AUTHENTICATION FOR USE OF HIGH SPEED NETWORK RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A computer readable medium for storing a computer program that associates a request for a virtual connection with a user account, the virtual connection request being initiated from a remote access port different from an access port previously associated with the account, the computer readable medium comprising:
- a receiving code segment for receiving a signaling message requesting the virtual connection to be established from the remote access port, the signaling message comprising at least one field modified to include an address of the remote access port;
an associating code segment for associating the virtual connection request with information from the account, the information indicating whether the requested virtual connection is permitted; and
a registering code segment for retrieving the address of the remote access port from the at least one field and for registering the address of the remote access port in association with the account, the registering comprising substituting the address of the remote access port for an address corresponding to the access port previously associated with the account.
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Abstract
A network node sets up a virtual connection in a network based on a virtual connection request initiated from an access port different from a first location previously associated with an account of a user. The network node includes a receiver for receiving a signaling message from the access port requesting the virtual connection. The signaling message has at least one field modified to include an address of the access port. The network node further includes a profile database and a registration server. The profile database stores a service policy associated with the user account. The registration server stores an address of the first location associated with the user account as a default registration, determines whether the user is authorized to establish the virtual connection based on the service policy, and replaces the first location address with the access port address when the user is authorized.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer readable medium for storing a computer program that associates a request for a virtual connection with a user account, the virtual connection request being initiated from a remote access port different from an access port previously associated with the account, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a receiving code segment for receiving a signaling message requesting the virtual connection to be established from the remote access port, the signaling message comprising at least one field modified to include an address of the remote access port;
an associating code segment for associating the virtual connection request with information from the account, the information indicating whether the requested virtual connection is permitted; and
a registering code segment for retrieving the address of the remote access port from the at least one field and for registering the address of the remote access port in association with the account, the registering comprising substituting the address of the remote access port for an address corresponding to the access port previously associated with the account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A network node for setting up a virtual connection in a network based on a virtual connection request initiated from an access port different from a first location previously associated with an account of a user, the network node comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a signaling message from the access port requesting the virtual connection to be established from the access port, the signaling message comprising at least one field modified to include an address of the access port;
a profile database for storing at least one service policy associated with the user account, the service policy defining at least one service available to the user; and
a registration server for storing an address of the first location associated with the user account as a default registration, a first connection being established between the access port and the registration server, the registration server replacing the first location address with the access port address;
wherein, based on the at least one service policy retrieved from the profile database, the registration server determines whether the user is authorized to establish the virtual connection. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for setting up a virtual connection in a communications network based on a virtual connection request initiated from a second access port different from a first access port previously associated with an account of a user, the method comprising:
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associating the user with the first access port;
establishing an initial connection with the second access port;
receiving a signaling message via the initial connection requesting the virtual connection to be established from the second access port, the signaling message comprising a first field modified to include an address of the second access port and a second field modified to include identification data associating the virtual connection request with the user account;
authenticating the virtual connection request based on the identification data;
determining whether the virtual connection is permitted based on at least one service policy associated with the user account; and
replacing the first access port address with the second access port address when the virtual connection is permitted;
wherein the virtual connection is established from the second access port in the communications network when the virtual connection is permitted. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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