Patent ID: 8045530

Claim:
A method comprising; establishing a communication connection between a wireless terminal device and an access point, identifying at the access point a parameter relating to an authentication method of the wireless terminal device, said authentication method being identified by receiving an association request message from the wireless terminal device, classifying the wireless terminal device on the basis of the identified parameter in the communication network, and directing data packets of the wireless terminal device to a logical channel selected on the basis of the classification of the wireless terminal device, different classifications being related to separate logical channels, the wireless terminal device being configured to use one of the following authentication methods in order to authenticate itself to a communication network: an 802.1x protocol authentication method wherein the access point relays authentication information directly between the terminal device and an authentication server, and an open system authentication method wherein the access point relays authentication information between the terminal device and the authentication server via an access controller, wherein the access point is configured to use both the 802.1x protocol authentication method and the open system authentication method.