Patent ID: 8495713
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authenticating a device comprising: receiving, at an access node, a first message, the first message including a first Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) packet which includes an EAP (Identify) ID response and a first destination address; generating, by the access node, a second message, wherein the second message includes the first EAP ID response and a second destination address which is different from the first destination address; and transmitting, by the access node, the second message toward the second destination address; and the first destination address being a media access control (MAC) address of the access node associated with an authentication server, the second destination address being a MAC address of an IP_Edge node associated with the authentication server, and the second destination address being swapped for the first destination address by the access node.