TUNNELED DIRECT LINK SETUP THROUGH A TUNNEL
First Claim
1. A method operational at a first station to initiate a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link within a network, comprising:
- establishing a tunnel with a second station; and
establishing the TDLS link with the second station through the tunnel.
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Abstract
One feature provides for a first station initiating a Tunnel Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link with a peer station within a network, by establishing a tunnel with the peer station, and establishing the TDLS link with the second station through the tunnel. The TDLS link may be implemented within the same layer of a protocol stack as the tunnel. Moreover, the network may comprise at least one access point that serves as an intermediary for transmissions between the first station and the peer station. Although the access point may be adapted to block Ethernet encapsulated TDLS frame transmissions having a TDLS Ethertype between the first station and the peer station, the first and peer stations are able to establish a TDLS link by transmitting and receiving TDLS Setup information through the tunnel by encapsulating the TDLS Setup information with, for example, PPP, PPTP, and/or L2TP tunnel schemes.
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50 Claims
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1. A method operational at a first station to initiate a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link within a network, comprising:
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establishing a tunnel with a second station; and establishing the TDLS link with the second station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A first station for initiating a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link within a network, the first station comprising:
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a communication interface operative to communicate over the network; and a processing circuit coupled to the communication interface and adapted to; establish a tunnel with a second station, and establish the TDLS link with the second station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A first station for initiating a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link within a network, the first station comprising:
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means for establishing a tunnel with a second station, and means for establishing the TDLS link with the second station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A processor-readable medium having one or more instructions operational on a first station for initiating a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
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establish a tunnel with a second station, and establish the TDLS link with the second station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method operational at a second station within a network for establishing a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link initiated by a first station, comprising:
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establishing a tunnel with the first station; and establishing the TDLS link with the first station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A second station within a network for establishing a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link initiated by a first station, comprising:
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a communication interface operative to communicate over the network; a processing circuit coupled to the communication interface and operative to; establish a tunnel with the first station; and establish the TDLS link with the first station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A second station within a network for establishing a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link initiated by a first station, comprising:
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means for establishing a tunnel with the first station; and means for establishing the TDLS link with the first station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A processor-readable medium having one or more instructions operational on a second station for establishing a Tunneled Direct Link Setup (TDLS) link initiated by a first station, which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
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establish a tunnel with the first station; and establish the TDLS link with the first station through the tunnel. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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