SISTEMA Y METODO PARA PROPORCIONAR UNA AUTORIZACION, AUTENTICACION Y CONTABILIDAD DE RED DINAMICAS.

摘要

A method and apparatus for implementing location-based identification in a communication network. The method comprises establishing a network connection between a host and a network, transmitting network data packets from the host through a connection port, transmitting data packets from the host through a location-specific connection port and identifying the port at an access concentrator in the form of a port identifier. The port identifier is then communicated to a network device, typically a gateway device, and stored in a database in communication with the network device. In another embodiment the method includes tagging the network packets at the access concentrator with a port identifier that corresponds to a media access control (MAC) address. The invention also provides for a network apparatus that includes a processor that is capable of communicating with an access concentrator to determine the port identity corresponding to a data packet MAC address. The network device is then able to use the location-based identities to structure billing schemes and manage the overall network that the service provider has established.