Method and apparatus to provide secured link
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1. A method comprising:
- establishing a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of a wireless local area network by exchanging two or more protocol messages between an access point and the first station and the access point and the second station.
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Briefly, a method and apparatus that may establish a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of wireless local area network. The establishment of this secured direct link may be done by an access point that may exchange protocol messages between the first station the second station and the access point.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
establishing a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of a wireless local area network by exchanging two or more protocol messages between an access point and the first station and the access point and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
a controller to establish a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of wireless local area network by exchanging two or more protocol messages with the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- 17. The apparatus of claim 17, comprising a transmitter to transmit the response messages to the first station and to the second station.
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18. An apparatus comprising:
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a dipole antenna to receive and transmit two or more protocol messages; and
a controller to establish a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of wireless local area network by exchanging the two or more protocol messages with the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30)
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25. A wireless communication system comprising:
an access point that includes a controller to establish a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of wireless local area network by exchanging two or more protocol messages with the first station and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (29, 31, 33, 35)
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32. An article comprising:
- a storage medium, having stored thereon instructions, that when executed, result in;
establishing a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of a wireless local area network by exchanging two or more protocol messages between an access point and the first station and the access point and the second station. - View Dependent Claims (34)
- a storage medium, having stored thereon instructions, that when executed, result in;
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