USER-BASED PROFILING AND NETWORK ACCESS

摘要

A subscriber domain in a cable network environment can include an access manager. During operation, the access manager receives input indicating an identity of a user operating a communication device to access a remote network such as the Internet. The user may be one of multiple possible users that use the communication device to access the remote network. To provide access, the access manager maps the received identity of the user to corresponding access profile information assigned to the user. In accordance with the corresponding access profile information assigned to the user, the access manager provides the communication device access to the remote network. Accordingly, in contrast to conventional techniques, each of multiple different users can be afforded different network access rights even though they happen to use the same computer device to access a respective network.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving input indicating an identity of a user operating a communication device; mapping the identity of the user to corresponding access profile information assigned to the user; and providing the communication device access to a remote network in a manner as specified by the corresponding access profile information assigned to the user.