Vertical Control Platform for 5G Network Slice Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
In 5G mobile communication systems, there is a need for a platform that can authenticate a user's right to use both a vertical service and a mobile communication operator network without prior sharing of user information between the vertical server and the mobile communication operator network, and to automatically share the authentication results for future access.
Innovation Solution
A vertical control platform system that includes a vertical welcome unit for authenticating user rights and generating a vertical credential, a vertical AAA unit for performing user authentication and controlling connections between user terminals and vertical servers through network slices, and a vertical AF unit for interfacing with user authentication for mobile communication operators.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a platform is introduced to authenticate user rights for vertical services and mobile communication operator networks, then authentication capability and service management efficiency are improved, but device complexity and system structure are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a vertical service platform as an intermediary system between user terminals and mobile communication operator networks. This platform includes a welcome unit for initial authentication, an AAA unit for credential verification, and an AF unit for service coordination. The intermediary platform centralizes authentication functions, allowing both vertical services and operator networks to verify user rights without direct integration between them, thus improving reliability while managing complexity through modular architecture.
2Measurement precision
If user information is shared between vertical server and mobile communication operator network, then authentication accuracy is improved, but information security and privacy protection are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts sensitive user information from the authentication process and replaces it with vertically-specific credentials issued by the platform. Instead of sharing complete user profiles between vertical servers and operator networks, the system generates dedicated vertical credentials that contain only the necessary authentication data for specific vertical services. This extraction approach maintains authentication accuracy while minimizing information exposure and security risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates simplified copies of user authentication data in the form of vertical credentials. These credentials are generated by the platform's welcome unit based on verified user information, then distributed to both the vertical server and user terminal. The credentials serve as sufficient copies for authentication purposes without requiring access to the original comprehensive user information, thus maintaining authentication accuracy while protecting information security.
3Device complexity
If manual authentication processes are used for each vertical service, then system complexity is reduced, but productivity and service deployment speed are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary authentication and credential generation through the welcome unit before users access any vertical services. The platform pre-verified user rights with the mobile communication operator network and pre-generated vertical credentials that can be automatically used across multiple vertical services. This preliminary action eliminates the need for repeated manual authentication processes, significantly improving service deployment speed and productivity while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated workflows.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges multiple authentication functions into a single integrated vertical service platform. The welcome unit, AAA unit, and AF unit work together to combine user verification, credential generation, and service authorization in one unified system. This consolidation automates what would otherwise require multiple separate manual authentication processes across different vertical services, improving productivity while keeping the overall system structure manageable through functional integration.
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AI summary
A vertical control platform system according to the present invention comprises: a vertical welcome unit which, in response to a vertical service registration request made through a vertical app of a user terminal, authenticates a user's right to use each of a vertical server and a mobile communication operator network, generates a vertical credential, and provides the vertical credential to the user terminal; a vertical AAA unit which uses the vertical credential to perform user authentication when the vertical app is executed, and controls the connection between the user terminal and the vertical server through a network slice according to the result of the user authentication; and a vertical AF unit which performs an interface function for user authentication for a mobile communication operator.