System and method for providing differentiated service levels to wireless devices in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, on a first network arrangement connected to a network, an authentication request from a wireless device, wherein the network uses a first access protocol having a plurality of access categories and the wireless device uses a second access protocol, the authentication request including one of the plurality of access categories;
verifying the wireless device is authorized to communicate at the one of the plurality of access categories; and
communicating, when the wireless device is verified as authorized, a response to a second network arrangement that indicates the one of the plurality of access categories is used for communications with the wireless device.
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Abstract
Described is a system and method for providing differentiated service levels to wireless devices in a wireless network. The method comprises receiving, on a first network arrangement connected to a network, an authentication request from a wireless device. The network uses a first access protocol having a plurality of access categories and the wireless device uses a second access protocol. The authentication request including one of the plurality of access categories. The wireless device is verified to ensure that it is authorized to communicate at the one of the plurality of access categories. When the wireless device is verified as authorized, a response is communicated to a second network arrangement that indicates the one of the plurality of access categories is used for communications with the wireless device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, on a first network arrangement connected to a network, an authentication request from a wireless device, wherein the network uses a first access protocol having a plurality of access categories and the wireless device uses a second access protocol, the authentication request including one of the plurality of access categories;
verifying the wireless device is authorized to communicate at the one of the plurality of access categories; and
communicating, when the wireless device is verified as authorized, a response to a second network arrangement that indicates the one of the plurality of access categories is used for communications with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system, comprising:
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a first network arrangement connected to a network to receive an authentication request from a wireless device, wherein the network uses a first access protocol having a plurality of access categories and the devices uses a second access protocol, the authentication request including one of the plurality of access categories; and
a second network arrangement connected to the network to receive the authentication request from the first network arrangement, verify the wireless device is authorized to communicate at the one of the plurality of access categories and communicate, when the wireless device is verified as authorized, a response to the first network arrangement that indicates the one of the plurality of access categories is used for communications with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system comprising a memory storing a set of instructions and a processor to execute the instructions, the set of instructions configured to:
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receive an authentication request from a wireless device attempting to connect to a network, wherein the network uses a first access protocol having a plurality of access categories and the wireless device uses a second access protocol, the authentication request including one of the plurality of access categories;
verify the wireless device is authorized to communicate at the one of the plurality of access categories; and
communicate, when the wireless device is verified as authorized, a response indicating the one of the plurality of access categories is used for communications with the wireless device.
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20. A system, comprising:
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a first means connected to a network for receiving an authentication request from a wireless device, wherein the network uses a first access protocol having a plurality of access categories and the devices uses a second access protocol, the authentication request including one of the plurality of access categories; and
a second means connected to the network for receiving the authentication request from the first means, verifying the wireless device is authorized to communicate at the one of the plurality of access categories and communicating, when the wireless device is verified as authorized, a response to the first means that indicates the one of the plurality of access categories is used for communications with the wireless device.
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