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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2012
Esteban Raul Torres, Danville, CA (US);
Robert J. Friday, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Esteban Raul Torres, Danville, CA (US);
Robert J. Friday, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a Wi-Fi authentication request from a mobile device at a wireless controller, the request including a network access identifier, transmitting the request from the wireless controller to an authentication proxy, wherein the authentication proxy is in communication with a plurality of mobile operator authentication devices and operable to forward the request to one of the mobile operator authentication devices based on the network access identifier, and receiving a response to the request at the wireless controller, wherein the mobile device is permitted Wi-Fi access to a network by the wireless controller if the request is authenticated by the mobile operator authentication device. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.