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Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for establishing an IP level connectivity between internet access terminals using a service gateway including a first ISP network connected at one end thereof to a first terminal having an inherent IP address and at the other end thereof to an internet network, the first ISP network including a service gateway for executing authentication of a subscriber of the first terminal in accordance with a service request of the first terminal and communication with other service gateway; a second ISP network connected at one end thereof to the internet network and at the other end thereof to an ATM network to which a second terminal having no inherent IP address is connected, the second ISP network serving to establish an IP level connectivity between the first and second terminals if the first terminal requests connection to the internet network for service use along with the second terminal. The present invention also proposes a service providing method which includes a service providing procedure for establishing an IP level connectivity between a terminal connected to an internet and a dial-up terminal not connected to the internet while also having no inherent IP address.

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First Claim