Abstract: Techniques are described to provide open access in a neutral host environment. In one example, a method includes obtaining, by a mobility management node of a neutral host network, a network connectivity request from a user equipment, wherein the network connectivity request comprises an indication of a preferred service provider to which the user equipment is to be connected; determining, by the mobility management node, that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network; based on determining that the preferred service provider provides non-subscription-based network connectivity for the neutral host network, establishing secure communications for the user equipment, wherein the secure communications are established for the user equipment without authenticating an identity of user equipment; and providing network connectivity between the user equipment and the preferred service provider upon establishing the secure communications.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to provide for the ability to optimize the caching of Fast Transition (FT) hierarchical keys based on a derived or statically defined neighbor relationship between wireless wide area (WWA) access network nodes and wireless local area (WLA) access network nodes and also user equipment (UE) mobility triggers in the WWA access network. In one example, a method may include instructing a UE to report detection of a WLA access network and based, at least in part, on obtaining a notification via a WWA access node indicating UE detection of the WLA access network, identifying WLA access nodes that neighbor the WWA access node. The method may further include generating FT key material for the UE and communicating a portion of the FT key material to the WLA access nodes that neighbor the WWA access node to facilitate authenticating the UE to the WLA access network.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate fast roaming between a mobile network operator-public (MNO-public) wireless wide area (WWA) access network and an enterprise private WWA access network. In one example, a method is provided that may include generating, by an authentication node, authentication material for a user equipment (UE) based on the UE being connected to a public WWA access network, wherein the public WWA access network is associated with a mobile network operator, and the authentication node and the UE are associated with an enterprise entity; obtaining, by the authentication node, an indication that the UE is attempting to access a private WWA access network associated with the enterprise entity; and providing, by the authentication node, the authentication material for the UE, wherein the authentication material facilitates connection establishment between the UE and the private WWA access network.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate wireless wide area (WWA) virtualized Radio Access Network (vRAN) (e.g., 5G) to wireless local area (WLA) RAN (e.g., Wi-Fi) steering or WLA RAN to WWA vRAN steering for one or more UE. In one example, a method may include obtaining first performance metrics associated with links of a WWA vRAN (e.g., fronthaul, midhaul, and backhaul links); obtaining second performance metrics associated with links WLA RAN (e.g., backhaul links); and in response to determining that one of the WWA vRAN is experiencing degraded performance based on the first performance metrics or the WLA RAN the second performance metrics, activating a steering event that causes, at least in part, an indication to be communicated to a UE to cause the UE to connect to the WWA vRAN or the WLA RAN that is not experiencing degraded performance.

Abstract: A network function is configured to initiate a bulk session cleanup with a single release request. The network function detects a configuration change to a wireless network system that affects multiple user sessions for multiple user devices. The network function generates a single bulk session release request identifying the affected user sessions and provides the single bulk session release request to at least one other network function responsible for the user sessions.

Abstract: A Radio Access Network (RAN) element provides an internet indication to a User Equipment (UE) to enable the UE to quickly obtain internet access. The RAN element determines that the RAN element is connected to at least one gateway that provides public internet access, and broadcasts an internet indication. The RAN element determines that the UE has requested public internet access via the RAN element and provides the UE with public internet access.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing radio resource ownership indicators in charging records for a charging function. In one example, a method may include determining, by a session management node of a mobile network, that a user equipment is utilizing a particular radio resource of a mobile network resource for a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of the user equipment, wherein the mobile network resource is capable of being utilized via a plurality of radio resources and the particular radio resources is associated with an enterprise entity; and reporting charging information for the PDU session of the user equipment to a charging function of the mobile network to facilitate storing a charging record for the user equipment that is to include an identifier of the enterprise entity that is associated with the particular radio resource.

Abstract: In one example, an Access Point (AP) configures a first mapping of a first cellular network connection to a first local access network group, and further configures a second mapping of a second cellular network connection to a second local access network group. The AP determines whether a user device is authorized to use the first cellular network connection or the second cellular network connection. If the user device is authorized to use the first cellular network connection, the AP associates, for the user device, a first user device identifier with the first local access network group. If the user device is authorized to use the second cellular network connection, the AP associates, for the user device, a second user device identifier with the second local access network group.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate fast roaming between a mobile network operator-public (MNO-public) wireless wide area (WWA) access network and an enterprise private WWA access network. In one example, a method is provided that may include generating, by an authentication node, authentication material for a user equipment (UE) based on the UE being connected to a public WWA access network, wherein the public WWA access network is associated with a mobile network operator, and the authentication node and the UE are associated with an enterprise entity; obtaining, by the authentication node, an indication that the UE is attempting to access a private WWA access network associated with the enterprise entity; and providing, by the authentication node, the authentication material for the UE, wherein the authentication material facilitates connection establishment between the UE and the private WWA access network.

