Patent ID: 11304170

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an operating method of a core network entity in a wireless communication system, may include obtaining identification information of a private network from a registration request message obtained from a user equipment, selecting an authentication server function (AUSF) which supports authentication for the UE, based on the identification information of the private network, in response to performing an authentication procedure for the AUSF and the UE, selecting unified data management (UDM) for managing subscription information and registration information of the UE, obtaining the subscription information of the UE for the private network from the UDM, performing validity check of the UE for the private network, based on the subscription information of the UE, and registering the UE at the private network, based on results of the authentication procedure and the validity check.