Apparatus and method for providing indoor and outdoor wireless access in broadband wireless access communication system

• US 20060098614A1
• Filed: 10/07/2005
• Published: 05/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Won, Moon, Sang-Jun
• Granted Patent: US 7,317,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5007 Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/26 Cell enhancers or enhancement, e.g. for tunnels, building shadow
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/047 using dedicated repeater stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Disclosed is a method and apparatus for providing wireless access in a broadband wireless access system. The apparatus authenticates an access terminal when an access of the access terminal located in a first network employing a first predetermined access scheme is detected, allocates a private Internet Protocol (IP) address to the authenticated access terminal, translates the private IP address into a public IP address when an access of the access terminal through the private IP address is detected, and controls that the access terminal accesses a second network employing a second predetermined access scheme through the public IP address.

Claims

1. A method for providing wireless access in a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising:

authenticating an access terminal when an access of the access terminal located in a first network employing a first predetermined access scheme is detected;

allocating a private Internet Protocol (IP) address to the authenticated access terminal; and

translating the private IP address into a public IP address when an access of the access terminal through the private IP address is detected, and controlling the access terminal'"'"'s access of a second network employing a second predetermined access scheme through the public IP address.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the public IP address is allocated after achieving authentication in relation to the second network through the second predetermined access scheme.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising:

translating the public IP address into the private IP address when an access targeting the public IP address is detected from the second network;

controlling that the second network accesses the access terminal through the private IP address.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) private network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) scheme.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) private network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile WiMAX scheme.

6. A method for providing wireless access in a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising:

controlling authentication of an access terminal by relaying information between the access terminal and a second network employing a second predetermined access scheme, when an access of the access terminal located in a first network employing a first predetermined access scheme is detected;

controlling an allocation of the access a public Internet Protocol (IP) address from the second network terminal by relaying information between the authenticated access terminal and the second network; and

switching the public IP address to enable the access terminal to access the second network when an access of the access terminal through the public IP address is detected.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the public IP address is an IP address allocated after achieving authentication in relation to the second network through the second predetermined access scheme.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the step of relaying information between the authenticated access terminal and the second network comprises:

determining whether a second access scheme connection of the second network which corresponds to a Quality of Service (QoS) provided to the access terminal from the first network exists;

matching a signal received from the access terminal with the second access scheme connection if it is determined that there is the existing second access scheme connection;

determining whether the QoS is delay sensitive QoS if it is determined that the second access scheme connection is non existent;

setting a new second access scheme connection corresponding to the delay sensitive QoS it is determined that the QoS is delay sensitive QoS, and matching the signal received from the access terminal with the new second access scheme connection; and

matching the signal received from the access terminal with an existing second access scheme connection corresponding to a first predetermined QoS from among QoSs to be supported by the second network, when it is determined that the QoS is not delay sensitive QoS.

9. The method as claimed in claim 8, further comprising setting a new second access scheme connection corresponding to QoS provided to the access terminal from the first network if it is determined that the QoS is not the delay sensitive QoS, and matching the signal received from the access terminal with the new second access scheme connection.

10. The method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first predetermined QoS is a best effort (BE) QoS.

11. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) public network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) scheme.

12. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) private network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile WiMAX scheme.

13. An apparatus for providing wireless access in a broadband wireless access system which includes a first network employing a first predetermined access scheme and a second network employing a second predetermined access scheme, the apparatus comprising:

a bridge for authenticating an access terminal when an access of the access terminal located in the first network is detected, allocating a private Internet Protocol (IP) address to the authenticated access terminal, translating the private IP address into a public IP address when an access of the access terminal through the private IP address is detected, and controlling the access terminal'"'"'s access of the second network through the public IP address.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the public IP address is an IP address allocated after achieving authentication in relation to the second network through the second predetermined access scheme.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein the bridge translates the public IP address into the private IP address when an access targeting the public IP address is detected from the second network, and controls that the second network accesses the access terminal through the private IP address.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) private network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) scheme.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) private network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile WiMAX scheme.

18. An apparatus for providing wireless access in a broadband wireless access system which includes a first network employing a first predetermined access scheme and a second network employing a second predetermined access scheme, the apparatus comprising:

a bridge for controlling authentication of an access terminal by relaying information between the access terminal and the second network when an access of the access terminal located in the first network is detected, controlling a public Internet Protocol (IP) address from the second network to the access terminal by relaying information between the authenticated access terminal and the second network, and switching the public IP address to enable the access terminal to access the second network when an access of the access terminal through the public IP address is detected.

19. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the public IP address is an IP address allocated after achieving authentication in relation to the second network through the second predetermined access scheme.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein the bridge determines whether a second access scheme connection of the second network which corresponds to a Quality of Service (QoS) provided to the access terminal from the first network exists;

matches a signal received from the access terminal with the existing second access scheme connection if it is determined that there is the existing second access scheme connection;

determines whether the QoS is delay sensitive QoS if it is determined that second access scheme connection is nonexistent;

sets a new second access scheme connection corresponding to the delay sensitive QoS if it is determined that the QoS is delay sensitive QoS, and matches the signal received from the access terminal with the new second access scheme connection; and

matches the signal received from the access terminal with an existing second access scheme connection corresponding to a first predetermined QoS from among QoSs to be supported by the second network, if it is determined that the QoS is not delay sensitive QoS.

21. The apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the bridge sets a new second access scheme connection corresponding to the QoS provided to the access terminal from the first network if it is determined that the QoS is not delay sensitive QoS, and matches the signal received from the access terminal with the new second access scheme connection.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein the first predetermined QoS is a best effort (BE) QoS.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) public network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) scheme.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 18, wherein the first predetermined access scheme is a Mobile Worldwide interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) private network access scheme, and the second predetermined access scheme is a Mobile WiMAX scheme.