Preventing clone device registration in a wireless communication system

摘要

Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods that prevent clone devices from registering with a wireless communication network. In a particular embodiment, a wireless device exchanges communications with a wireless communication network during an initial period of time. The wireless device transfers an initial location of the wireless device during the initial period of time to an authorization system for the wireless communication network. During a second period of time, the wireless device transfers a registration request indicating a confirmation location and a location of the wireless device during the second period of time to the authorization system. The authorization system processes the registration request to validate the confirmation location based on the initial location. If the confirmation location is validated based on the initial location, then the authorization system allows the wireless device to access the wireless communication network during the second period of time.

主权项

1. A method of operating a wireless communication system comprising:
exchanging communications between a wireless device and a wireless communication network during an initial period of time; transferring an initial location of the wireless device during the initial period of time and an initial random number from the wireless device to an authorization system for the wireless communication network; storing the initial location in the wireless device as a confirmation location; during the second period of time, transferring a registration request indicating the confirmation location, a confirmation number, a second random number, and a location of the wireless device during the second period of time from the wireless device to the authorization system; in the authorization system, processing the registration request to validate the confirmation location based on the initial location by determining whether the confirmation location matches the initial location and to validate the confirmation number based on the initial random number; and if the confirmation location is validated based on the initial location and the confirmation number is validated based on the initial random number, allowing the wireless device to register with the wireless communication network during the second period of time.