Common key sharing method and wireless communication terminal in ad hoc network
First Claim
1. A common key sharing method in an ad hoc network constituted by wireless communication terminals implemented with relay functions thereon, comprising:
- a common key generating step in which a first wireless communication terminal responsible for relaying generates a common key;
a common key distributing step in which said first wireless communication terminal responsible for relaying distributes said common key to a second wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area; and
a transferring step in which said second wireless communication terminal which received said common key holds said common key, and said second wireless communication terminal transfers said common key to a third wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area, when said second wireless communication terminal is responsible for relaying.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a common key sharing method in an ad hoc network constituted by wireless communication terminals implemented with relay functions thereon, comprising a common key generating step in which a first wireless communication terminal responsible for relaying generates a common key, a common key distributing step in which the first wireless communication terminal responsible for relaying distributes the common key to a second wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area, and a transferring step in which the second wireless communication terminal which received the common key holds the common key, and the second wireless communication terminal transfers the common key to a third wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area, when the second wireless communication terminal is responsible for relaying. Accordingly, it is possible to share a common encryption key within the ad hoc network.
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9 Claims
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1. A common key sharing method in an ad hoc network constituted by wireless communication terminals implemented with relay functions thereon, comprising:
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a common key generating step in which a first wireless communication terminal responsible for relaying generates a common key;
a common key distributing step in which said first wireless communication terminal responsible for relaying distributes said common key to a second wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area; and
a transferring step in which said second wireless communication terminal which received said common key holds said common key, and said second wireless communication terminal transfers said common key to a third wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area, when said second wireless communication terminal is responsible for relaying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless communication terminal implemented with a relay function for constituting an ad hoc network, comprising:
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a network information generating means in which said wireless communication terminal sends/receives information regarding network configuration to/from a second wireless communication terminal within a wireless communication area and generates network configuration information;
a common key generating means in which said wireless communication terminal generates a common key when itself being determined as responsible for relaying based on said network configuration information;
a common key distributing means in which said wireless communication terminal distributes said common key thus generated to the second wireless communication terminal within the wireless communication area; and
a transferring means in which when the second wireless communication terminal receives said common key, the second wireless communication terminal holds said common key, and transfers said common key thus received to a third wireless communication terminal within the wireless communication area, when the second wireless communication terminal itself being determined as responsible for relaying. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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