US Patent:
20140273958, Sep 18, 2014
Inventors:
- Paris, FR
Paul ROMINSKI - Morris Plains NJ, US
Raymond JOHNSON - Brick NJ, US
Dheena MOONGILAN - Marlboro NJ, US
Laurent THIEBAUT - Antony, FR
John CLADIANOS - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc. - Murray Hill NJ
Alcatel Lucent - Paris
International Classification:
H04W 12/06
Abstract:
The method of operating a network includes receiving, by an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) proxy of the network, authentication information for user equipment from a first wireless access point, the AAA proxy being a proxy for an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server in a radiocommunication network, transmitting, by the AAA proxy, at least the received authentication information to the radiocommunication network, receiving, by the AAA proxy, first key information from the radiocommunication network, generating, by the AAA proxy, second key information based on the first key information and third key information based on the second key information, storing, by the AAA proxy, the first and second key information, and transmitting, by the AAA proxy, the third key information to the first wireless access point, the third key information allowing the user equipment access to a network via the first wireless access point.