If the UE automatically establishes VPN tunnels using stored credentials, then the connection speed increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple network management functions including network parameter reception, network identification, credential verification, and VPN tunnel establishment into a single automated process. The UE integrates these functions by maintaining a unified database of stored network information and using a centralized automation mechanism to orchestrate the entire connection process, thus achieving fast connection speeds while managing complexity through functional integration.
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AI summary
A wireless mobile communication device can receive one or more network parameters from a network gateway and identify a network associated with the network parameters based on stored network information of networks with which the device is configured to join and/or network gateways with which the device is configured to communicate. The device can identify private network information associated with the identified network that will enable the device to access one or more private networks via the identified network. Once the device obtains access to the identified network, the device can set up one or more virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to join one or more private networks accessible via the identified network. When using two or more VPN tunnels, one VPN tunnel can be nested within another VPN tunnel.