Apple inc. (20240306083). User Equipment Onboarding and Network Congestion Control in Standalone Non-Public Network Deployments simplified abstract

User Equipment Onboarding and Network Congestion Control in Standalone Non-Public Network Deployments

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Sarma V. Vangala of Campbell CA (US)

Fangli Xu of Beijing (CN)

Haijing Hu of Los Gatos CA (US)

Naveen Kumar R. Palle Venkata of San Diego CA (US)

Ralf Rossbach of Munich (DE)

Sethuraman Gurumoorthy of San Ramon CA (US)

Sree Ram Kodali of San Jose CA (US)

Srinivasan Nimmala of San Jose CA (US)

Srirang A. Lovlekar of Fremont CA (US)

Vijay Venkataraman of San Jose CA (US)

Yuqin Chen of Beijing (CN)

Zhibin Wu of Los Altos CA (US)

User Equipment Onboarding and Network Congestion Control in Standalone Non-Public Network Deployments - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240306083 titled 'User Equipment Onboarding and Network Congestion Control in Standalone Non-Public Network Deployments

The abstract of the patent application describes a user equipment (UE) that is configured to join a standalone non-public network (SNPN) by receiving SNPN information from broadcast messages transmitted by an onboarding base station.

• The UE determines whether the onboarding base station can be used for onboarding based on the received SNPN information and UE SNPN information stored at the UE.
• The UE is onboarded to the SNPN when it is determined that the onboarding base station can be used for onboarding.

Potential Applications: - Secure communication networks - Industrial IoT applications - Private enterprise networks

Problems Solved: - Simplifying the process of joining non-public networks - Enhancing network security for sensitive data transmission

Benefits: - Improved network access control - Efficient onboarding process for users - Enhanced network security measures

Commercial Applications: Title: Secure Onboarding Solution for Private Networks This technology can be used in industries such as telecommunications, healthcare, and finance to establish secure private networks for data transmission.

Questions about the technology: 1. How does the UE determine if the onboarding base station can be used for onboarding? The UE uses the received SNPN information and stored UE SNPN information to make this determination.

2. What are the key benefits of onboarding to a standalone non-public network? The key benefits include enhanced network security, improved access control, and a streamlined onboarding process.

Original Abstract Submitted

a user equipment (ue) is configured to join a standalone non-public network (snpn). the receives snpn information from one or more broadcast messages transmitted from a base station serving as an onboarding base station for the snpn, determines whether the onboarding base station may be used for onboarding by the ue based on the snpn information and ue snpn information stored at the ue and onboards the ue to the snpn when it is determined that the onboarding base station may be used for onboarding by the ue.