Multiservice use of network connection capability
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1. A system for controlling access to a communications network in accordance with a network service, the system comprising:
- a service controller that receives a request for the network service from an end system;
that provides the end system with a unique setup identifier and an enabling certificate, the certificate comprising information relating to a permitted setup and service policy or logic representing service capabilities or service permissions; and
that instructs the end system to send a connection setup request to access the communications network, the connection setup request including the certificate and the unique setup identifier; and
a network connector that receives the connection setup request from the end system and that processes the connection setup request based on the certificate and the unique identifier, the network connector establishing a network connection in accordance with at least the certificate.
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Abstract
A system that controls access to a communications network in accordance with a network service includes a service controller and a network connector. The service controller receives a request for the network service from an end system, provides the end system with a unique setup identifier and an enabling certificate, and instructs the end system to send a connection setup request to access the communications network, the connection setup request including the certificate and the unique setup identifier. The certificate includes information relating to a permitted setup and service policy or logic representing service capabilities or service permissions. The network connector receives the connection setup request from the end system, processes the connection setup request based on the certificate and the unique identifier, and establishes a network connection in accordance with at least the certificate.
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1. A system for controlling access to a communications network in accordance with a network service, the system comprising:
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a service controller that receives a request for the network service from an end system;
that provides the end system with a unique setup identifier and an enabling certificate, the certificate comprising information relating to a permitted setup and service policy or logic representing service capabilities or service permissions; and
that instructs the end system to send a connection setup request to access the communications network, the connection setup request including the certificate and the unique setup identifier; and
a network connector that receives the connection setup request from the end system and that processes the connection setup request based on the certificate and the unique identifier, the network connector establishing a network connection in accordance with at least the certificate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium that stores a program for controlling access to a communications network in accordance with a network service, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a receiving code segment that receives a request for the network service from an end system;
a providing code segment that provides the end system with a unique identifier and an enabling certificate in response to the request, the certificate comprising information relating to a permitted setup and service policy or logic representing service capabilities or service permissions; and
an instructing code segment that instructs the end system to send a connection setup request to a network connection capability to access the communications network, the connection setup request including the certificate and the unique identifier;
the network connection capability processing the connection setup request based on the certificate and the unique identifier, and establishing a network connection in accordance with at least the certificate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for controlling access to a communications network associated with a network service, the system comprising:
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a service controller that receives a request for the network service from an initiating end system;
that instructs the initiating end system to perform a connection setup request; and
that specifies a unique identifier to be included in the connection setup request, the unique identifier correlating the connection setup request and the network service; and
a network connector that receives the connection setup request from the initiating end system;
that processes the connection setup request based on the unique identifier and service parameters, the service parameters comprising information relating to a permitted setup and service policy or logic representing service capabilities or service permissions; and
that performs one of establishing a network connection to a terminating end system and rejecting the connection setup request based on the processing, in accordance with the service parameters. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Current AssigneeSBC Technology Resources, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeSBC Technology Resources, Inc. (AT&T, Inc.)
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InventorsSchneider, Marco, Cunetto, Philip
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Granted Patent
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Time in Patent OfficeDays
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US Class Current370/352
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CPC Class CodesH04L 12/5601 Transfer mode dependent, e....H04L 2012/5605 FibreH04L 2012/5614 User Network InterfaceH04L 2012/5629 Admission controlH04L 2012/563 Signalling, e.g. protocols,...H04L 2012/5665 Interaction of ATM with oth...H04L 2012/5669 Multiprotocol over ATM [MPOA]H04L 63/10 for controlling access to d...H04L 65/1101 Session protocolsH04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol...H04L 65/70 Media network packetisationH04L 65/80 Responding to QoSH04L 67/563 Data redirection of data ne...
