Patent ID: 9203694
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a controller device for enabling a user to remotely access a home Universal Plug-and-Play (UPnP) network using a user device from a visited UPnP network, wherein the controller device is coupled to a visited network edge device that is operated by a visited network operator and controls access of the visited UPnP network from and to a wide area network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a request from the user device through a visited customer premise equipment (CPE) to access the home UPnP network from the visited UPnP network; confirming, in response to the request, with a home network edge device that the user is authorized to access the home UPnP network, wherein the home network edge device is operated by a home network operator and controls access of the home UPnP network from and to the wide area network; instantiating a layer-2 connection specific for the user between the user device and the home network edge device, wherein the layer-2 connection spans from the user device through the visited CPE, the visited network edge device and the wide area network to reach the home network edge device; and providing the user device access to the home UPnP network via the layer-2 connection.