Patent ID: 7630386

Claim:
A method for providing broadband communication services to a subscriber associated with a plurality of devices connected to a Regional Gateway (RG), which method comprises the steps of: carrying out an authentication process between at least one of said subscriber's devices and a network server operative to provide parameters associated with said subscriber; upon completing successfully said authentication process, downloading information associated with said subscriber to an Access Node (AN); at said AN, designating a first port for communications with said RG; based on identification of said subscriber, enabling the provisioning of broadband communication services to at least one of said plurality of devices connected to said RG other than to said subscriber authenticating device; and upon disconnecting the subscriber's device used for the authentication process, continue enabling the provisioning of said broadband communication services to said at least one other device connected to said RG, without carrying out an authentication process between said at least one other device and the network server.