METHOD FOR ACCESS TO LOCAL SERVICES IN WLAN Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC H04W76/00 

FIELD: radio engineering, communication.

SUBSTANCE: communication network node allows a wireless device to exchange data with a device providing local services, such as a printer or projector, a local area network (LAN) or wireless local area network (WLAN). The communication network node communicates with both the communication network and LAN or WLAN. The method comprises of identifying 200 the request in a multiaddress domain name system (mDNS), wherein the mDNS-request is received from the wireless communication device, and assigning 202 local link address (LL) to the wireless communication device. The method also includes extracting (204) local IP address of authentication and authorization service (AAS), having authorization information regarding the device providing local services, and authentication (206) using AA-S of what type of services the wireless device is authorized to use. Moreover, the method includes extracting (208) local IP address of the device providing local services and transmission (210) of data on services between the wireless device and device providing local services, through the use of LL-address of the device providing local services.

EFFECT: it is possible for end users to access the installed devices providing local services in the local area network.

10 cl, 7 dwg