Patent ID: 11877148
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. A method of a user equipment (UE), the method comprising:
generating a Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI), wherein the SUCI includes a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI) concealed using a protection scheme, the SUCI includes a protection scheme identifier identifying the protection scheme used to conceal the SUPI, and wherein the SUCI is configured to be de-concealed to the SUPI based on the protection scheme identified by the protection scheme identifier; and
sending the SUCI including the protection scheme identifier to a first network apparatus during a Registration Procedure, wherein the SUCI is transmitted from the first network apparatus to a second network apparatus that is configured to de-conceal the SUCI.