Method of allocating access rights to a telecommunications channel to subscriber stations of a telecommunications network and subscriber station

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-RE47895-E
Application number	US-200015014825-A
Country	US
Kind code	E1
Filing date	Feb 15, 2000
Priority date	Mar 8, 1999
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

A method and a subscriber station for allocating rights of access to a telecommunications channel of the telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station ( 5, 10, 15, 20 ) are proposed in which information signals are transmitted to the at least one subscriber station ( 5, 10, 15, 20 ). With the information signals, access authorization data ( 45, 50, 55 ) are transmitted to the at least one subscriber station ( 5, 10, 15, 20 ). Upon reception of the access authorization data ( 45, 50, 55 ) in an evaluation unit ( 6 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5, 10, 15, 20 ), the question is asked whether the access authorization data ( 45, 50, 55 ) include an access threshold value (S), and the access threshold value (S) is compared with a random number or a pseudo-random number (R), and the right of access to a telecommunications channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5, 10, 15, 20 ) is granted as a function of the outcome of comparison.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for allocating rights of access to at least one telecommunications channel usable by a plurality of subscriber stations in common, of a telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) of a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of transmitting information signals to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ); transmitting with the information signals, access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) to the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ); upon reception of the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) in an evaluation unit ( 6 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ), asking a question whether the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) include an access threshold value (S), and comparing the access threshold value (S) with a random number or a pseudo-random number (R); and granting a right of access to a telecommunications channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) as a function of an outcome of the comparison.

2. A method as defined in claim 1 ; and further comprising granting the right of access as a function of the outcome of comparison on a condition that the random number or the pseudo-random number (R) is greate than or equal to the access threshold value (S).

3. A method as defined in claim 1 ; and further comprising transmitting the access information data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) as bit patterns.

4. A method as defined in claim 1 ; and further comprising transmitting the information signals to the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 150 , 20 ) via at least one signaling channel ( 25 ).

5. A method as defined in claim 1 ; and further comprising enabling the access to at least one communication channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) as a function of an incidence of message traffic on at east on telecommunication channel.

6. A method for allocating rights of access to at least one telecommunications channel usable by a plurality of subscriber stations in common, of a telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) of a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of transmitting information signals to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ); transmitting with the information signals, access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) to the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ): upon reception of the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) in an evaluation unit ( 6 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ), asking a question whether the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) include an access threshold value (S), and comparing the access threshold value (S) with a random number or a pseudo-random number (R); and granting a right of access to a telecommunications channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) as a function of an outcome of the comparison; and further comprising asking in the evaluation unit of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) a question whether the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) include access authorization Information (S 0 , S 1 , S 2 , S 3 , S 4 , Z 0 , Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 ) with access class information (Z 0 , Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 ) for at least one predetermined user class ( 35 , 40 ) in which case and on a condition that the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) is assigned to an at least one predetermined user class ( 35 , 40 ) to which access to at least one telecommunication channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) is granted as a function of the access class information (Z 0 , Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 ) for this user class ( 35 , 40 ).

7. A method for allocating rights of access to at least one telecommunications channel usable by a plurality of subscriber stations in common, of a telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) of a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of transmitting information signals to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ); transmitting with the information signals, access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) to the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 150 , 20 ); upon reception of the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) in an evaluation unit ( 6 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ), asking a question whether the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) include an access threshold value (S), and comparing the access threshold value (S) with a random number or a pseudo-random number (R); and granting a right of access to a telecommunications channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) as a function of an outcome of the comparison; and further comprising asking in an evaluation unit ( 60 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) a question whether the access authorization data ( 4 , 50 , 55 ) include priority information in form of a priority threshold value (P), in which case and on a condition that the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) is assigned to a pk ( 80 , 85 ) with a priority value, comparing the priority value with the priority threshold value (P), and granting an access to a telecommunication channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) as a function of an outcome of the comparison.

8. A method as defined in claim 7 , wherein said granting the access to a telecommunication channel as a function of the outcome of the comparison is performed on a condition that the priority value is greater than or equal to the priority threshold value (P).

9. A method for allocating rights of access to at least one telecommunications channel usable by a plurality of subscriber stations in common, of a telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) of a telecommunications network, comprising the steps of transmitting information signals to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ); transmitting with the information signals, access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) to the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ); upon reception of the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) in an evaluation unit ( 6 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ), asking a question whether the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) include an access threshold value (S), and comparing the access threshold value (S) with a random number or a pseudo-random number (R); and granting a right of access to a telecommunications channel of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) as a function of an outcome of the comparison; and further comprising asking an evaluation unit ( 60 ) of the at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) a question whether the access authorization data ( 45 , 50 , 55 ) include telecommunications service information (D 0 , D 1 , D 2 ), which for telecommunications services offered by the telecommunications network indicate whether the access to at least one telecommunications channel for use, or a request for such a telecommunications surface is enabled.

10. A method for allocating rights of access to at least one telecommunications channel usable by a plurality of subscriber stations in common, of a telecommunications network to at least one subscriber station ( 5 , 10 , 15 , 20 ) of a telecommunications network, comprising

Assignees

• Ipcom Gmbh & Co Kg

Inventors

• Fischer Ralf
• Hans Martin
• Kowalewski Frank
• Laumen Josef
• Schmidt Gunnar
• Lechner Detlef
• Schulz Holger

Classifications

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W74/08

  Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA (hybrid access H04W74/02) · CPC title

• H04W72/10

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W72/14

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04M3/4228 Primary

  in networks · CPC title