UAV Network Authentication Sequencing After Dual Registration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication systems lack efficient mechanisms for authenticating and authorizing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) within network registration procedures, leading to potential security vulnerabilities and unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus for UAVs to perform registration procedures with both a UAV service supplier (USS) device and a core network device, followed by an authentication and authorization procedure initiated by the core network device only after successful registration with both entities, ensuring secure network integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If UAVs perform registration procedures with both USS device and core network device before authentication, then security is improved, but procedure complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by requiring UAVs to complete registration procedures with both the USS device and core network device before the authentication procedure is initiated. This ensures that all necessary registration steps are performed in advance, establishing a secure foundation before authentication occurs, thereby resolving the security concern while structuring the complexity in a controlled sequence
2Reliability
If authentication and authorization procedure is triggered only after successful registration with both USS device and core network device, then unauthorized access is reduced, but network integration time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent requires both registration procedures to be completed before triggering authentication, ensuring unauthorized access prevention through proper sequencing. The system waits for successful completion of both registration steps before initiating authentication, which prevents premature access while maintaining a structured timeline for network integration
3Reliability
If core network device initiates authentication procedure after receiving registration parameters from USS device, then authentication reliability is improved, but communication overhead increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses the USS device as an intermediary that collects registration parameters from the UAV and forwards them to the core network device. This mediator approach ensures that the core network device receives authenticated registration information before initiating the authentication procedure, improving reliability while distributing the communication load across multiple entities rather than requiring direct exhaustive communication between all parties
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AI summary
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) user equipment (UE) may perform a registration procedure with a UAV service supplier (USS) device via a network connection to register with the USS device. The UAV UE may perform a registration procedure with a core network device to register with a network associated with the core network device based at least in part on performing the registration procedure with the USS device. The UAV UE may receive, from the core network device, an indication to perform an authentication and authorization procedure only after performing the registration procedure with the USS device and after performing the registration procedure with the core network device. Numerous other aspects are provided.