USER PROFILE, POLICY, AND PMIP KEY DISTRIBUTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

An authentication server may be adapted to (a) authenticate an authentica tion peer seeking to establish communications via a first network access nod e; (b) retrieve user profile information associated with the authentication peer; and/or (c) send the user profile information to a network gateway node that facilitates communication services for the authentication peer. A PMIP network node may be adapted to (a) provide wireless network connectivity to an authentication peer via a first network access node; (b) provide a PMIP key to both ends of a PMIP tunnel between the first network access node and a PMIP network node used to provide communications to the authentication pee r; (c) provide the PMIP key to a first authenticator associated the first ne twork access node; (d) receive a request at the PMIP network node from a req uesting entity to reroute communications for the authentication peer; and/or (e) verify whether the requesting entity knows the PMIP key.