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US 2019/0166546 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for implementing access control
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsJussi-Pekka KOSKINEN, Jarkko Tuomo KOSKELA
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Abstract
A method and apparatus may include determining at least one access control criterion for a communication device. Meeting the at least one access control criterion depends on actions of the communication device. The method may also include transmitting the at least one access control criterion to the communication device. The at least one access control criterion enables the communication device to determine whether the communication device is allowed to access a network.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a communication device, at least one access control criterion from a network node of a network, wherein the at least one access control criterion indicates at least one coverage area where the communication device is required to locate in order to access the network;
- determining a need to access the network;
- determining a barring status for the communication device based on whether the received at least one access control criterion is met or not;
- determining, based on the determined barring status, whether the communication device is allowed to access the network via the network access node;
- and
- upon determining that the communication device is allowed to access the network via the network access node, accessing the network via the network access node.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive at least one access control criterion from a network node of a network, wherein the at least one access control criterion indicates at least one coverage area where the apparatus is required to locate in order to access the network;
- determine a need to access the network;
- determine a barring status for the apparatus based on whether the received at least one access control criterion is met or not;
- determine, based on the determined barring status, whether the apparatus is allowed to access the network via the network access node;
- and
- upon determining that the apparatus is allowed to access the network via the network access node, access the network via the network access node.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine at least one access control criterion for a communication device, wherein the at least one access control criterion indicates at least one coverage area where the communication device is required to locate in order to access the network;
- and
- transmit the at least one access control criterion to the communication device, wherein the at least one access control criterion enables the communication device to determine a barring status for the communication device based on whether the at least one access control criterion is met or not.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.