System and Method for Authenticating an Element in a Network Environment
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Abstract
A method for authenticating an element in a network environment is provided that includes receiving a request for one or more triplets. One or more of the triplets may be associated with an authentication communications protocol that may be executed in order to facilitate a communication session. The method further includes returning one or more of the triplets in response to the request and initiating the communication session in response to the triplets after proper authentication of an entity associated with the request.
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52 Claims
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32. An apparatus for authenticating an element in a network environment, comprising:
an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server operable to receive a request for one or more triplets from a wireless local area network (WLAN) element, one or more of the triplets being associated with an authentication communications protocol that may be executed in order to facilitate a communication session via the WLAN element, the AAA server being operable to return one or more of the triplets to the WLAN element such that the communication session is facilitated after proper authentication of an entity associated with the request, and wherein a mobile application part (MAP) gateway is operable to receive a request from the AAA server when the AAA server cannot communicate one or more requested triplets to the WLAN element, the MAP gateway being operable to in order to return one or more triplets to the WLAN element in response to the request from the AAA server. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method for enlisting one or more end users in a network environment, comprising:
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enlisting one or more end users in a billing plan associated with network communications;
generating a bill associated with one or more of the end users, the bill being based on the billing plan; and
facilitating network communications for one or more of the end users in response to the end users being enlisted in the billing plan, whereby the network communications includes an apparatus for authenticating an element in the network environment, comprising;
an authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server operable to receive a request for one or more triplets from a wireless local area network (WLAN) element, one or more of the triplets being associated with an authentication communications protocol that may be executed in order to facilitate a communication session via the WLAN element, the AAA server being operable to return one or more of the triplets to the WLAN element such that the communication session is facilitated after proper authentication of an entity associated with the request, and wherein a mobile application part (MAP) gateway is operable to receive a request from the AAA server when the AAA server cannot communicate one or more requested triplets to the WLAN element, the MAP gateway being operable to in order to return one or more triplets to the WLAN element in response to the request from the AAA server. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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