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Method and base station for packet transfer

US6307837A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1998
Grant dateOct 23, 2001
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/1466
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of packet transfer is provided to resolve the problem of fraudulent access to user LANs through falsified source address so that only those pre-registered terminals are permitted to transfer packets with specific data networks. Each user LAN is assigned an identifier to identify respective user LAN beforehand. Packet network stores terminal information including terminal addresses, identifiers assigned to one and more user LANs that are permitted to communicate with each packet terminal and information necessary for terminal authentication beforehand. When the packet terminal starts a communication through a base station, the packet network authenticates the packet terminal, and if it is an unauthorized terminal, the packet network informs a denial for communication to the packet terminal. If an allowance for communication is obtained by authentication, the packet terminal encrypts data to be transmitted and sends a packet to the packet network with an attachment containing the encrypted data, identifiers for the selected user LAN among one and more user LANs, the destination address and the source address. Packet network receives the packet, and while decoding the encrypt…

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