WIRELESS ACCESS POINT SECURITY FOR MULTI-HOP NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An access point for use in a multiple hop access point set comprising:
- at least one wireless communication interface; and
a control system associated with the at least one wireless communication interface and adapted to;
obtain resource information for communications to be supported by a child access point in the access point set;
encrypt the resource information using a first key to create encrypted resource information; and
initiate delivery of the encrypted resource information to the child access point via the at least one wireless communication interface.
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Abstract
Security in wireless communication networks that employ relay stations to facilitate communications between base stations and mobile stations is enhanced. In one embodiment, resource information provided to one or more relay stations from a base station or another relay station is encrypted prior to being delivered to the one or more relay stations. Only authorized relay stations are allocated an appropriate key necessary to decrypt the resource information. As such, only appropriate relay stations are able to access and use the resource information to effect communications directly or indirectly between the base stations and the mobile stations. In certain embodiments, the resource information is delivered between the various base and relay stations using either unicast or multicast delivery techniques.
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35 Claims
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1. An access point for use in a multiple hop access point set comprising:
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at least one wireless communication interface; and a control system associated with the at least one wireless communication interface and adapted to; obtain resource information for communications to be supported by a child access point in the access point set; encrypt the resource information using a first key to create encrypted resource information; and initiate delivery of the encrypted resource information to the child access point via the at least one wireless communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An access point for use in a multiple hop access point set comprising:
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at least one wireless communication interface; and a control system associated with the at least one wireless communication interface and adapted to; receive from a parent access point encrypted resource information for communications, the parent access point residing in the access point set; decrypt the encrypted resource information using a first key to obtain resource information; and apply the resource information for communications with at least one of the parent access point, a child access point, and a mobile station via the at least one wireless communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for use in a multiple hop access point set comprising:
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obtaining resource information for communications to be supported by a child access point in the access point set; encrypting the resource information using a first key to create encrypted resource information; and initiating delivery of the encrypted resource information to the child access point via at least one wireless communication interface.
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35. A method for use in a multiple hop access point set comprising:
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receiving from a parent access point encrypted resource information for communications, the parent access point residing in the access point set; decrypting the encrypted resource information using a first key to obtain resource information; and applying the resource information for communications with at least one of the parent access point, a child access point, and a mobile station via at least one wireless communication interface.
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