Abstract: An optical-fiber connector with protective cap includes a connector body and a retaining member which are fitted over an optical-fiber sleeve member, a fixation member, and a spring. The protective cap is fitted over the retaining member and the connector body. Each second engaging portion of the protective cap is engaged with a corresponding first engaging portion of the connector body. After the protective cap draws the optical-fiber connector to pass through a guiding pipeline, the protective cap is removed, and the optical-fiber connector is assembled with a fixation sleeve and a coupling cap to form a standard connector.

Abstract: An optical-fiber connector includes a coupling member, a core component, a sleeve member, a metal retaining member, and a pressing member. The core component is in the receiving space. The metal retaining member is connected to one of two ends of the coupling member. The elastic arm of the metal retaining member inclinedly extends toward the other end of the coupling member. Two sides of the elastic arm have a plurality of retaining structures. The sleeve member is at the other end of the coupling member and is connected to the pressing member. The pressing portion of the pressing member extends toward the elastic arm. The metal retaining member is adapted to be buckled with an adapter, so that the service life of the optical-fiber connector can be prolonged.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a logic region and a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) region, a MTJ on the MRAM region, a metal interconnection on the MTJ, and a blocking layer on the metal interconnection. Preferably, the blocking layer includes a stripe pattern according to a top view and the blocking layer could include metal or a dielectric layer.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A session management network element obtains first indication information in a session establishment process of a session in a first network for a terminal device, where the first indication information indicates that user plane integrity protection in a second network is supported. The session management network element sends a first request message to an access and mobility management function network element in the first network based on the first indication information, where the first request message is used to request to assign a bearer identifier of the second network for the session. The session management network element receives a first response message from the access and mobility management function network element, where the first response message includes the bearer identifier.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a service authorization method and system, and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A first network element obtains a first access token from a token generation network element, and sends a first service request for a specified service to a second network element. The first service request includes the first access token. The first access token indicates that an NF service consumer network element has permission to access a specified service provided by an NF service producer network element belonging to a specified service domain. The first access token includes an identifier of the NF service consumer network element, an identifier of the specified service, and first service domain information associated with the specified service domain. The first service domain information is carried in the first access token, so that service domain-based access control can be implemented, thereby helping improve security of service authorization.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a key update method and apparatus. The key update method includes: generating a second multicast transmission key, where the second multicast transmission key is an updated key of a first multicast transmission key; and sending a first message, where the first message includes the second multicast transmission key and a multicast group identifier, and the first message indicates to update a multicast transmission key corresponding to the multicast group identifier to the second multicast transmission key. The key update method and apparatus in embodiments of this application can meet a key update requirement in a multicast transmission service, to further protect business interests of a service provider and improve system security.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an optic fiber connector, including a ferrule, a holder, a connector body having a plurality of first locking slots, a spring sleeved onto the holder, and a retainer having a plurality of locking hooks. The ferrule is assembled to the holder. The spring, the holder, and the ferrule are received in a space formed between the retainer and the connector body by locking the locking hooks with the locking slots respectively, wherein the spring is compressed by locking such that the retainer, the holder, the spring, and the connector body are abutted with each other.

Abstract: Disclosed are a readout circuit, an offset voltage eliminating method and device, a computer device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The readout circuit includes an object quantizer and an offset voltage elimination circuit. The offset voltage elimination circuit includes a correction circuit and a calibration circuit, an input of the correction circuit is connected to an output of the object quantizer, a compensation input of the calibration circuit is connected to an output of the current compensator, and a reference input of the calibration circuit is connected to the output of the object quantizer.

Abstract: A discovery method and apparatus based on a service-based architecture, where the method includes a control network element sending a discovery response to a first functional network element, where the discovery response includes a determined security parameter and an access address or an identifier of a second functional network element. The first functional network element receives the discovery response from the control network element, and sends an access request to the second functional network element based on the address or the identifier of the second functional network element, where the access request includes the received security parameter. The second functional network element receives the access request from the first functional network element, verifies correctness of the security parameter, and determines, based on the correctness of the security parameter, whether the access request is authorized by the first functional network element.

Abstract: An authentication management function AUSF receives an authentication request message from an access and mobility management function AMF, where the authentication request message carries a subscription concealed identifier SUCI. The AUSF sends an authentication vector get request message to a unified data management UDM function, where the authentication vector get request message carries the SUCI. The AUSF receives an authentication vector get response message from the UDM, where the authentication vector get response message includes authentication and key management for application AKMA indication information. The AUSF generates, based on the AKMA indication information, an authentication and key management for application-key identifier based on a routing indicator RID in the SUCI.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a security policy processing method and a communication device. A target access network device receives, from a source access network device, a message that includes indication information. Then, when the indication information indicates that a terminal device supports on-demand user plane security protection between the terminal device and an access network device, the target access network device sends, to a mobility management entity, a path switch request that carries a user plane security policy 021, where the user plane security policy indicates whether to enable user plane integrity protection.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a security policy processing method, to implement a best-effort on-demand user plane security activation mechanism in a network in which there is a core network element that does not support on-demand user plane security protection. The security policy processing method in embodiments of this application includes: A target 1 receives a message #50-2 from a core network device #30-1, where the message #50-2 includes container information from a source access network device. The target access network device determines a user plane security activation status between the target access network device and a terminal device based on the message #50-2, where the user plane security activation status indicates whether user plane ciphering protection is activated and/or whether user plane integrity protection is activated.

Abstract: A method includes: User equipment determines whether confidentiality protection is activated for communication data between the user equipment and an application function device. The user equipment sends a user plane message to the application function device. The user plane message includes an identifier of the user equipment, and the identifier is an encrypted identifier in a case in which the confidentiality protection is inactivated.

Abstract: A layout pattern of a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) includes a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region extending along a first direction on a substrate, a first contact plug extending along a second direction from the first diffusion region to the second diffusion region on the substrate, a first gate pattern and a second gate pattern extending along the second direction adjacent to one side of the first contact plug, and a third gate pattern and a fourth gate pattern extending along the second direction adjacent to another side of the first contact plug.

Abstract: A security context generation method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. In the method, a terminal device obtains a first security context for protecting a first communication service of the terminal device, and sends, to a session management function network element, a session request message for requesting to establish a session of a second communication service which is different from the first communication service. The terminal device receives, from the session management function network element a session accept message for completing establishment of the session of the second communication service. The terminal device obtains an additional generation indication and based on the additional generation indication obtains a second security context for protecting the second communication service.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, forming a first spin orbit torque (SOT) layer on the MTJ, forming an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer around the first SOT layer, forming a second SOT layer on the IMD layer, forming a first hard mask on the second SOT layer, patterning the first hard mask along a first direction, and then patterning the first hard mask along a second direction.

Abstract: A key generation method and an apparatus are provided. One example key generation method includes the following steps: determining, by a communication apparatus, that a master base station or a secondary base station serves as an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) donor, wherein the master base station and the secondary base station are connected to an IAB node; and performing at least one of the following when the master base station serves as the IAB donor, generating, by the communication apparatus, an IAB key KIAB based on a master base station key; or when the secondary base station serves as the IAB donor, generating, by the communication apparatus, the IAB key KIAB based on a secondary base station key.

Abstract: This application provides an example secure session method and apparatus. The method includes receiving, by a user plane gateway, a service request message from user equipment UE, where the service request message is used to request to establish a connection between the UE and a service server in a data network. The user plane gateway and the UE separately generate an encryption key and an integrity protection key based on the service request message, and activate encryption protection and/or integrity protection based on the generated encryption key and integrity protection key.