WLAN user fixed network accessing method and system

• US 20150244723A1
• Filed: 08/14/2013
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Fan, Liang, Chen, Yong, Yuan, Bo, Liang, Qiandeng
• Granted Patent: US 9,736,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0892 by using authentication-authorization-accounting [AAA] servers or protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/162 at the data link layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/0431 Key distribution or pre-distribution; Key agreement
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/16 Gateway arrangements

Abstract

A method for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) user to access a fixed network is disclosed, which includes: after the WLAN user is authenticated successfully, a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) sends obtained user subscription information to a WLAN device; and after the WLAN device performs related configuration according to the user subscription information, a WLAN user terminal accesses a network. A system for a WLAN user to access a fixed network is also disclosed. The present disclosure can solve the problem that a WLAN network cannot perceive the user subscription information and further cannot provide differentiated services based on different users and different subscription information because a WLAN user passes through BNG authentication.

Claims

1. A method for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) user to access a fixed network, comprising:

after the WLAN user is authenticated successfully, sending, by a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG), obtained user subscription information to a WLAN device; and

after the WLAN device performs related configuration according to the user subscription information, accessing, by a WLAN user terminal, a network.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein before the authentication of the WLAN user, the method further comprises:

configuring the BNG as an authentication server end, and configuring the WLAN device as an authentication client end.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the WLAN device is an Access Controller (AC) or an Access Point (AP).

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the WLAN user is authenticated successfully, while the BNG sends the obtained user subscription information to the WLAN device, the method further comprises:

sending, by the BNG, the user subscription information to the WLAN user terminal through an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication success message.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein,

when the WLAN device is the AC, the step of sending, by the BNG, the obtained user subscription information to the WLAN device comprises:

confirming, by the BNG, the AC to which the WLAN user terminal belongs, and sending the user subscription information to the AC through a Radius CoA message or a Diameter CCA message; and

sending, by the AC, the user subscription information to the AP by means of Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol (CAPWAP) or Technical Report-069 (TR-069);

or

when the WLAN device is the AP, the step of sending, by the BNG, the obtained user subscription information to the WLAN device comprises;

confirming, by the BNG, the AP to which the WLAN user terminal belongs, and sending the user subscription information to the AP through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of confirming, by the BNG, the AC or the AP to which the WLAN user terminal belongs comprises:

confirming, by the BNG, the AC or the AP to which the WLAN user terminal belongs through a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the WLAN user terminal and/or user side logical interface or physical port information of the BNG.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of performing, by the WLAN device, related configuration according to the user subscription information comprises:

the AP performs a bandwidth and priority configuration of an air interface according to a user subscription bandwidth and a priority in the user subscription information; and

the AP and the WLAN user terminal conduct a key negotiation according to an encryption key in the user subscription information to obtain an encryption key PTK;

the encryption key is a Pre-shared Key (PSK) or a Pairwise Master Key (PMK).

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein after the WLAN device performs related configuration according to the user subscription information, the method further comprises:

applying to, by the WLAN user terminal, the BNG for an IP address through a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) protocol, and accessing a network after obtaining the IP address;

or,

before the authentication of the WLAN user, the method further comprises;

applying to, by the WLAN user terminal, the BNG for an IP address through the DHCP protocol.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein after the WLAN user accesses a network, the method further comprises:

accessing, by the WLAN user, a portal server, and changing the user subscription information on line;

sending, by the portal server, the changed user subscription information to an Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) server; and

sending, by the AAA server, the changed user subscription information to the BNG through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

sending, by the BNG, the changed user subscription information to the WLAN device, comprising;

when the WLAN device is the AC, sending, by the BNG, the changed user subscription information to the AC through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message; and

sending, by the AC, the user subscription information to the AP by means of CAPWAP or TR-069;

or

when the WLAN device is the AP, sending, by the BNG, the changed user subscription information to the AP through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message.

11. A system for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) user to access a fixed network, comprising:

a WLAN Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) and a WLAN device;

the BNG is configured to, after the WLAN user is authenticated successfully, send obtained user subscription information to the WLAN device; and

the WLAN device is configured to perform related configuration according to the user subscription information.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein,

the BNG is further configured to, after the WLAN user is authenticated successfully, send the user subscription information to the WLAN user terminal through an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication success message while sending the obtained user subscription information to the WLAN device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein,

when the WLAN device is an Access Controller (AC), the BNG is further configured to confirm the AC to which the WLAN user terminal belongs, and send the user subscription information to the AC through a Radius CoA message or a Diameter CCA message;

the AC is configured to send the user subscription information to the AP by means of Control And Provisioning of Wireless Access Points Protocol (CAPWAP) or Technical Report-069 (TR-069);

or

when the WLAN device is an Access Point (AP), the BNG is further configured to confirm the AP to which the WLAN user terminal belongs, and send the user subscription information to the AP through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein,

the BNG is further configured to confirm the AC or the AP to which the WLAN user terminal belongs through a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the WLAN user terminal and/or user side logical interface or physical port information of the BNG.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein,

the AP is further configured to perform a bandwidth and priority configuration of an air interface according to a user subscription bandwidth and a priority in the user subscription information, and conduct a key negotiation with the WLAN user terminal according to an encryption key in the user subscription information to obtain an encryption key PTK;

the encryption key is a Pre-shared Key (PSK) or a Pairwise Master Key (PMK).

16. The system according to claim 15, wherein, after the user subscription information is changed,

when the WLAN device is the AC, the BNG is further configured to send the changed user subscription information to the AC through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message;

the AC is further configured to send the user subscription information to the AP by means of CAPWAP or TR-069;

or

when the WLAN device is the AP, the BNG is further configured to send the changed user subscription information to the AP through the Radius CoA message or the Diameter CCA message.