System, method, and computer program for improving carrier Wi-Fi authentication response time
First Claim
1. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer code for:
- receiving, by a network policy server, at least one message indicating user equipment is present in at least one cell associated with a cellular network, the at least one message including information associated with the user equipment and at least one cell identifier associated with the at least one cell;
responsive to receiving the at least one message, identifying, by the network policy server, one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in a coverage area associated with the at least one cell;
responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is authorized to connect to;
sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot including credentials associated with the user equipment, for use by the Wi-Fi hot-spot in granting a connection with the user equipment;
responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to; and
sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for improving carrier Wi-Fi authentication response time. In use, at least one message is received at a network policy server indicating user equipment is present in at least one cell associated with a cellular network, the at least one message including information associated with the user equipment and at least one cell identifier associated with the at least one cell. Additionally, one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in a coverage area associated with the at least one cell are identified. Further, at least one indication that the user equipment is either authorized or not authorized to connect to at least one of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots is sent, the at least one indication including connection credentials associated with the user equipment if the user equipment is authorized to connect to at least one of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, and the at least one indication being sent prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots.
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14 Claims
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1. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising computer code for:
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receiving, by a network policy server, at least one message indicating user equipment is present in at least one cell associated with a cellular network, the at least one message including information associated with the user equipment and at least one cell identifier associated with the at least one cell; responsive to receiving the at least one message, identifying, by the network policy server, one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in a coverage area associated with the at least one cell; responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is authorized to connect to; sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot including credentials associated with the user equipment, for use by the Wi-Fi hot-spot in granting a connection with the user equipment; responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to; and sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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5. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a network policy server, at least one message indicating user equipment is present in at least one cell associated with a cellular network, the at least one message including information associated with the user equipment and at least one cell identifier associated with the at least one cell; responsive to receiving the at least one message, identifying, by the network policy server, one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in a coverage area associated with the at least one cell; responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is authorized to connect to; sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot including credentials associated with the user equipment, for use by the Wi-Fi hot-spot in granting a connection with the user equipment; responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to; and sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a memory system; and one or more processing cores coupled to the memory system and that are each configured for; receiving, by a network policy server, at least one message indicating user equipment is present in at least one cell associated with a cellular network, the at least one message including information associated with the user equipment and at least one cell identifier associated with the at least one cell; responsive to receiving the at least one message, identifying, by the network policy server, one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in a coverage area associated with the at least one cell; responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is authorized to connect to; sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the first set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot including credentials associated with the user equipment, for use by the Wi-Fi hot-spot in granting a connection with the user equipment; responsive to identifying the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that reside in the coverage area associated with the at least one cell in which the user equipment is present, determining, by the network policy server, a second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots in the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to; and sending, by the network policy server to each Wi-Fi hot-spot in the second set of Wi-Fi hot-spots and prior to the user equipment requesting to access any of the one or more Wi-Fi hot-spots, an indication that the user equipment is not authorized to connect to the Wi-Fi hot-spot. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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