Patent ID: 11863979
Assignee: nan
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A method for authenticating a device-side translator (DS-TT) function comprising:
completing Access and Mobility Management (AMF) functions, wherein the AMF functions comprise,
receiving DS-TT function, identity 86 credential values (“DS-TT values”) associated with a first DS-TT function, and
transparently forwarding the received DS-TT values to Network Exposure (NEF) functions; and
completing the NEF functions, wherein the NEF functions comprise,
reading the received DS-TT values, and
selecting an Authentication Server function (AUSF) based on the read DS-TT values to authenticate the first DS-TT function provided stored, correct identity and credentials of a second DS-TT function comprising a receive function completed after a user equipment (UE) receive function of a local device and a DS-TT transmit function completed before a UE transmit function of the local device match the received identity and credential values of the first DS-TT function.