Patent ID: 9578548
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of configuring multiple per user access connections, the method comprising: receiving, by an access gateway (AG) from an access point (AP), a first extensible authentication protocol (EAP) message comprising a first capability of a user equipment (UE); transmitting, by the AG to an authentication, authorization and accounting (AAA) server, a second EAP message comprising the first capability of the UE and a second capability of the AG; receiving, by the AG from the AAA server, a first AAA message comprising a negotiated connection capability version, wherein the second capability of the AG supports the negotiated connection capability version; transmitting, by AG to the AP, a third EAP message comprising the negotiated connection capability version; receiving, by the AG from the AP, a fourth EAP message comprising a first access point name (APN) and a second APN; and transmitting, by the AG to the AAA server, a second AAA message comprising the first APN, the second APN, a first gateway interface, and a second gateway interface.