Data processing: financial – business practice – management – or co – Automated electrical financial or business practice or... – Inventory management
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-21
2011-06-21
Frenel, Vanel (Department: 3687)
Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co
Automated electrical financial or business practice or...
Inventory management
C705S043000, C705S044000, C705S042000, C726S004000, C726S006000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07966229
ABSTRACT:
A system for the time-based accounting of access by users to services provided by a data network includes a primary access node to provide access by users by establishing via the primary access node a steady connectivity between the users and the network. A secondary access node is associated with the primary access node, such secondary access node being configured for acting as a backup node to maintain connectivity in the case of failure involving the primary access node. The primary access node is configured for issuing a request for credentials for any user requesting access to said data network and, as a result of receiving valid credentials from the user, starts time-based accounting for the user. An authentication node cooperative with the primary access node and the secondary access node stores the secondary access node information items concerning the time-based accounting started for the user. The time-based accounting is thus maintained in the case of failure involving the primary access node as connectivity is maintained by the secondary access node.
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Amelio Gennaro
Ullio Mario
Vercellone Vinicio
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Frenel Vanel
Telecom Italia S.P.A.
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