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SHARING NETWORK ACCESS CAPACITIES ACROSS INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS

  • US 20080141355A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2008
  • Published: 06/12/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus comprising means adapted for carrying out a method for sharing network access capacities between a master Internet service provider, comprising at least one point of presence, and a client Internet service provider, said method comprising the steps of:

  • upon reception of an access request, including at least a subscriber identifier, an Internet service provider identifier and a password, at said at least one point of presence;

    determining, according to said Internet service provider identifier, if said access request comes from a subscriber of said master Internet service provider or from a subscriber of said client Internet service provider, said access request being rejected otherwise;

    if said access request comes from a subscriber of said master Internet service provider,determining, using said subscriber identifier and said password, if said subscriber is authorized to establish a connection; and

    ,if said subscriber is authorized, establishing a connection, else, rejecting said access request;

    else, if said access request comes from a subscriber of said client Internet service provider,determining if a new connection may be established for a subscriber of said client Internet service provider; and

    ,if a new connection may be established, sending an authorization request, comprising at least said subscriber identifier and said password, to said client Internet service provider, else, rejecting said access request;

    upon reception of an authorization acknowledgment, comprising said subscriber identifier, from said client Internet service provider;

    if said subscriber is authorized, establishing a connection, and sharing network access capacity across the established connection between the master Internet service provider and the client Internet service providerelse, rejecting said access request; and

    replacing said subscriber identifier and said password by a virtual subscriber identifier and a virtual password, associated to said Internet service provider identifier, when said access request comes from a subscriber of said client Internet service provider, before determining if a new connection may be established for a subscriber of said client Internet service provider.

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