Patent ID: 8683061

Claim:
A system for identifying a subscriber, comprising: an access server coupled to a plurality of subscribers using a first communication network and further coupled to a second communication network, the access server operable to receive a communication from a particular subscriber using a particular one of a plurality of virtual circuits associated with the first communication network, the access server comprising: an interface coupled to the particular subscriber using the particular virtual circuit; and a controller coupled to the interface and operable to communicate a request comprising: interface information identifying the interface coupled to the particular subscriber; virtual circuit information identifying the particular virtual circuit that couples the interface and the particular subscriber; and access server information identifying the access server; a memory coupled to the access server and operable to store path information for the plurality of subscribers, the path information for the particular subscriber identifying a virtual circuit that is pre-assigned to the particular subscriber for communicating with the access server; and a processor coupled to the memory and operable to: compare the path information for the particular subscriber to the particular virtual circuit used to receive the communication from the particular subscriber; and identify the particular subscriber for connection to the second communication network based on the comparison.