Patent ID: 8811363

Claim:
A method of communication by a next-generation network with a mobile device, with a 3G/4G network and with a shared Wi-Fi access point, the method comprising: receiving from the mobile device via the 3G/4G network a request for a list of shared SSIDs, the request including GPS coordinates of the mobile device, a user ID and a password; generating the list of shared SSIDs and a list of corresponding preshared secret keys in a one-for-one correspondence between the shared SSIDs and corresponding preshared secret keys; wherein the shared SSIDs are in a vicinity of the mobile device based on the GPS coordinates; transmitting the list of shared SSIDs and the corresponding preshared secret keys to the 3G/4G network; and accounting data usage of a 802.11 wireless session between the mobile device and the shared Wi-Fi access point, wherein the accounting data usage of the 802.11 wireless session between the mobile device and the shared Wi-Fi access point further comprises: receiving from the mobile device via the shared Wi-Fi access point a usage start-accounting message; receiving from the mobile device via the shared Wi-Fi access point a usage interim accounting message; and receiving from the mobile device via the shared Wi-Fi access point a usage end-accounting message.