Patent ID: 11910480
Assignee: VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a network device, a registration request that comprises a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) associated with a user equipment (UE) device;
determining, by the network device, whether the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access;
retrieving, by the network device and from at least one of a user data repository (UDR) device or a subscriber location function (SLF) device, a scheme authorization parameter for the UE device when it is determined that the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access,
wherein the scheme authorization parameter indicates whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme access to a service provider network;
determining, by the network device, whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access based on the retrieved scheme authorization parameter;
performing, by the network device, processing associated with null-scheme network access when it is determined that the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access.