Method and a gateway for providing multiple internet access
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsAlex De Smedt, Dirk Van De Poel
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a gateway and a method at a gateway for providing multiple accesses to an IP based network, the gateway comprising an interface to a first network, an interface to a second network, the gateway being connected to the IP based network with a first network provider on a first connection through the second network. The method comprises the steps of detecting a request from a device located on the first network to connect to the IP based network with a second network provider, setting up a second connection to the IP based network through the second network with a second network provider, and connecting the device to the IP based network with the second connection.
Claims11
A method at a gateway for providing multiple accesses to an IP based network, said gateway comprising an interface to a first network, an interface to a second network, said gateway being connected to said IP based network through the second network with a first network provider at a first public IP address so that any device located in the first network accesses said IP based network through said first public IP address,
- said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a request from a device located on the first network to connect to the IP based network with a second network provider,
- forwarding the request on the IP based network using the first public IP address,
- receiving a response, from said second network provider, comprising a second public IP address,
- allocating a local address to the device, and
- mapping said local address to said second public IP address, so that said device accesses said IP based network through said second public IP address.
Gateway for providing multiple accesses to an IP based network, said gateway comprising an interface to a first network, an interface to a second network, said gateway being connected to said IP based network through the second network with a first network provider at a first public IP address so that any device located in the first network accesses said IP based network through said first public IP address, said gateway comprising:
- detecting means for detecting a request from a device located on the first network to connect to the IP based network with a second network provider;
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- connecting means for, on reception of said request, forwarding the request on the IP based network using the first public IP address, and, on reception of a response, from said second network provider, comprising a second public IP address, allocating a local address to the device, and mapping said local address to said second public IP address, so that said device accesses said IP based network through said second public IP address.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.