Connectionless wireless access

摘要

A capability for connectionless wireless access is presented. A wireless end device is configured to encrypt context information of the wireless end device, based on a security key associated with attachment of the wireless end device to a wireless communication network, to form encrypted context information, generate a packet including a header and a payload where the header includes the encrypted context information, and propagate the packet toward a wireless access node of the wireless communication network. The wireless access node is configured to receive the packet and propagate the encrypted context information toward a controller of the wireless communication network. The controller is configured to receive the encrypted context information from the wireless access node, decrypt the encrypted context information based on a security key associated with attachment of the wireless end device to the wireless communication network to recover the context information of the wireless end device, and determine, based on the context information, whether the wireless end device is permitted to communicate via the wireless communication network.

主权项

1. A wireless access node of a wireless communication network, the wireless access node comprising:
a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to:
receive, from a wireless end device, a packet comprising a header and a payload, the payload comprising data to be communicated by the wireless end device via the wireless communication network, the header comprising encrypted context information;propagate the encrypted context information toward a controller of the wireless communication network; andreceive, from the controller based on a determination that the wireless end device is permitted to communicate via the wireless communication network, data handling context information, wherein the data handling context information comprises at least one of:
security context information configured for enabling the wireless access node to decrypted a payload portion of a packet received from the wireless end device; orcommunication context information configured for use by the wireless access node to determine forwarding of a packet received from the wireless end device, wherein the communication context information comprises a data forwarding rule for use by the wireless access node in determining forwarding of a packet received from the wireless end device.