Huawei technologies co., ltd. (20250063364). COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK ELEMENT DEVICE
COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK ELEMENT DEVICE
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Zhongding Lei of Singapore (SG)
Haiguang Wang of Singapore (SG)
COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK ELEMENT DEVICE
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250063364 titled 'COMMUNICATION METHOD AND NETWORK ELEMENT DEVICE
Original Abstract Submitted
embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a network element device. the method includes: a first network function network element obtains integrity-protected attestation information, where the attestation information includes an attestation result and range indication information associated with the attestation result; generates a service request message when determining that a service provided by a second network function network element is to be requested; and sends the service request message to the second network function network element, where the service request message includes the attestation information and an identifier of the first network function network element. the method disclosed in this application can prevent and mitigate a potential security risk faced by a network function in a mobile communication network, especially faced by a network function implemented in a software or virtualization manner.