Network access control
First Claim
1. An access control system for controlling access by wireless terminals to a wireless telecommunications network, the access control system comprising:
- a database storing the identities of a set of wireless terminals belonging to the telecommunications network;
a configurable store for storing a supplementary access value indicative of whether terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network; and
an access control unit for receiving an access request message indicating the identity of a wireless terminal and in response to that message accessing the database and/or the store to permit access by the wireless terminal to the wireless telecommunications network if;
a. the identity of the wireless terminal is present in the database;
or b. the supplementary access value indicates that terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network.
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Abstract
An access control system for controlling access by wireless terminals to a wireless telecommunications network, the access control system comprising: a database storing the identities of a set of wireless terminals belonging to the telecommunications network; a configurable store for storing a supplementary access value indicative of whether terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network; and an access control unit for receiving an access request message indicating the identity of a wireless terminal and in response to that message accessing the database and/or the store to permit access by the wireless terminal to the wireless telecommunications network if: a. the identity of the wireless terminal is present in the database; or b. the supplementary access value indicates that terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network.
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10 Claims
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1. An access control system for controlling access by wireless terminals to a wireless telecommunications network, the access control system comprising:
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a database storing the identities of a set of wireless terminals belonging to the telecommunications network;
a configurable store for storing a supplementary access value indicative of whether terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network; and
an access control unit for receiving an access request message indicating the identity of a wireless terminal and in response to that message accessing the database and/or the store to permit access by the wireless terminal to the wireless telecommunications network if;
a. the identity of the wireless terminal is present in the database;
orb. the supplementary access value indicates that terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for controlling access by wireless terminals to a wireless telecommunications network having a database storing the identities of a set of wireless terminals belonging to the telecommunications network and a configurable store for storing a supplementary access value indicative of whether terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network;
- the method comprising;
receiving an access request message indicating the identity of a wireless terminal;
accessing the database to determine whether the identity of the wireless terminal is present in the database and/or accessing the supplementary access value to determine whether it indicates that terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network; and
if the identity of the wireless terminal is present in the database, or the supplementary access value indicates that terminals that do not belong to the telecommunications network may access the network, transmitting a message to permit the wireless terminal access to the wireless telecommunications network.
- the method comprising;
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