Replenishing a user account with more access resources needed for accessing network services
US8606944B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network access server (NAS) determines the status of availability (e.g., how much more quota is unused) of an access resource, and sends a notification embedded in a point-to-point protocol (PPP) packet. The format of the packet is chosen such that definition/use of higher layers (e.g., HTTP) is not required to communicate the status to a client system. As a result, the user may be notified even if software such as web browser is not being executed on the client system.
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