Zone migration in network access
AssigneeNomadix, Inc.
InventorsVadim Olshansky, Raffaele Noro
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to providing a network user the ability to travel between different zones or locations within a network environment, such as, for example, a hospitality location, without requiring a user to re-login to the new location, while requiring a user to re-login to other locations within the network environment.
Claims10
A network management system configured to manage requests for network access from user devices and determine whether re-authentication is required, the network management system comprising one or more hardware processors configured to:
- process a first request for network access received at a first network access point from a user device, said first network access point located a first geographical location;
- allow network access to the user device based on the first request including authentication data;
- store migrating permission for migrating between said first network access point and a second network access point based on the allowed network access, wherein the second network access point is in a second geographical location different than the first geographical location;
- process a second request for network access received at a second port from the user device;
- determine whether re-authentication of the user device is required prior to allowing access in response to the second request;
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- allow network access to the user device based on the determination of whether re-authentication is required and the stored migrating permission.
A network management method for managing requests for network access from user devices and determining whether re-authentication is required, the network management method comprising:
- processing a first request for network access received at a first network access point from a user device, said first network access point located a first geographical location;
- allowing network access to the user device based on the first request including authentication data;
- storing migrating permission for migrating between said first network access point and a second network access point based on the allowed network access, wherein the second network access point is in a second geographical location different than the first geographical location;
- processing a second request for network access received at a second port from the user device;
- determining whether re-authentication of the user device is required prior to allowing access in response to the second request;
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- allowing network access to the user device based on the determination of whether re-authentication is required and the stored migrating permission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.