IP Library Patent Application 12577395
Patent Application
App. No. 12/577,395

METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MULTICAST SERVICE AUTHORIZATION CONTROL

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12/577,395
Abstract

A method, a device and a system for multicast service authorization control are provided, so as to support that a multicast authorization control point dynamically updates a user's multicast service authority information and implements multicast authorization control on the user according to the dynamically updated multicast service authority information. The method includes: acquiring a user's multicast service authority information by a multicast authorization control point in the process of interacting with a bearer control layer; and implementing multicast authorization control on the user by the multicast authorization control point according to the acquired multicast service authority information. The multicast authorization control point includes an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a user's multicast service authority information in the process of interacting with a bearer control layer; and an authorization control unit adapted to implement multicast authorization control on the user according to the multicast service authority information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Claims (35)

1 . A method for multicast service authorization control, comprising:

acquiring, by a multicast authorization control point, a user's multicast service authority information in the process of interacting with a bearer control layer; and

implementing multicast authorization control, by the multicast authorization control point, on the user according to the acquired multicast service authority information.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of acquiring by the multicast authorization control point of the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

when the user accesses a network or modifies subscription information, a network attachment sub-system (NASS) delivers the user's multicast service authority information to the multicast authorization control point.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of acquiring by the multicast authorization control point of the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

the multicast authorization control point requests and acquires the user's multicast service authority information from a resource and admission control subsystem (RACS).

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of acquiring by the multicast authorization control point of the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

the multicast authorization control point requests and acquires the user's multicast service authority information from the NASS.

5 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the step of the NASS delivers the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

the NASS delivers the user's multicast service authority information to the multicast authorization control point via an access-resource and admission control function (A-RACF) in the RACS.

6 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the step of the NASS delivers the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

a user access authorization function (UAAF) in the NASS directly delivers the user's multicast service authority information to the multicast authorization control point.

7 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the step of the multicast authorization control point requests and acquires the user's multicast service authority information from the RACS comprises:

when the user accesses a network or modifies subscription information, the NASS delivers the user's multicast service authority information to the A-RACF; and

when the multicast authorization control point requests the user's multicast service authority information from the A-RACF, the A-RACF returns the user's current multicast service authority information to the multicast authorization control point.

8 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the step of the multicast authorization control point requests and acquires the user's multicast service authority information from the RACS comprises:

when the multicast authorization control point requests the user's multicast service authority information from the A-RACF, the A-RACF acquires the user's multicast service authority information from the NASS and returns the user's multicast service authority information to the multicast authorization control point.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the multicast service authority information comprises: the user's Internet Protocol (IP) address or identification

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein the multicast service authority information comprises: at least one multicast address or at least one multicast authority group identification.

11 . A multicast authorization control point, comprising:

an acquisition unit, adapted to acquire a user's multicast service authority information in the process of interacting with a bearer control layer; and

an authorization control unit, adapted to implement multicast authorization control on the user according to the multicast service authority information acquired by the acquisition unit.

12 . The multicast authorization control point according to claim 11 , wherein the multicast authorization control point is an Internet Protocol (IP) edge or an access node (AN).

13 . The multicast authorization control point according to claim 11 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

when the user accesses a network or modifies subscription information, a network attachment sub-system (NASS) delivers the user's multicast service authority information to the multicast authorization control point.

14 . The multicast authorization control point according to claim 11 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

the multicast authorization control point requests and acquires the user's multicast service authority information from a resource and admission control subsystem (RACS).

15 . The multicast authorization control point according to claim 11 , wherein the acquisition unit acquires the user's multicast service authority information comprises:

the multicast authorization control point requests and acquires the user's multicast service authority information from the NASS.

16 . The multicast authorization control point according to claim 11 , wherein the user's multicast service authority information is transferred to the acquisition unit via an extension interface protocol.

17 . A system for multicast service authorization control, comprising:

a multicast authorization control point and a user terminal, wherein the multicast authorization control point comprises:

an acquisition unit, adapted to acquire a user's multicast service authority information in the process of interacting with a bearer control layer; and

an authorization control unit, adapted to implement multicast authorization control on the user according to the multicast service authority information acquired by the acquisition unit.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 14, 2023
From: ORIGIN FUTURE ENERGY PTY LTD.
To: INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062747/0742 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2020
From: INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
To: ORIGIN FUTURE ENERGY PTY LTD
Reel/Frame 052189/0343 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2015
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036276/0960 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2009
From: HUANG, SHIBI; ZUO, YU; ZHU, NING
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023357/0859 →