Authentication of access terminals in a cellular communication network
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1. A system for authenticating an access terminal, comprising:
- a memory operable to store information describing the access terminal; and
a packet control function operable to;
receive a first extended authentication protocol message from the access terminal;
encapsulate the first extended authentication protocol message in a first A10 message;
populate a packet header of the A10 message with information identifying the A10 message as encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message; and
transmit the first A10 message to an IP gateway, the IP gateway configured to route packets between a radio-packet network and a packet data network independently of a point-to-point protocol and to transmit the extended authentication protocol message to an extended authentication protocol server used to authenticate the access terminal.
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Abstract
In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for authentication of an access terminal generally includes a radio access network having a packet control function. The packet control function is operable to receive an extended authentication protocol (EAP) message from the access terminal, encapsulate the extended authentication protocol message in a radio-packet (RP) network message, and transmit the radio-packet network message to an IP gateway.
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1. A system for authenticating an access terminal, comprising:
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a memory operable to store information describing the access terminal; and a packet control function operable to; receive a first extended authentication protocol message from the access terminal; encapsulate the first extended authentication protocol message in a first A10 message; populate a packet header of the A10 message with information identifying the A10 message as encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message; and transmit the first A10 message to an IP gateway, the IP gateway configured to route packets between a radio-packet network and a packet data network independently of a point-to-point protocol and to transmit the extended authentication protocol message to an extended authentication protocol server used to authenticate the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for authenticating an access terminal by a packet control function, comprising:
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receiving a first extended authentication protocol message from the access terminal; encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message in a first A10 message; populating a packet header of the A10 message with information identifying the A10 message as encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message; and transmitting the first A10 message to an IP gateway, the IP gateway configured to route packets between a radio-packet network and a packet data network independently of a point-to-point protocol and to transmit the extended authentication protocol message to an extended authentication protocol server used to authenticate the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing logic for authenticating an access terminal by a packet control function, the logic operable to:
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receive a first extended authentication protocol message from the access terminal; encapsulate the first extended authentication protocol message in a first A10 message;
populate a packet header of the A10 message with information identifying the A10 message as encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message; andtransmit the first A10 message to an IP gateway, the IP gateway configured to route packets between a radio-packet network and a packet data network independently of a point-to-point protocol and to transmit the extended authentication protocol message to an extended authentication protocol server used to authenticate the access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for authenticating an access terminal by a packet control function, comprising:
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means for receiving a first extended authentication protocol message from the access terminal; means for encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message in a first A10 message; means for populating a packet header of the A10 message with information identifying the A10 message as encapsulating the first extended authentication protocol message; and means for transmitting the first A10 message to an IP gateway, the IP gateway configured to route packets between a radio-packet network and a packet data network independently of a point-to-point protocol and to transmit the extended authentication protocol message to an extended authentication protocol server used to authenticate the access terminal.
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