Method for providing an apparent connectivity in an access network corresponding network access server and event management system

• US 20020103803A1
• Filed: 01/10/2002
• Published: 08/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Marly, Nick, Handekyn, Koen, Chantrain, Dominique
• Application Number:
  US10/041,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20020103803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2856 Access arrangements, e.g. Internet access asynchronous transfer mode networks H04L12/5601; broadband local area networks H04L12/2801; optical access or distribution networks H04Q11/0067; access to open networks H04L12/5691; digital subscriber line end-user equipment and bit-level processing of data on a PSTN-based network H04M11/00; home network gateways H04L12/2834; wireless access networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2861 Point-to-multipoint connection from the data network to the subscribers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2872 Termination of subscriber connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/289 Single service

Abstract

The invention relates notably to a method for providing connectivity between hosts in a data communication network, at least one host, herein called semi-permanent user, being able to be connected to a Network Access Server over an access network.

According to the invention, the method comprising the steps of:

storing connection parameters of the semi-permanent user in a database accessible by the Network Access Server, said connection parameters identifying unambiguously said semi-permanent user in said access network;

scanning the occurrence of events directed to the semi-permanent user at an Event Management System when the semi-permanent user is not connected to the Network Access Server;

upon occurrence of one of these events, triggering the Network Access Server by the Event Management System to establish a connection to the semi-permanent user by using the connection parameters.

Claims

1. A method for providing connectivity between hosts in a data communication network, at least one of said hosts, herein called semipermanent user, being able to be connected to a Network Access Server over an access network, said method comprising the steps of:

storing connection parameters of said semi-permanent user in a database accessible by said Network Access Server, said connection parameters identifying unambiguously said semi-permanent user in said access network;

scanning the occurrence of events directed to said semi-permanent user at an event management system when said semi-permanent user is not connected to said network access server;

upon occurrence of one of said events, triggering said network access server by said event management system to establish a connection to said semi-permanent user by using said connection parameters;

2. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of

storing in said database in association with said connection parameters a list of events authorized by said semi-permanent user, said step of scanning the occurrence of events being limited to said list of events;

alerting said semi-permanent user of said event.

3. Method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of releasing said connection at the initiative of said Network Access Server.

4. Method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of billing said connection at an accounting system.

5. Method according to claim 1, wherein said data communication network is the Internet, said semi-permanent user comprising a web-server hosting contents addressed by an Universal Resource Locator, a connection being established by Network Access Server between said Network Access Server and said semi-permanent user when a host connected to the Internet wants to access said Universal Resource Locator.

6. Method according to claim 1, wherein said event directed to said semipermanent user is the reception of an e-mail or an incoming Voice over IP call.

7. Network Access Server adapted for enabling hosts of an access network to access to a data communication network, wherein said Network Access Server comprises a connection establishment module to be triggered by an Event Management System to initiate a connection establishment to a host of said access network, herein called semi-permanent user, by using connection parameters of said semi-permanent user stored in a database accessible by said Network Access Server, said connection parameters identifying unambiguously said semi-permanent user in said access network.

8. Event Management System to be associated to a Network Access Server according to claim 7, comprising:

means for accessing to a database storing connection parameters of hosts of an access network, said connection parameters identifying unambiguously said semi-permanent user in said access network;

an event detection module for detecting the occurrence of events destined to a host of said access network registered in said database, herein called semi-permanent user;

a trigger module for triggering said Network Access Server and indicating said connection parameters of said semi-permanent user.

9. Event Management System according to claim 9, being part of said Network Access Server according to claim 7.