摘要 |
A node, a consumer device and a broker device for data connectivity sharing. The node, for enabling sharing data connectivity between a consumer device and a broker device, comprising the node performing the steps of: receiving from a first packet routing node a request for a consumer authorization certificate, the request including a subscriber identity; based on the subscriber identity authorizing the subscriber for sharing data connectivity; generating a consumer authorization certificate using a private encryption key associated with the node, said consumer authorization certificate including the subscriber identity of the subscriber; returning the consumer authorization certificate to the first packet routing node; receiving a request for a data connectivity service for the subscriber from a second packet routing node, the request comprising a consumer agreement certificate and a broker identity, said consumer agreement certificate signed using a private key associated with the subscriber and including the subscriber identity;validating the consumer agreement certificate; sending a confirmation message to the second packet routing node. |