METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VALIDATING A SUBSCRIBER TERMINAL ON A TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

A method and apparatus for validating a terminal (81) for access to a network that includes a central office (84) having a memory for storing an equipment identity record (88) and a local office (83) having a memory (86) for storing a subscriber record and an access account. The equipment identity record (88) and the subscriber record each store an access authorization status of the terminal (81). Network access for the terminal (81) is requested at the local office and a value of the access count at the local office (83) is incremented when the value of the access count is less than a predetermined number. The access status of the terminal (81) stored in the equipment identity record (88) at the central office (84) is requested by the local office (83) when the terminal (81) requests access for the first time or the value of the access count equals the predetermined number.