InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,854,497
Miller , et al. December 26, 2017

Method and apparatus for self configuration of LTE e-Node Bs


Abstract

The present invention is a procedure for a self configuring eNB/E-UTRAN. The eNB/E-UTRAN interacts with the Enhanced Packet Core (EPC) of the LTE network in order to complete the mutual authentication task between the eNB and the EPC and other operating procedures in the eNB self configuration phase.



Inventors:
Miller; James M. (Verona, NJ), Olvera-Hernandez; Ulises (London, GB), Wang; Peter S. (E. Setauket, NY)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000003031406

Appl. No.:
15/429,959

Filed:
February 10, 2017


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20170156098 A1 Jun 1, 2017



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/30 (20130101); H04W 4/025 (20130101); H04W 76/021 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04W 12/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 76/02 (20090101); H04W 36/30 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 12/06 (20090101); H04W 4/02 (20090101); H04L 29/06 (20060101)

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