LONG TERM EVOLUTION (LTE) COMMUNICATIONS OVER TRUSTED HARDWARE

摘要

A Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication network (100) transfers data communications for User Equipment (UE) (101). An LTE gateway system (112-113) exchanges hardware trust data with a server system (140) to maintain hardware trust for the LTE gateway system (112-113). An LTE access node (110) processes a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message that contains a trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101) to generate an SI Application Protocol (S1-AP) initial UE message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101). An LTE management node (111) processes the S1-AP initial UE message to generate a General Packet Radio Service Transfer Protocol (GTP) create session message that contains the trusted bearer requirement for the UE (101). The LTE gateway system (112-113) exchanges user data for the UE (101) between the LTE access node (110) and a communication node (130-131) responsive to the GTP create session message.