Patent ID: 8458773
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for authentication, wherein the method is applied in a system comprising one or more hosts and a Gateway Mobile Station (G-MS), the one or more hosts are connected with the G-MS and the method comprises: receiving, by the G-MS, an authentication trigger message from a host; and sending, by the G-MS, the authentication trigger message to an authentication server through an Ethernet Convergence Sublayer (Eth-CS) to trigger authentication, wherein the step of sending, by the G-MS, the authentication trigger message to an authentication server through an Eth-CS comprises: sending, by the G-MS, the authentication trigger message to a Data Path Function (DPF) through the Eth-CS; and forwarding, by the DPF, the authentication trigger message to the authentication server when detecting that the message sent from the G-MS is an authentication trigger message or knowing in advance that the message transmitted on a service flow is an authentication trigger message.