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SECURING MULTIPLE LINKS AND PATHS IN A WIRELESS MESH NETWORK INCLUDING RAPID ROAMING

  • US 20070250713A1
  • Filed: 06/29/2007
  • Published: 10/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a mesh point, the method comprising:

  • the mesh point associating with a first parent mesh point of a wireless mesh network as a child mesh point to the first parent mesh point, the first parent mesh point being coupled to an authenticator and a member of a mesh domain of the mesh network;

    the child mesh point undergoing an authentication with the authenticator via the first parent mesh point of the mesh domain, the authentication resulting in a root pairwise master key of a multiple-identities-key hierarchy; and

    undergoing a 4-way handshake initiated by the child mesh point using the multiple-identities-key hierarchy to determine a transient key for the child mesh point to securely communicate with the first parent mesh point in the mesh network.

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