Patent ID: 7266089

Claim:
A method of providing network access, comprising: receiving a first request from a first wireless device to access a network via a first wireless access point at a first customer premises operated by a first operator, wherein the first wireless device is registered with the first operator; forwarding the first request from the first wireless access point to a gateway located within the network, wherein the gateway is located at a location different from the first customer premises; at the gateway, determining to provide the first wireless device access to the network and recording information about the first wireless device; transmitting a set of data from the first wireless access point to the network, wherein the set of data includes data from the first wireless device and data from a second wireless device, and wherein the second wireless device is not registered with the first operator; recognizing undesirable activity by the first wireless device and recording information at the gateway that identifies the first wireless device as a suspicious device; receiving a second request from the first wireless device to access the network via a second wireless access point at a second customer premises operated by a second operator; forwarding the second request from the second wireless access point to the gateway, wherein the gateway is located at a location different from the second customer premises; and at the gateway, determining to deny access to the network by the first wireless device based on the identification of the first wireless device as a suspicious wireless device.