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A New Access Control Solution for a Multi-Provider Wireless Environment

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The fundamental goal in future 4G mobile multi-service networks is to provide an efficient mobile computing environment. We presume that future terminals will be equipped with multiple heterogeneous wireless interfaces. We want to enable each user to seamlessly move between different providers’ networks. Besides seamless roaming, a key consideration is also devoted to quality-of-service provision. In this article, we propose a model and an architectural framework for supporting quality of service in the context of interconnected multi-provider wireless systems. The proposed integrated COPS-based management and RADIUS-based access control architecture will allow providers to offer multimedia services while optimizing the use of the underlying network resources. We suggest new concepts and protocols to provide solutions to these challenges and describe the French national research project named MMQoS aiming on building such future networks.

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  1. INFRES Department, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, 46 rue Barrault, 75634, Paris Cedex 13, France

    Artur Hecker & Houda Labiod

  2. LIP6, Université Pierre & Marie Curie, 8, rue du Capitaine Scott, 75015, Paris

    Guy Pujolle

  3. Dépt. Réseaux & Systèmes de Télécommunications, Institut National des Télécommunications, 9, rue Charles Fourier, 91011, Evry Cedex

    Hossam Afifi

  4. INFRES Department, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, 46 rue Barrault, 75634, Paris Cedex 13, France

    Ahmed Serhrouchni & Pascal Urien

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Hecker, A., Labiod, H., Pujolle, G. et al. A New Access Control Solution for a Multi-Provider Wireless Environment. Telecommun Syst 29, 131–152 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-005-2146-9

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