Unified access control for 5G convergence network with DHCP

Traditionally wireline network and wireless network have been operated and managed separately. Future network will provide converged network service on wireline and wireless networks together. Service requirement for unified access to both wireline and wireless networks emerged as we experience more sophisticated network services. This paper discusses a unified access control for 5G convergence network with multiplicity of different access networks. With minor change onto Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) we can reuse authentication information among various access technologies on 5G convergence network. The proposed method enables us to reuse authentication information from one access network onto another access network. Authentication reuse and unified access control will reduce complexity of 5G convergence network access procedure with multiple access networks and provide consistent access procedure regardless what access technology a user chooses to use.