Enhanced local aaa redirector

A system for processing service requests in a domain of a network, wherein the network comprises a plurality of domains, wherein said service requests originate from a user terminal associated with a service node of said domain, and wherein at least one domain of said plurality of domains comprises at least a service request input node, an intermediate node, a database, an entry node, and a plurality of service nodes, and wherein said service request input node is connected to said intermediate node, to said entry node, and to said service nodes, said intermediate node is further connected to said database and to said service nodes, and said service nodes are further connected to each other;

• said system comprising:
• analyzing means in a service request input node for analyzing an incoming service request in terms of destination information contained in a service request;
• determining means in said service request input node for determining, whether the destination information enables a direct forwarding of said service request to a destination;
• redirecting control means in said service request input node for controlling a redirecting of said service request, if said determining means determines that said direct forwarding is not enabled;
• wherein said redirecting is performed by
• transmitting means in said service request input node for transmitting a received service request from said service request input node to an intermediate node;
• look-up means in said intermediate node for performing, based on said service request received by receiving means, a look-up in a database for obtaining destination information required to enable a forwarding of said service request to said destination;
• sending means in said intermediate node for sending said destination information from said intermediate node to said service request input node;
• and
• forwarding means in said service request input node for forwarding said service request, based on said sent destination information, from said service request input node to said destination.

An intermediate node for redirecting service requests within a domain of a network, wherein the network comprises a plurality of domains, wherein said intermediate node is connected to an entry node, to a database, and to a plurality of service nodes of said domain;

• said intermediate node comprising:
• receiving means for receiving a service request from a service request input node;
• look-up means for performing, based on a received service request, a look-up in a database for obtaining destination information required for forwarding said service request to a destination;
• and
• sending means for sending said destination information from an intermediate node to said service request input node.

A service request input node within a domain of a network, wherein the network comprises of a plurality of domains, wherein said service request input node processes service requests originated from user terminals of said network, and wherein said service request input node is connected to an intermediate node of said domain which redirects service requests within a domain, and to a plurality of service nodes of said domain;

• said service request input node comprising:
• redirecting control means for controlling a redirecting of a received incoming service request;
• transmitting means for transmitting said received incoming service request to an intermediate node for obtaining destination information required for forwarding a service request to a destination;
• and
• forwarding means for forwarding said service request, based on said received destination information, from a service request input node to said destination.