Method and system for providing network access to protocol for carrying authentication for network access (PANA) mobile terminals and point-to-point protocol (PPP) mobile terminals packet data network

摘要

The invention relates to a method and a base station controller (BSC) for providing network access to mobile terminals (MTs) in a packet data network that uses Protocol for Carrying Authentication for Network Access (PANA) and Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) simultaneously. The method performs at the BSC a selection algorithm at the BSC for selecting from a list of IP addresses of PANA/PPP capable packet data serving nodes (PDSNs) a PDSN for serving the MT. The PDSN further starts a PANA session or establishes a PPP session for the MT and this based on a MT PANA capability indicator previously received at the PDSN.