Service access control interface for an unlicensed wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A system for authorization and authentication of an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) subscriber, the system comprising:
- a) an unlicensed network controller communicatively coupled to a licensed wireless communication system, wherein the unlicensed network controller comprises an IP network controller (INC) communicatively coupled to the licensed wireless communication system and a security gateway communicatively coupled to the INC;
b) a mobile station (MS) communicatively coupled to the INC through the security gateway and communicatively coupled to the licensed wireless communication system;
c) a first server communicatively coupled to the security gateway for authentication of the MS into the unlicensed network controller; and
d) a second server communicatively coupled to the INC for exchanging session specific data with the INC, wherein the second server authorizes said session specific data.
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a system for authorization and authentication of an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) subscriber. The system includes an UMA network controller (UNC) which is communicatively coupled to a licensed wireless communication system. The system also includes an access point (AP) that serves a wireless local area network (WLAN). The system further includes a mobile station (MS) that is communicatively coupled to the AP and the licensed wireless communication system. The system also includes an authentication server that is communicatively coupled to the UNC. The authentication server authenticates a UMA subscriber for accessing an unlicensed mobile access network (UMAN) that includes the UNC and the AP.
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41 Claims
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1. A system for authorization and authentication of an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) subscriber, the system comprising:
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a) an unlicensed network controller communicatively coupled to a licensed wireless communication system, wherein the unlicensed network controller comprises an IP network controller (INC) communicatively coupled to the licensed wireless communication system and a security gateway communicatively coupled to the INC; b) a mobile station (MS) communicatively coupled to the INC through the security gateway and communicatively coupled to the licensed wireless communication system; c) a first server communicatively coupled to the security gateway for authentication of the MS into the unlicensed network controller; and d) a second server communicatively coupled to the INC for exchanging session specific data with the INC, wherein the second server authorizes said session specific data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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6. A method of authorization and authentication of an unlicensed mobile access (UMA) subscriber, the method comprising:
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a) receiving at a first server through a security gateway of an unlicensed network controller, information for authentication of a mobile station (MS) into the unlicensed network controller; b) receiving at an IP network controller (INC) of the unlicensed network controller, session specific data from the MS, wherein the INC is communicatively coupled to a licensed wireless communication system and is communicatively coupled to the security gateway; c) sending from the INC said session specific data to a second server; d) performing a set of authorization checks by the second server by accessing aset of databases; and e) sending a message from the second server to the INC to inform the INC whether the UMA subscriber is authorized to utilize the services of an unlicensed mobile access network comprising the unlicensed network controller. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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31. An unlicensed network controller communicatively coupled to a licensed wireless communication system, comprising:
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a) an IP network controller (INC) communicatively coupled to the licensed wireless communication system; and b) a security gateway communicatively coupled to the INC and communicatively coupled a first server for authentication of a mobile station (MS) into the unlicensed network controller, wherein the MS is communicatively coupled to the INC through the security gateway, wherein the MS is communicatively coupled to the licensed wireless communication system; wherein the INC is communicatively coupled to a second server for exchanging session specific data between the second server and the INC, wherein the second server authorizes said session specific data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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