PROVISIONING COMMUNICATION NODES
First Claim
1. A method of communication, comprising:
- determining an identifier for a set of at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the set of at least one access point within an operator network; and
sending the identifier to each access point in the set of at least one access point.
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Abstract
Provisioning and access control for communication nodes involves assigning identifiers to sets of nodes where the identifiers may be used to control access to restricted access nodes that provide certain services only to certain defined sets of nodes. In some aspects provisioning a node may involve providing a unique identifier for sets of one or more nodes such as restricted access points and access terminals that are authorized to receive service from the restricted access points. Access control may be provided by operation of a restricted access point and/or a network node. In some aspects, provisioning a node involves providing a preferred roaming list for the node. In some aspects, a node may be provisioned with a preferred roaming list through the use of a bootstrap beacon.
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64 Claims
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
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determining an identifier for a set of at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the set of at least one access point within an operator network; and sending the identifier to each access point in the set of at least one access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for determining an identifier for a set of at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the set of at least one access point within an operator network; and means for sending the identifier to each access point in the set of at least one access point. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a provisioning controller configured to determine an identifier for a set of at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the set of at least one access point within an operator network; and a communication controller configured to send the identifier to each access point in the set of at least one access point. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-program product, comprising:
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computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; determine an identifier for a set of at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the set of at least one access point within an operator network; and send the identifier to each access point in the set of at least one access point. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A method of communication, comprising:
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receiving an identifier for a set of at least one access point at an access point of the set, wherein each access point of the set is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, and wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the at least one access point within an operator network; and transmitting the identifier over-the-air. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for receiving an identifier for a set of at least one access point at an access point of the set, wherein each access point of the set is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, and wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the at least one access point within an operator network; and means for transmitting the identifier over-the-air. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a provisioning controller configured to receive an identifier for a set of at least one access point at an access point of the set, wherein each access point of the set is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, and wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the at least one access point within an operator network; and a communication controller configured to transmit the identifier over-the-air. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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43. A computer-program product, comprising:
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computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; receive an identifier for a set of at least one access point at an access point of the set, wherein each access point of the set is configured to provide at least one service only to a set of at least one access terminal, and wherein the identifier uniquely identifies the at least one access point within an operator network; and transmit the identifier over-the-air. - View Dependent Claims (44)
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45. A method of communication, comprising:
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determining identifiers of access terminals of a set of access terminals; and sending the identifiers to at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to the set of access terminals. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for determining identifiers of access terminals of a set of access terminals; and means for sending the identifiers to at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to the set of access terminals. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a provisioning controller configured to determine identifiers of access terminals of a set of access terminals; and a communication controller configured to send the identifiers to at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to the set of access terminals. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. A computer-program product, comprising:
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computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; determine identifiers of access terminals of a set of access terminals; and send the identifiers to at least one access point that is configured to provide at least one service only to the set of access terminals. - View Dependent Claims (64)
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