Wafer Access Control Solution
Brief Description of Solution
Wafer system combines with the SSG (Select Service Gateway) service selection solution from CISCO Corporation and introduces AC (Access Control) product kit targeted toward broadband carriers, mobile carriers and service providers. It is especially suitable for unified authentication billing of user’s online service in complex and integrated operating environment.For users of different access modes, this solution realizes authentication and redirection of user’s further access request, and offers service selection function according to user’s right and carriers'strategy.
Wafer service control solution enables service providers to move up on the value chain, getting closer to consumers, and provide different value-added services.As the gateway that realizes new services, it enables providers to seize more opportunities in creating profit with application- based value-added services, helping carriers provide higher marginal revenue.
The example of AC real application flow
Using Wafer service access control solution, users can easily connect or disconnect various network services via the service selection menu.On the user-end service menu, users can see all the network service items targeted toward themselves and select the item they are interested in.When a user selects one network service, he can access it till he exits the service or timeout of the connection service occurs.MPLS VPN broadband access users will provide multiple network services from one network service selection menu in the way that is totally based on every user and the Web.
AC authentication and billing
Wafer system converges network administration and billing solutions of broadband equipment manufacturers and that of itself, and introduces Wafer SSG service supporting system.
In analysis of service characteristics of SSG, the SSG-based service development supporting system involves the following modules:
Service management configuration
This module includes three parts:
Initialization of network equipment
Usually it is pre-set by network engineer, to define service type, parameters and service attribute in SSG according to SSG equipment type and carriers’ business development demand. The later-stage work is usually supported by corresponding network administration module.
Operation & maintenance adjustment and service definition
Carriers make corresponding adjustment of service parameters during the O&M process, to provide, improve, increase and add services and their quality.
Business and service planning
Business and service planning can be used to track the existing business and service, to conduct summarization and smart analysis for service application state and provide decision support for carriers.
Users'management configuration
Complete user registration, service selection, parameter definition, consumption disposal and billing information.
User management supports virtual operation mode by default, i.e., carriers can conveniently conduct such virtual operation as business distribution, network leasing and resources occupation by creating user group, main account and sub-account, as well as customizing group attribute etc.
AAAA of service consumption
This module includes authentication, authorization, billing and addressing.These functions are embodied on such service nodes as user log-in, service selection, service consumption and service completion.
User self-service
This is a key step for user to complete service consumption process,defining service consumption attribute and querying about service consumption record.
Figure of system function architecture:
Target market
- Broadband wire operation environment
- Wireless operation environment
- Joint business operation for users of large-scale broadband
- Joint business operation for multiple carriers
