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

Claim 10:
11. A network device comprising:
at least one processor,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
receive a registration request that comprises a subscription concealed identifier (SUCI) associated with a user equipment (UE) device;
determine whether the SUCI indicates a request for null-scheme network access;
retrieve, 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;
determine whether the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access based on the retrieved scheme authorization parameter; and
perform processing associated with null-scheme network access when it is determined that the UE device is authorized for null-scheme network access.