JPH04264864A - Personal communication transmitting signal authentication system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To confirm whether or not a personal communication user is a normal identified one at a communication network side when the user originates a call from a terminal. CONSTITUTION:A personal communication network is equipped with a terminal 2, an exchange node 4 capable of transmitting and receiving a signal with the terminal, and a data base 3 capable of transmitting and receiving the signal with the exchange node, to which an authentication managing function 5 is installed. At the time of an access request from the user, the authentication is operated between the terminal 2 (or a communication user or a card) and the data base 3, and a personal authentication number or identifier, and an authenticated result are stored in the authentication managing function 5. Afterwards, at the time of a transmission from the user, the authentication confirmation is operated by inquiring of the authentication managing function of the data base by the exchange node.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention stores the authentication result of the user in the authentication management function after completing the user authentication procedure, so that when the personal communication user makes a call, the switching node The present invention relates to a method of inquiring about the authentication result of the personal communication user and starting a calling procedure based on the result.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in the past, after an authentication procedure was performed between a personal communication user and a database, an origination procedure was performed toward a switching node.

FIG. 3 shows a conventional personal communication transmission signal authentication system, and FIG. 4 shows a signal flow in FIG. 3. User 1 performs an authentication procedure among database 3 before making a call. After the authentication is completed, the user 1 sends a call signal (■) from the terminal 2 to the exchange node 4 to request a call.

0004

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] In the states shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the switching node 4 receives the outgoing signal (■), it determines whether it is from an authenticated user or whether it is an unauthenticated user. The drawback is that it is not possible to recognize whether the message is from the user.

The present invention aims to improve this point.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides an authentication management function in a database for storing information that a personal communication user has completed authentication, and a switching node receives an outgoing signal. At this time, the switching node refers to the authentication management function to determine whether the user requesting the call is authenticated or unauthenticated.

[0007]

[Operation] According to the present invention, when an outgoing signal arrives at the switching node, the switching node checks whether the calling user is authenticated or unauthenticated by making an inquiry to the authentication management function regarding the completion of authentication. You can check and perform the calling procedure according to the results.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG. 1, and an example of the signal flow in FIG. 1 is shown in FIG. 1 in Figures 1 and 2
is a personal communication user, 2 is a terminal, 3 is a database, 4 is a switching node, and 5 is an authentication management function. Personal communication user 1 makes a service access request (■) from terminal 2 to database 3. Thereafter, an authentication procedure is performed between the personal communication user 1 and the database 3 (■). At that time, the database 3 records the authentication result in the authentication management function 5 together with the personal communication number or the identifier for identifying the personal communication user (■). Then, permission for service access is notified to the personal communication user 1 (■). Subsequently, a transmission signal requesting transmission is sent from the personal communication user 1 to the switching node 4 (■). When the exchange node 4 receives the outgoing signal, it confirms the completion of authentication with the authentication management function 5 (■), and the authentication management function 5 confirms that the personal communication number or the identifier for identifying the personal communication user that was inquired about has already been authenticated. and returns the result to the exchange node 4 (■). The exchange node 4 performs a calling procedure based on the authentication result information returned from the authentication management function 5.

[0009]

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain information regarding the authentication of a personal communication user at a switching node, and to connect a personal communication call made by an unauthenticated personal communication number. This makes it possible to prevent this.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of the invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a conventional technique.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the conventional technology.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Personal communication user 2 Terminal 3 Database 4 Exchange node 5 Authentication management function ■ Access request ■ Authentication procedure ■ Access permission ■ Outgoing signal ■ Authentication result record ■ Authentication completion confirmation request ■ Authentication completion confirmation response

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A personal communications number or identifier that identifies a personal communications user, a card or terminal that allows the personal communications user to access a personal communications network, and a switching node that transmits and receives signals from the terminal. In a personal communication network consisting of a database that supports authentication procedures between the personal communication user, card, or terminal, the personal communication user or The database has an authentication management function that is installed in either the card or the terminal and manages the authentication results of the personal communication user, and in response to a personal communication service access request from the personal communication user,
The personal communication user is authenticated between the personal communication user, the card or the terminal, and the database, and the personal communication number or the identifier for identifying the personal communication user and the authentication result are stored in the authentication management function. A method characterized in that an exchange node receives an origination signal from a communication user, and the exchange node authenticates the personal communication origination signal by inquiring an authentication result from an authentication management function of the database.