Method and apparatus for providing authorization material
First Claim
1. A method for providing authorization material comprising:
- sending, by an authorizing server, authorization material for a second access service node to a first access service node, wherein the authorization material corresponds to a mobile node (MN).
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Abstract
Various embodiments are described to address the problem of duplicated authentication processing in authorizing servers. Generally expressed, an authorizing server (220), such as an AAA server, sends (305) authorization material to a first access service node (210), such as a foreign agent or SIP agent. The authorization material is for a second access service node (230) and corresponds to a mobile node (201). The first access service node then forwards (307) the authorization material to the second access service node. By distributing the authorization material in this way, the second access service node need not communicate with the authorizing server to obtain the authorization material and neither does the authorizing server need to send messaging to both access service nodes. Thus, benefits such as reduced authorizing server load and reduced registration delays may be realized depending on the embodiment employed.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing authorization material comprising:
sending, by an authorizing server, authorization material for a second access service node to a first access service node, wherein the authorization material corresponds to a mobile node (MN). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for providing authorization material comprising:
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receiving, by a first access service node from an authorizing server, authorization material for a second access service node, wherein the authorization material corresponds to a mobile node (MN); and
forwarding, by the first access service node to the second access service node, the authorization material. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An authorizing server for providing authorization material, the authorizing server comprising:
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a network interface adapted to send and receive messaging to and from a network; and
a processing unit, communicatively coupled to the network interface, adapted to send, via the network interface, authorization material for a second access service node to a first access service node, wherein the authorization material corresponds to a mobile node (MN). - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An access service node for providing authorization material, the access service node comprising:
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a network interface adapted to send and receive messaging to and from a network; and
a processing unit, communicatively coupled to the network interface, adapted to receive, from an authorizing server via the network interface, authorization material for a second access service node, wherein the authorization material corresponds to a mobile node (MN), and adapted to forward, to the second access service node via the network interface, the authorization material. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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