METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NETWORK COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION INFORMATION TO APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method operational on a transmitting terminal, comprising:
- providing an interface through which information for one or more network communication associations for one or more layers is collected and distributed to applications; and
providing security information for at least one network communication association to a requesting application to allow the requesting application to select a network communication association to send data to a receiving terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the receiving terminal.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided that allow an application on a first terminal to inquire about available network communication associations that it can use to send data to another terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the other terminal. A security information module may serve to collect and/or store information about available network communication associations between the first terminal and another terminal across different layers. The security information module may also assess a trust level for the network communication associations based on security mechanisms used to establish each association and/or past experience information reported for these network communication associations. Upon receiving a request for available network communication associations, the security information module provides this to the requesting application which can use it to establish communications with a corresponding application on the other terminal.
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35 Claims
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1. A method operational on a transmitting terminal, comprising:
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providing an interface through which information for one or more network communication associations for one or more layers is collected and distributed to applications; and providing security information for at least one network communication association to a requesting application to allow the requesting application to select a network communication association to send data to a receiving terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An access terminal, comprising:
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a communication interface for communication with a receiving terminal; a processing circuit coupled to the communication interface, the processing circuit configured to; provide an interface through which information for one or more network communication associations for one or more layers is collected and distributed to applications; and provide security information for at least one network communication association to a requesting application to allow the requesting application to select a network communication association to send data to a receiving terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An access terminal, comprising:
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means for providing an interface through which information for one or more network communication associations for one or more layers is collected and distributed to applications; and means for providing security information for at least one network communication association to a requesting application to allow the requesting application to select a network communication association to send data to a receiving terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the receiving terminal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A processor comprising a processing circuit adapted to:
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provide an interface through which information for one or more network communication associations for one or more layers is collected and distributed to applications; and provide security information for at least one network communication association to a requesting application to allow the requesting application to select a network communication association to send data to a receiving terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the receiving terminal.
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35. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for facilitating use of pre-established network communication associations to transfer data from an access terminal, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to provide an interface through which information for one or more network communication associations for one or more layers is collected and distributed to applications;
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provide security information for at least one network communication association to a requesting application to allow the requesting application to select a network communication association to send data to a receiving terminal, thereby avoiding the establishment of a new network communication association with the receiving terminal.
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