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

Claim 8:
9. A network apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled with the memory,
wherein the processor is configured to:
receive a message containing a Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI) from a user equipment (UE) via one or more other network apparatus, wherein the SUCI is generated by the UE, and 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, 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
de-conceal the SUCI to the SUPI based on the protection scheme identified by the protection scheme identifier.