REMOTE ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING A USER TO REMOTELY ACCESS A TERMINAL EQUIPMENT FROM A SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL

摘要

Disclosed herein is a method for enabling a Subscriber Terminal to remotely access a Terminal Equipment, the Terminal Equipment storing identification data of the Subscriber Terminal, and the Subscriber Terminal being subscribed to a communication network and to a remote access service, wherein the method includes: receiving a request for authentication from the Terminal Equipment, the request for authentication including identification data of the Subscriber Terminal; receiving a request for access to the Terminal Equipment from the Subscriber Terminal; authenticating the Subscriber Terminal based on information from the communications network; forwarding the request for authentication from the Terminal Equipment to the Subscriber Terminal upon authenticating the Subscriber Terminal, the Subscriber Terminal processing the request for authentication to authenticate the Terminal Equipment; receiving an authentication notification from the Subscriber Terminal; forwarding the authentication notification from the Subscriber Terminal to the Terminal Equipment, the Terminal Equipment processing the authentication notification to authenticate said Subscriber Terminal; receiving an authentication notification from the Terminal Equipment; and enabling the Subscriber Terminal to remotely access the Terminal Equipment upon receiving the authentication notification from the Terminal Equipment.