Patent ID: 6725036
Filing Date: 2004-04-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method of controlling an application level of access of a subscriber to any of a plurality of networks comprising:sending an identification of the subscriber and an application level of access to be provided to the subscriber from a visited network which is one of the plurality of networks and is connected to a home network; in response to the identification of the subscriber and the application level of access to be provided to the subscriber in any of the plurality of networks or the home network, storing a subscriber profile of an authorized application level of access to be provided to the subscriber in any of the plurality of networks or the home network; and controlling access of the subscriber to any of the plurality of networks or the home network through subscriber equipment and the visited network dependent upon a comparison of a request for an application level of service to be provided to the subscriber in the plurality of networks or the home network and the stored subscriber profile.