Wireless Authentication Flow Control for QoS During Network Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional out-of-band message-based solutions for wireless network authentication do not provide dynamic service policy rules during the authentication phase, leading to suboptimal service levels and user experiences for mobile communication devices.
Innovation Solution
Implement data flow control settings during the authentication phase, reserving network addresses and configuring communication gateways to manage data flow based on unique device identifiers, ensuring enhanced throughput and prioritization for authenticated devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional out-of-band message-based solutions are used for wireless network authentication, then authentication can be completed, but dynamic service policy rules are not provided during authentication phase, resulting in suboptimal service levels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by implementing data flow control settings and reserving network addresses during the authentication phase itself, rather than waiting for post-authentication processing. The communication management resource produces data flow control settings and applies them to communication gateway resources while authentication is ongoing, ensuring dynamic service policy rules are in place before the device gains full network access.
2Reliability
If data flow control settings are applied during authentication phase, then elevated service levels and differentiated quality of service are provided, but network complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a communication management resource that acts as a mediator between the authentication process and the communication gateway resources. This intermediary component handles the complex task of producing and applying data flow control settings, allowing the authentication mechanism to remain relatively simple while still achieving differentiated quality of service through the managed intermediary layer.
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AI summary
A wireless access point receives a request from a communication device for wireless access to a remote network. An authentication resource authenticates the communication device to use a wireless network provided by the wireless access point. Prior to providing notification to the communication device that it has been authenticated, a communication management resource produces data flow control settings and applies the data flow control settings to a communication gateway. Thereafter, the communication device is notified that it has been authenticated via the authentication resource. The communication gateway then controls flow of data through a communication gateway to the remote network via implementation of the data flow control settings.