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

Claim 0:
1. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled with the memory,
wherein the processor is configured to:
generate a Subscription Concealed Identifier (SUCI),
wherein the SUCI includes a Subscription Permanent Identifier (SUPI) concealed using a protection scheme,
wherein 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
send 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.