Method and apparatus for authenticated quality of service reservation
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1. A method of securing a quality of service reservation, the method comprising:
- providing a signaling controller;
coupling said signaling controller with a first Quality of Service (QoS) server configured for establishing quality of service in a communication system;
coupling said QoS server with a router located on a local network of a user, wherein said router is coupled with a client computer configured for requesting a QoS reservation from said first QoS server;
receiving by said router a quality of service key for authenticating said client computer, the quality of service key being provided by the user; and
entering said quality of service key in a profile associated with said user at the signaling controller.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing authenticated quality of service reservation in a communication system. According to one embodiment of the invention a signaling controller distributes keys for use by a first quality of service server and a router for establishing quality of service over a communication system.
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1. A method of securing a quality of service reservation, the method comprising:
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providing a signaling controller; coupling said signaling controller with a first Quality of Service (QoS) server configured for establishing quality of service in a communication system; coupling said QoS server with a router located on a local network of a user, wherein said router is coupled with a client computer configured for requesting a QoS reservation from said first QoS server; receiving by said router a quality of service key for authenticating said client computer, the quality of service key being provided by the user; and entering said quality of service key in a profile associated with said user at the signaling controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of securing a quality of service reservation, the method comprising:
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providing a signaling controller; coupling said signaling controller with a first Quality of Service (QoS) server configured for establishing quality of service in a communication system; coupling said signaling controller with a router located on a local network of a user, wherein said router is coupled with a client computer configured for requesting a QoS reservation from said first QoS server; establishing a quality of service key for use by said router for authenticating said client computer, the quality of service key being established by the user; entering said quality of service key in a profile associated with said user at the signaling controller; receiving from said user said quality of service key for use by said signaling controller; receiving at said signaling controller a request from said client computer to authorize said first QoS server to provide said router with a QoS reservation; and conveying an authorization from said signaling controller to said first QoS server so as to authorize said first QoS server to provide said router with said QoS reservation, wherein said conveying an authorization comprises conveying said quality of service key to said first QoS server. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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