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MANAGING ESTABLISHMENT AND REMOVAL OF SECURITY ASSOCIATIONS IN A WIRELESS MESH NETWORK

  • US 20080031155A1
  • Filed: 09/13/2006
  • Published: 02/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A node configured to manage a security association with at least one particular neighbor node in a wireless network, the node comprising:

  • a neighbor node table configured to store an entry for at least one neighbor node comprising attributes associated with the neighbor node;

    a security module configured to store security association information associated with each neighbor node, anda routing module communicatively coupled to the security module, wherein the routing module is configured to;

    determine, based on particular attributes associated with each neighbor node in the neighbor node table, at least one of the particular neighbor nodes from the neighbor node table that the node will attempt to establish a security association with;

    select at least one of the particular neighbor nodes the node will attempt to establish the security association with; and

    send a first message to the security module to trigger the security module to attempt to establish a particular security association with the particular neighbor node that is selected.

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