System and method for radius accounting for wireless communication networks
First Claim
1. A system for providing accounting for a wireless network, the system including:
- an access point connectable to a mobile client;
a wireless integrated node connected to the access point and configured for providing and mapping between two different communication protocols; and
a link for connecting the wireless integrated node to a charging gateway and further to an accounting system, wherein the accounting system provides a bill for usage of the wireless network by the mobile client;
wherein the first communication protocol is of a format required by the wireless network and the second communication protocol is of a format required by the accounting system.
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Abstract
An authentication server includes a first link connected to an authenticator associated with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) and a second link connected to a gateway associated with a mobile network such as a GPRS network. The authentication server also includes a mapping system having instructions for receiving one or more first messages from the authenticator, the first messages being of a first type associated with the WLAN but not the mobile network, such as a RADIUS message. The mapping system also includes instructions for generating a first group of one or more call detail records from the received first messages, the call detail records being of a second type associated with the mobile network, and sending the first group of call detail records to the gateway.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for providing accounting for a wireless network, the system including:
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an access point connectable to a mobile client;
a wireless integrated node connected to the access point and configured for providing and mapping between two different communication protocols; and
a link for connecting the wireless integrated node to a charging gateway and further to an accounting system, wherein the accounting system provides a bill for usage of the wireless network by the mobile client;
wherein the first communication protocol is of a format required by the wireless network and the second communication protocol is of a format required by the accounting system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for generating call detail records in a format used with a mobile network for a client having an account with the mobile network and using a wireless local area network, the method comprising:
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receiving a RADIUS start message from an access point;
generating a first Call Detail Record (CDR) from accounting information contained in the RADIUS start message; and
sending the first CDR message to a charging gateway associated with the mobile network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An authentication server comprising:
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a first link connected to an authenticator associated with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN);
a second link connected to a gateway associated with a mobile network; and
a mapping system including instruction for receiving one or more first messages from the authenticator, the first messages being of a first type associated with the WLAN but not the mobile network;
generating a first group of one or more call detail records from the received first messages, the call detail records being of a second type associated with the mobile network; and
sending the first group of call detail records to the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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