System, method, and computer-readable medium for authentication center-initiated authentication procedures for a mobile station attached with an IP-femtocell system

摘要

A system, method, and computer readable medium that facilitate authentication center-initiated authentication procedures for a mobile station attached with a femtocell system are provided. A femtocell system may generate a registration identification of a mobile station from one or more mobile station authentication parameters. A convergence server located in a core network receives an authentication procedure request from an authentication center for the mobile station attached with the femtocell system and generates an authentication procedure request message that includes the registration identification assigned to the mobile station. The convergence server then transmits the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system and receives a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system. The authentication procedure request may comprise a unique challenge, a shared secret data update procedure, or a call history count update procedure.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a convergence server located in a core network, an authentication procedure request from an authentication center for a mobile station attached with a femtocell system; generating, by the convergence server, an authentication procedure request message that includes a registration identifier assigned to the mobile station, the registration identifier comprising a pseudo-electronic serial number derived from a mobile equipment identifier for the mobile station; transmitting, by the convergence server, the authentication procedure request message to the femtocell system; and receiving, by the convergence server, a response to the authentication procedure request message from the femtocell system; wherein the authentication procedure request comprises a unique challenge, and wherein the authentication procedure request message comprises an authentication request that includes a pseudo-randomly generated value; wherein the response includes an authentication result generated by the mobile station using the pseudo-randomly generated value and a shared secret data key.