SERVICE SET MANAGER FOR AD HOC MOBILE SERVICE PROVIDER

• US 20090046644A1
• Filed: 08/08/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Suri, Atul, Krishnaswamy, Dilip
• Application Number:
  US12/188,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20090046644A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/16 Implementing security features at a particular protocol layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

An ad hoc mobile service provider for a wireless network includes a processing system configured to support a public service set, comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more mobile clients, and a private service set, comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more authenticated mobile clients. The processing system is further configured to authenticate a mobile client with a server, the mobile client being associated with the public service set, and transfer an authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set.

Claims

1. An ad hoc mobile service provider for a wireless network, the ad hoc mobile service provider comprising:

a processing system configured to;

support a public service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more mobile clients,

support a private service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more authenticated mobile clients,

authenticate a mobile client with a server, the mobile client being associated with the public service set, and

transfer an authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set.

2. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to disable the public service set in response to a capacity event.

3. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 2, wherein the capacity event is at least one of an authenticated number of mobile clients exceeding a specified number and an available data rate of access to the wireless network dropping below a specified data rate.

4. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 2, wherein the processing system is configured to disable the public service set by disabling broadcasting of a service set identifier for the public service set.

5. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to dynamically allocate resources committed to the public service set and to the private service set.

6. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 1, wherein the processing system is further configured to transfer the authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set in response to a transfer event.

8. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 1, wherein the private service set uses a data link layer encryption algorithm.

7. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 7, wherein the transfer event is at least one of an expiration of a period of time, the authentication of the authenticated mobile client, and a disabling of the public service set.

9. An ad hoc mobile service provider for a wireless network, the ad hoc mobile service provider comprising:

means for supporting a public service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more mobile clients;

means for supporting a private service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more authenticated mobile clients;

means for authenticating a mobile client with a server, the mobile client being associated with the public service set; and

means for transferring an authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set.

10. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 9, wherein the means for supporting a public service set further disables the public service set in response to a capacity event.

11. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 10, wherein the capacity event is at least one of an authenticated number of mobile clients exceeding a specified number and an available data rate of access to the wireless network dropping below a specified data rate.

12. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 10, wherein the means for supporting a public service set further disables the public service set by disabling broadcasting of a service set identifier for the public service set.

13. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 9, further comprising means for dynamically allocating resources committed to the public service set and to the private service set.

14. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 9, wherein the means for transferring further transfers the authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set in response to a transfer event.

15. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 14, wherein the transfer event is at least one of an expiration of a period of time, the authentication of the authenticated mobile client, and a disabling of the public service set.

16. The ad hoc mobile service provider of claim 9, wherein the private service set uses a data link layer encryption algorithm.

17. A method for managing an ad hoc mobile service provider for a wireless network, the method comprising the steps of:

authenticating a mobile client with a server, wherein the mobile client is associated with a public service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and the mobile client; and

transferring the authenticated mobile client from the public service set to a private service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more authenticated mobile clients.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of disabling the public service set in response to a capacity event.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the capacity event is at least one of an authenticated number of mobile clients exceeding a specified number and an available data rate of access to the wireless network dropping below a specified data rate.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the disabling step comprises disabling the broadcasting of a service set identifier for the public service set.

21. The method of claim 17, further comprising the step of dynamically allocating resources committed to the public service set and to the private service set.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the transferring step comprises transferring the authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set in response to a transfer event.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the transfer event is at least one of an expiration of a period of time, the authentication of the authenticated mobile client, and a disabling of the public service set.

24. The method of claim 17, wherein the private service set uses a data link layer encryption algorithm.

25. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processing system in an ad hoc mobile service provider for a wireless network, the instructions comprising code for:

authenticating a mobile client with a server, wherein the mobile client is associated with a public service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and the mobile client; and

transferring the authenticated mobile client from the public service set to a private service set comprising the ad hoc mobile service provider and one or more authenticated mobile clients.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 25, the instructions further comprising code for disabling the public service set in response to a capacity event.

27. The machine-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the capacity event is at least one of an authenticated number of mobile clients exceeding a specified number and an available data rate of access to the wireless network dropping below a specified data rate.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 26, the instructions further comprising code for disabling the broadcasting of a service set identifier for the public service set.

29. The machine-readable medium of claim 25, the instructions further comprising code for dynamically allocating resources committed to the public service set and to the private service set.

30. The machine-readable medium of claim 25, the instructions further comprising code for transferring the authenticated mobile client from the public service set to the private service set in response to a transfer event.

31. The machine-readable medium of claim 30, wherein the transfer event is at least one of an expiration of a period of time, the authentication of the authenticated mobile client, and a disabling of the public service set.

32. The machine-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the private service set uses a data link layer encryption algorithm.