Patent ID: 8726023
Filing Date: 2014-05-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: transmitting a request for authentication information from a network application function entity to a bootstrapping server function entity when the network application function entity needs to securely transmit data to a client entity, the client entity having one or more unidirectional communication links with one or more of the bootstrapping server function entity and the network application function entity, the one or more unidirectional communication links lacking a return channel from the client entity to the network application function entity and from the client entity to the bootstrapping server function entity; receiving a response including the authentication information from the bootstrapping server function entity at the network application function entity; and transmitting the authentication information and the data to be transmitted from the network application function entity to the client entity using at least one of the one or more unidirectional communication links.