Method and apparatus for automated SSD updates on an a-key entry in a mobile telephone system

摘要

A method and apparatus for allowing an Authentication Center (AC) to configure whether or not to perform automated A-key updating for a handset if an authentication failure occurs during an operation attempted by the handset. The AC has access to a Subscriber database describing, among other things, an "alternate A-key" for at least some of the subscribers. The AC also has access to database that contains configuration information about various MSCs in the system.