Method and communication system for accessing a wireless communication network

1. A method for accessing a wireless communication network, comprising:

collocating a Proxy Agent apparatus with an Access apparatus by the Proxy Agent apparatus sharing an address with the Access apparatus;

wherein the Proxy Agent apparatus comprises information about a Master apparatus, the Master apparatus being adapted for executing a master function;

dynamically determining in a Mobile Gateway apparatus an address of the Access apparatus, the Mobile Gateway apparatus being configured to link a plurality of subscriber stations to the Master apparatus;

indicating a message, to be handled by the master function, as a master function message;

sending the master function message to the address of the Access apparatus;

diverting in the Access apparatus the master function message to the Proxy Agent apparatus; and

forwarding the master function message to a Proxy Relay apparatus for relaying the master function message to the Master apparatus.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the master function message is a RADIUS message.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein collocating comprises moving the Proxy Agent apparatus with the Access apparatus.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the master function is an authentication and/or an authorization function.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Mobile Gateway apparatus is a G-MS.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Access apparatus is at least one apparatus selected of the group consisting of a DHCP Proxy, a DHCP Relay, a Foreign Agent and an Access Serving Network Gateway.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

detecting in the Mobile Gateway apparatus an amendment of the Access apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein forwarding the master function message comprises encapsulating the master function message.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein forwarding the master function message comprises using an address of an Authenticator address.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Mobile Gateway is further configured to:

communicate with the Access apparatus via an IEEE 802.16 WiMAX connection; and

communicate with the subscriber stations via at least one of an IEEE 802.11 standard or an IEEE 802.3 standard.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dynamically determining includes dynamically determining, in the Mobile Gateway apparatus, the address of the Access apparatus using a Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) protocol.

12. A method for forwarding a master function message in a Proxy Agent apparatus, the method comprising:

collocating the Proxy Agent apparatus with an Access apparatus by the Proxy Agent apparatus sharing an address with the Access apparatus;

dynamically determining an address of the Access apparatus by a Mobile Gateway apparatus configured to link a plurality of subscriber stations to a Master apparatus;

wherein the Proxy Agent apparatus comprises information about a Master apparatus, the Master apparatus being adapted for conducting a master function;

detecting a master function message addressed to the Access apparatus;

diverting the master function message to the Proxy Agent apparatus; and

forwarding the master function message to a Proxy Relay apparatus for relaying the master function message to the Master apparatus.

13. A method for relaying a master function message to a Master apparatus, comprising:

collocating a Proxy Relay apparatus with an Authenticator apparatus, used for Mobile Gateway apparatus authentication, by the Proxy Relay apparatus sharing an address with the Authenticator apparatus;

dynamically determining an address of the Proxy Relay apparatus by a Mobile Gateway apparatus configured to link a plurality of subscriber stations to the Master apparatus; and

relaying a master function message received from a Proxy Agent apparatus to the Master apparatus.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising:

receiving a message from the Master apparatus for the Proxy Agent apparatus; and

sending the message for the Proxy Agent apparatus to an address of an anchor data path function;

wherein the anchor data path function is collocated with the Proxy Agent apparatus.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code, which program code, when being executed by a processor carries out:

collocating a Proxy Agent apparatus with an Access apparatus by the Proxy Agent sharing an address with the Access apparatus;

wherein the Proxy Agent apparatus comprises information about a Master apparatus, the Master apparatus being adapted for executing a master function;

dynamically determining in a Mobile Gateway apparatus an address of the Access apparatus, the Mobile Gateway apparatus being configured to link a plurality of subscriber stations to a Master apparatus;

indicating a message, to be handled by the master function, as a master function message;

sending the master function message to the address of the Access apparatus;

diverting in the Access apparatus the master function message to the Proxy Agent apparatus; and

forwarding the master function message to a Proxy Relay apparatus for relaying the master function message to the Master apparatus.

16. A communication system comprising:

a Proxy Agent apparatus;

an Access apparatus;

a Master apparatus;

a Mobile Gateway apparatus; and

a Proxy Relay apparatus;

wherein the Proxy Agent apparatus is adapted to be collocated with the Access apparatus by the Proxy Agent sharing an address with the Access apparatus;

wherein the Proxy Agent apparatus comprises information about the Master apparatus;

wherein the Master apparatus is adapted for executing a master function;

wherein the Mobile Gateway apparatus is adapted to dynamically determine an address of the Access apparatus and to link a plurality of subscriber stations to the Master apparatus;

wherein the Mobile Gateway apparatus is adapted to indicate a message, to be handled by the master function, as a master function message and to send the master function message to the address of the Access apparatus;

wherein the Access apparatus is adapted to divert the master function message to the Proxy Agent apparatus;

wherein the Proxy Agent apparatus is adapted to forward the master function message to a Proxy Relay apparatus for relaying the master function message to the Master apparatus.

17. A Proxy Agent apparatus comprising:

a collocating device;

a storage device;

a message detecting device;

a diverting device; and

a forwarding device;

wherein the collocating device is adapted to collocate the Proxy Agent apparatus with an Access device by the Proxy Agent sharing an address with the Access device and dynamically determine an address of the Access device and to link a plurality of subscriber stations to a Master apparatus;

wherein the storage device is adapted to store information about a Master apparatus, the Master apparatus being adapted for conducting a master function;

wherein the message detecting device is adapted to detect a master function message addressed to the Access device;

wherein the diverting device is adapted to divert the master function message addressed to the Access device to the Proxy Agent apparatus;

wherein the forwarding device is adapted to forward the master function message to a Proxy Relay apparatus for relaying the master function message to the Master apparatus using the stored information about the Master apparatus.

18. A Proxy Relay apparatus comprising:

a collocating device; and

a relaying device;

wherein the collocating device is adapted to collocate a Proxy Relay apparatus with an Authenticator apparatus for a Mobile Gateway apparatus by the Proxy Relay apparatus sharing an address with the Authenticator apparatus and dynamically determine an address of the Proxy Relay apparatus;

wherein the relaying device is adapted for relaying a master function message received from a Proxy Agent apparatus to a Master apparatus.