Method of providing user equipment with access to a network and a network configured to provide access to the user equipment

A network, the network comprising:

• an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) proxy configured to receive authentication information for user equipment from a first wireless access point, to transmit at least the received authentication information to an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server in a radiocommunication network, to receive first key information from the AAA server in the radiocommunication network, to generate second key information based on the first key information and third key information based on the second key information, to store the first and second key information, and to transmit 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, the AAA proxy being a proxy for the AAA server in the radiocommunication network.

A wireless access point configured to,

• send first authentication information for user equipment to an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) proxy of a first network, the AAA proxy being a proxy for an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server in a radiocommunication network, the radiocommunication network separate from the first network,
• receive key information from the AAA proxy if the first authentication information matches second authentication information, and
• provide the user equipment with access to the first network via the wireless access point upon receiving the key information, the first network extending beyond the wireless access point.

A network, the network comprising:

• an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) proxy configured to receive authentication information for user equipment from a wireless access point, to generate key information based on stored key information associated with the user equipment, and to transmit the key information to the wireless access point, the key information allowing the user equipment access to a network via the wireless access point, the AAA proxy being a proxy for an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server in the radiocommunication network,
• wherein the AAA proxy does not transmit information to the AAA server in the radiocommunication network or receive second key information from the AAA server in the radiocommunication network.