Patent ID: 8638765
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing a link between a user terminal (UT) and a first communications network; detecting at least one identifier corresponding to a second communications network that is of a different access type than the first communications network and inaccessible to the UT, wherein the at least one identifier comprises a medium access control (MAC) address of the second communications network; verifying an identity of the UT based on trust established between the UT and the first communications network; downloading for the second communications network, via the first communications network, access parameters corresponding to the different access type of the second communications network from a parameters server based on the detected at least one identifier by accessing a database for cross-referencing the MAC address to the access parameters; and establishing a link between the UT and the second communications network using the downloaded access parameters.