Patent ID: 7949751
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing access to services across a computer network, comprising the step of: generating an authentication, authorization and access request by a requesting network access device through which, upon a successful authentication and authorization of an end user device to the computer network, the end user device can obtain access to network resources, said authentication, authorization and access request comprising a requesting network access device description and a plurality of service requests indicative of computer services for which the requesting network access device requests provisioning; wherein the authentication, authorization and access request is a RADIUS packet; forwarding, to an authentication, authorization and access-control server, said authentication, authorization and access request for authentication and authorization of the end user device to the computer network, and for reconfiguring the authentication, authorization and access-control server by storing a dependence between the authentication, authorization and access request and the requesting network access device; wherein the authentication, authorization and access-control server is automatically reconfigured in real time based on the forwarded authentication, authorization and access request and one or more of the requests from one or more other access devices that are attached to the computer network and services that are required by the one or more other access devices; wherein the method is performed by one or more processors.