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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2007
Thierry Etienne Klein, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Charles Payette, Oceanport, NJ (US);
Thierry Etienne Klein, Fanwood, NJ (US);
Charles Payette, Oceanport, NJ (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
The invention includes a method and apparatus for authenticating a visiting node in a wireless network. A method includes receiving a request to transfer a user database of a visiting node, obtaining the visiting node user database from the visiting node in response to a determination to update a master user database to include the visiting node user database, and merging the visiting node user database with the master user database. The request to transfer the visiting node user database is received, from the visiting node, at a primary authentication node of the network. The visiting node user database includes entries for users associated with the visiting node. The master user database includes entries for users associated with nodes authenticated by the primary authentication node of the network.