(19)
(11) EP 2 549 785 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
06.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/14

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
06.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/01

(21) Application number: 11768422.5

(22) Date of filing: 12.04.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 12/06(2009.01)
H04W 8/18(2009.01)
 H04W 4/08(2009.01)
H04W 12/04(2009.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/CN2011/072651
(87) International publication number:
WO 2011/127810 (20.10.2011 Gazette 2011/42)

(54)

Method and network side entity for authenticating communication devices

Verfahren und Netzwerkseitige Einheit zur Authentifizierung von Kommunikationsvorrichtungen

Procédé et entité côté réseau d'authentification de dispositifs de communication

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 12.04.2010 CN 201010149674

(43) Date of publication of application:
23.01.2013 Bulletin 2013/04

(73) Proprietor: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Longgang District Shenzhen, Guangdong 518129 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • ZHANG, Lijia
    Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 (CN)
  • XU, Yixian
    Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 (CN)
  • HUANG, Yingxin
    Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 (CN)
  • LIU, Xiaohan
    Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 (CN)
  • MERIAU, Laurence
    Shenzhen Guangdong 518129 (CN)

(74) Representative: Schmitz, Alexander 
Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH Elisenhof Elisenstrasse 3
80335 München
80335 München (DE)


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WO-A1-2012/097883
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US-A- 5 729 537
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CN-A- 1 691 603
CN-A- 101 640 887
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