Roaming support for wireless access subscriber over fixed IP access networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10194309-B2
Application number	US-201313902394-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2013
Priority date	Feb 21, 2007
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

Roaming support for wireless access subscribers over fixed IP access networks is provided herein. An authentication component can authenticate a subscription of a multi-mode device across different network architectures. A policy component can provide at least a portion of a service-level policy agreement to enable or disable services or policies associated with a multi-mode device at the fixed IP access network on a per session basis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
evaluating, by a system comprising a processor, a first service level agreement, which is a default service level agreement corresponding to first network devices of a first network, comprising a wired connection between a wired device of the first network devices and an 802.1x based wireless access point device of the first network devices, and second network devices of a second network that facilitates cellular based communications of a wireless device, wherein the first network facilitates a transfer, via the wired connection between the wired device and the 802.1x based wireless access point device, of an internet protocol communication between the wired device and the 802.1x based wireless access point device; and
in response to determining a deficiency of the first service level agreement with respect to providing, via the wired connection between the wired device and the 802.1x based wireless access point device, the internet protocol based communication to the wireless device,
initiating, by the system based on a defined rule, a negotiation of a second service level agreement establishing, for a class of subscribers associated with respective wireless devices comprising the wireless device based on quality of service parameters comprising a priority of a router device of the first network devices, policies of data exchange between the first network devices of the first network and the second network devices of the second network, wherein a policy of the policies specifies a payment, based on a billing classification corresponding to the priority of the router device, to be sent from a cellular network provider identity of the second network to a network provider identity of the first network for provision, via the wired connection between the wired device and the 802.1x based wireless access point device utilizing the router device of the first network devices, of the internet protocol based communication to the wireless device, and
in response to billing the network provider identity of the first network based on the second service level agreement, sending, by the system via the wired connection between the wired device and the 802.1x based wireless access point device, the internet protocol based communication to the wireless device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
initiating, by the system based on the policy, a communication between a network device of the first network devices and the wireless device on a per session basis.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by the system, the payment based on a communication between a network device of the first network devices and the wireless device.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
initiating, by the system based on the policy, an internet protocol data exchange between a network device of the first network devices and the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
initiating, by the system, a transfer of usage information related to an internet protocol data exchange between the wireless device and a network device of the first network devices.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to determining, by the system, that a subscription associated with the wireless device is active, identifying, by the system, a network device of the second network devices.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the default agreement defines a quality of service parameter applicable to communications between the wireless device and a network device of the first network devices.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the quality of service parameter comprises a data transfer bandwidth.

9. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving a portion of a service level agreement specifying a cellular service via a first network associated with a multi-mode device; and
in response to determining that the service level agreement is insufficient with respect to defining a policy for providing an internet protocol based communication to the multi-mode device via a wired connection of a second network, wherein the wired connection communicatively couples a wired device to an 802.1x based access point device,
initiating a negotiation of a negotiated service level agreement specifying the policy for providing, based on a router priority of a routing device of the second network, the internet protocol based communication to the multi-mode device utilizing the routing device via the wired connection of the second network according to a payment, described by the policy with respect to a billing classification representing the router priority, to a network provider identity of the second network, and
based on the negotiated service level agreement and the network provider identity of the second network being billed according to the router priority, initiating the internet protocol based communication being directed to the multi-mode device utilizing the routing device via the wired connection of the second network.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the service level agreement specifies the wireless service based on usage information related to a billing account.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
facilitating reception of identification data related to the multi-mode device by a network device of the second network.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
enabling a communication between the multi-mode device and a network device of the second network on a per session basis.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the operations further comprise:
initiating enforcement of the condition with respect to a portion of data exchanged between the multi-mode device and a network device of the second network.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the multi-mode device comprises a cellular based communication device and an internet protocol based communication device.

15. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving information representing a service level agreement specifying a cellular service of a first network associated with a device; and
in response to determining an insufficiency of the service level agreement exists with respect to an access policy facilitating an internet protocol based communication via the device utilizing a wired connection between a wired device of a second network and an 802.1x based device of the second network,
initiating a negotiation of a negotiated service level agreement comprising the access policy for facilitating, based on a defined quality of service represented by a priority of a router of the second network, the internet protocol based communication according to a fee, specified by the negotiated service level agreement with respect to a billing classification corresponding to the priority of the router of the second network, to be paid to a service provider of the second network, and
based on the negotiated service level agreement, facilitating the internet protocol based communication being completed via the router according to the fee being billed to the service provider of the second network.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the operations further comprise:
facilitating reception, by a network device of the second network,

Assignees

• At & T Mobility Ii Llc

Inventors

• Bari Farooq
• Hu Qingmin

Classifications

• H04M15/46

  Real-time negotiation between users and providers or operators · CPC title

• H04M15/8038

  Roaming or handoff · CPC title

• H04M15/55

  for hybrid networks · CPC title

• H04M15/43

  Billing software details · CPC title

• H04L12/1485

  Tariff-related aspects · CPC title