Generic wlan architecture
First Claim
1. A method for performing data interchange between a first network, which is based on a first technology, and a second network, which is based on a second technology, comprising:
- setting up communication between a station and the first network, using the first technology, and basic functions of the first network;
performing authentication and/or authorization of the station at a first server providing Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) functionality located in the first network, the first server in the first network authenticating and/or authorizing the station to use services in the first network wherein data specific to the station or specific to a subscriber using the station used for performing the authentication and/or authorization are obtained from a data source external to the first network, and the subscriber using the station has a subscription in the first network and a subscription in the second network;
providing the station with billing functions, the billing functions being provided by the first server in the first network, the billing functions being specific to the second network; and
transferring billing related data specific to the subscriber between the first server in the first network and a second server providing AAA functionality located in the second network, whereinthe second server in the second network processes the billing related data specific to the subscriber in line with methods customary in the second network,the station is authenticated through a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card reader associated with the second network or though a subscriber station associated with the second network but located in the region of the station in the first network, andthe first network is a local network and the second network is a cellular mobile radio network.
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Abstract
A first network is structured according to a first technology, especially a data network, comprising one or several network devices and/or interfaces, which are configured to establish communication with at least one station using the first technology and have basic functions for autonomous operation of the first network. In order to be able to collect subscriber-related data from a data source outside the network, especially a second network structured according to a second technology, more particularly a cellular mobile telephone network, when a subscriber who is not registered in the first network is connected, one of the two networks generically enables logical functions of components of the other network. A network facility enables the implementation of the above-mentioned method.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for performing data interchange between a first network, which is based on a first technology, and a second network, which is based on a second technology, comprising:
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setting up communication between a station and the first network, using the first technology, and basic functions of the first network; performing authentication and/or authorization of the station at a first server providing Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) functionality located in the first network, the first server in the first network authenticating and/or authorizing the station to use services in the first network wherein data specific to the station or specific to a subscriber using the station used for performing the authentication and/or authorization are obtained from a data source external to the first network, and the subscriber using the station has a subscription in the first network and a subscription in the second network; providing the station with billing functions, the billing functions being provided by the first server in the first network, the billing functions being specific to the second network; and transferring billing related data specific to the subscriber between the first server in the first network and a second server providing AAA functionality located in the second network, wherein the second server in the second network processes the billing related data specific to the subscriber in line with methods customary in the second network, the station is authenticated through a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card reader associated with the second network or though a subscriber station associated with the second network but located in the region of the station in the first network, and the first network is a local network and the second network is a cellular mobile radio network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32)
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30. A network device for a first network based on a first technology, comprising:
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an interface to set up communication with a station using the first technology and basic functions associated with the first network; and a first server providing Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) functionality located in the first network to authenticate and/or authorize the station to use services in the first network, wherein authentication and/or authorization data specific to the station or specific to a subscriber using the station are obtained from a data source external to the first network, the subscriber using the station has a subscription in the first network and a subscription in a second network, the second network being based on a second technology, the second technology being different from the first technology, the first server in the first network provides the station with billing functions, the billing functions being specific to the second network, billing related data specific to the subscriber is transferred between the first server in the first network and a second server providing AAA functionality located in the second network, the second server in the second network processes the billing related data specific to the subscriber in line with methods customary in the second network, the station is authenticated through a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card reader associated with the second network or though a subscriber station associated with the second network but located in the region of the station in the first network, and the first network is a local network and the second network is a cellular mobile radio network.
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33. A method for performing data interchange between a first network, which is based on a first technology, and a second network, which is based on a second technology, comprising:
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setting up communication between a station and the first network, using the first technology, and basic functions of the first network; performing authentication and/or authorization of the station at a first server providing Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) functionality located in the first network, the first server in the first network authenticating and/or authorizing the station to use services in the first network wherein data specific to the station or specific to a subscriber using the station used for performing the authentication and/or authorization are obtained from a data source external to the first network, and the subscriber using the station has a subscription in the first network and a subscription in the second network; providing the station with billing functions, the billing functions being provided by the first server in the first network, the billing functions being specific to the second network; and transferring billing related data specific to the subscriber between the first server in the first network and a second server providing AAA functionality located in the second network, wherein the second server in the second network processes the billing related data specific to the subscriber in line with methods that are customary in the second network, the first network is a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) network and the second network is a cellular mobile radio network, and the station is authenticated through a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card reader associated with the second network or though a subscriber station associated with the second network but located in the region of the station in the first network.
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