Patent ID: 6873622
Filing Date: 2005-03-29
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling access to a plurality of services by a plurality of ports in a network, wherein the plurality of services are provided by at least one service provider, the method comprises: establishing a plurality of circuit identifications, one circuit identification being established for each port of the plurality of ports; providing the plurality of circuit identifications to the at least one service provider; receiving a plurality of service orders from the at least one service provider, each service order having at least one service entitlement and a respective first circuit identification of the plurality of circuit identifications; storing each service entitlement and the respective first circuit identifications in a central node; receiving at least one service request at the central node, the at least one service request having a respective second circuit identification of the plurality of circuit identifications; and verifying for each service request received at the central node that the respective first circuit identification of at least one service entitlement is the same as the respective second circuit identification of the service request.