Patent ID: 8086221
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at an organization network, a service authorization request from a home operator network, the service authorization request requesting authorization for a communication service for an endpoint node, the service authorization request comprising one or more service authorization parameter values, the one or more service authorization parameter values comprising one or more encryption capabilities of the organizational network, the home operator network maintaining an address of the endpoint node to forward data to the endpoint node, the organization node distinct from the home operator network; determining, by the organization network, whether the endpoint node is authorized for the communication service by applying one or more service authorization rules to the service authorization parameter values including the one or more encryption capabilities of the organizational network; and sending a service authorization response from the organization network to the home operator network, the service authorization response indicating whether the endpoint node is authorized for the communication service.