Abstract: Embodiments are presented for collaborative device address generation between a wireless client device and a network infrastructure component, such as a wireless access point. The wireless client device and network infrastructure component share information to facilitate collaborative generation of a sequence of device addresses. This shared information includes, in some embodiments, key information and moving factor information. The key information and moving factor information is used to generate a token. A sequence of tokens is generated by updating the moving factor as each token is generated. A corresponding sequence of device addresses are then derived based on the sequence of tokens. Since the wireless client device and the network infrastructure device apply equivalent methods to generate respective sequences of addresses, the network infrastructure is able to efficiently identify a source wireless client device when observing a new device address on a wireless network.

Abstract: A method is provided to anonymize the media access control (MAC) address of a client device. The method involves generating a plurality of media access control (MAC) addresses for use by a client device in a network. Policies are defined that determine which one of the plurality of MAC addresses is to be used by the client device. The plurality of MAC addresses allocated for use by the client device are registered with a management entity in the network.

Abstract: In one illustrative example, a user plane (UP) entity for use in a mobile network may receive a data packet from a user equipment (UE) operative to communicate in one or more sessions via a serving base station (BS) (e.g. eNB or gNB) of the mobile network. The UP entity may detect, in a header (e.g. SRH) of the data packet, an identifier indicating a new serving BS or session of the UE. The identifier may be UE- or BS-added data (e.g. iOAM data) that is inserted in the header by the UE or BS. In response, the UP entity may cause a message to be sent to an analytics function (e.g. a NWDAF) to perform analytics for session or flow migration for the UE.

Abstract: A network function is configured to initiate a bulk session cleanup with a single release request. The network function detects a configuration change to a wireless network system that affects multiple user sessions for multiple user devices. The network function generates a single bulk session release request identifying the affected user sessions and provides the single bulk session release request to at least one other network function responsible for the user sessions.

Abstract: Techniques for using Network Address Translation (NAT), Mobile Internet Protocol (MIP), and/or other techniques in conjunction with Domain Name System (DNS) to anonymize server-side addresses in data communications. Rather than having DNS provide a client device with an IP address of an endpoint device, such as a server, the DNS instead returns a random IP address that is mapped to the client device and the endpoint device. In this way, IP addresses of servers are obfuscated by a random IP address that cannot be used to identify the endpoint device or service. The client device may then communicate data packets to the server using the random IP address as the destination address, and a gateway that works in conjunction with DNS can convert the random IP address to the actual IP address of the server using NAT and forward the data packet onto the server.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a supervisory device in a network notifies, via an access point of the network, a node as to an ability of the network to support virtual access points. The supervisory device receives, in response to notifying the node, information from the node regarding characteristics of the node. The supervisory device selects, based on the characteristics of the node, a plurality of access points in the network to form a virtual access point with which the node may communicate. The supervisory device configures the plurality of access points to function as the virtual access point, wherein the node communicates with the network via the virtual access point.

Abstract: Techniques are described herein for providing radio resource ownership indicators in charging records for a charging function. In one example, a method may include determining, by a session management node of a mobile network, that a user equipment is utilizing a particular radio resource of a mobile network resource for a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session of the user equipment, wherein the mobile network resource is capable of being utilized via a plurality of radio resources and the particular radio resources is associated with an enterprise entity; and reporting charging information for the PDU session of the user equipment to a charging function of the mobile network to facilitate storing a charging record for the user equipment that is to include an identifier of the enterprise entity that is associated with the particular radio resource.

Abstract: Methods for extending cell broadcast notifications to various access technologies and enterprise communication infrastructure. A method includes obtaining, by a controller, a cellular broadcast message of a public warning system and identifying, by the controller, at least one network entity, from among a plurality of network entities operating in a private radio network, based on the at least one network entity being within a location area specified in the cellular broadcast message. The method further includes providing, by the controller to the at least one network entity, the cellular broadcast message.

Abstract: Techniques are described to provide for authentication and subscription management that are decoupled from a Home Subscriber Server (HSS).

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques to facilitate providing slice attribute information to a user equipment (UE) for one or more slice types with which the user equipment is allowed to establish one or more session(s). In one example, a method may include obtaining, by a network element, a registration request for connection of a UE to a mobile network; performing an authentication for connection of the UE to the mobile network; and upon successful authentication, providing, by the network element, a registration response to the UE, wherein the registration response identifies one or more network slice types with which the UE is authorized to establish a session and the registration response identifies one of: attribute information for each of the one or more network slice types or network location information from which attribute information for each of the one or more network slice types is to be obtained.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for authentication related to verification of identity for network access. The techniques may include sending a challenge associated with authentication to a network to a mobile device. In response to sending the challenge, the techniques may include receiving a challenge response from the mobile device. The challenge response may include biometric credential information associated with a user of the mobile device. The challenge response may also include an indication of an authorization assertion associated with the authentication to the network. In some examples, the techniques may include tailoring access to the network for the mobile device based on the biometric credential information.