System and method for limiting access to an IP-based wireless telecommunications network based on access point IP address and/or MAC address

摘要

A system and method manages call connections between mobile subscribers and an IP-based wireless telecommunications network through a wireless access point. Communications between the mobile subscribers and the IP-based wireless telecommunications network are initiated by a registration request. During the registration request various identifiers (IMSI, MAC address, IP Address, etc.) are communicated to the system. The system is arranged to log the identifiers and associate those identifiers with the entry point (e.g., the wireless access point) into the IP based wireless network. Call connections from the mobile subscribers are monitored for various throughput and call quality based metrics. Call handoffs between the IP-based wireless communications network and the cellular telephony network are managed by the system based on the monitored call quality and throughput metrics on a per-access point basis using the registered identifiers.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for ensuring communication quality for a mobile subscriber (MS) on an IP-based wireless telecommunications network, the method comprising:
monitoring communication connections associated with each communication from the mobile subscriber (MS) that is managed in the IP-based wireless telecommunications network,
wherein the IP-based wireless telecommunications network has an IP-core; identifying an entry point that is associated with the communication connection of each MS in the IP-based wireless telecommunications network,
wherein the entry point is identified by at least one of a Media Access Control (MAC) address and an Internet Protocol (IP) address; determining a communication quality for active communications that are associated with the entry point; determining a number of idle communications that are identified with the entry point; and handing off, by the IP-based wireless telecommunications network, at least one monitored active communication associated with the entry point when the determined communication quality for active communications is unacceptable; and handing off, by the IP-based wireless telecommunications network, at least one monitored idle communication associated with the entry point when the determined number of idle communications reaches a threshold limit, whereby the communication quality for each communication that is managed in the IP-based wireless telecommunications network is improved.