System and method for managing network resource impact of migrant wi-fi users
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorSANJAY WADHWA
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system providing migrant or unauthenticated users associating with a Wi-Fi Access Point (WAP) with a minimal amount of address, data and other managed Wi-Fi network resources until such time as the migrant or unauthenticated users actually authenticate themselves.
Claims18
A method for limiting network resource consumption by unauthenticated user devices (UUDs), the method comprising:
- receiving, by a gateway (GW) associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), data packets or data frames from one or more UUDs;
- assigning to each UUD a common internal address with L2 aware Network Assigned Translation (NAT);
- and
- forwarding only authentication related traffic associated with any unauthenticated UD.
A system providing external network access to authenticated user devices, comprising:
- a gateway device disposed between a private network and a public network for routing data there between;
- the gateway device configured to communicate with one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) access points via said private network, each access point being configured to operate as a bridge;
- the gateway device configured to assign a common internal address with L2 aware NAT to each unauthenticated user device communicating with the gateway device via an access point;
- the gateway device configured to forward only authentication related traffic associated with an unauthenticated UD.
A gateway (GW) associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), comprising a processor configured for limiting network resource consumption by unauthenticated user devices (UUDs), comprising:
- receiving, by the GW, data packets or data frames from one or more UUDs;
- assigning to each UUD a common internal address with L2 aware NAT;
- and
- forwarding only authentication related traffic associated with any unauthenticated UD.
A tangible and non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, adapt the operation of the computer to provide a method of limiting network resource consumption by unauthenticated user devices (UUDs) at a gateway (GW) associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the GW, data packets or data frames from one or more UUDs;
- assigning to each UUD a common internal address with L2 aware NAT;
- and
- forwarding only authentication related traffic associated with any unauthenticated UD.
A non-transitory computer program product wherein computer instructions, when executed by a processor in a telecom network element, adapt the operation of the telecom network element to provide a method of limiting network resource consumption by unauthenticated user devices (UUDs) at a gateway (GW) associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the GW, data packets or data frames from one or more UUDs;
- assigning to each UUD a common internal address with L2 aware NAT;
- and
- forwarding only authentication related traffic associated with any unauthenticated UD.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.