公开(公告)号：CA2359738C

公开(公告)日：2007-01-09

申请号：CA2359738

申请日：2000-01-20

Applicant: QUALCOMM INC

Inventor： ACKERMAN JANET ,  FAUS JUAN ,  MUELLER PHILIP T JR

IPC: H04L9/32 ,  H04M11/00 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: A system (306) and method for transparently providing access to a wireless communication service to a group of subscribers (302) who abate a set of modems (310), when each subscriber in the group is provided with a subscriber unit (304) and each subscriber in the group is associated with static and dynamic authentication information. According to one embodiment, the system includes a transceiver system (318, 320, 322) for transmitting radio wave frequency signals to and receiving radio wave frequency signals from a base station (120); a set of modems (312), wherein each modem (310) in the set is coupled to the transceiver system; a set of subscriber units (304), wherein each subscriber unit is associated with authentication information; a switch (308) coupled to each of the modems and coupled to each of the subscriber units (304); a control system (314) in communication with the switch (308) and each of the modems; and a database (317) for storing the authentication information, wherein the database is accessible to the control system. The control system (314) determines an available modem from the set of modems when one of the subscriber units is activated. Further, the control system (314) directs the switch (308) to connect the activated subscriber unit (304) with the available modem (310), retrieves from the database (317) authentication information associated with the activated subscriber unit, and provides the available modem (310) with the retrieved authentication information. In this manner, the authentication information associated with the activated subscriber unit (304) is provided to the modem (310) that is handling the call. Consequently, the modem handling the call can transparently authenticate the subscriber unit in the same manner as in a conventional wireless communication service.