APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR FACILITATING ACCESS TO A HOME, OR OTHER PUBLIC NETWORK
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- processing circuitry configured to;
obtain information indicating whether 802.1x authentication is supported, the information being contained within a broadcast message;
determine whether to use a non-802.1x authentication mechanism based on an indicator stored at a wireless device, the non-802.1x authentication mechanism comprising a tunnel procedure;
based on the information and the indicator stored at the wireless device, identify, via at least one wireless local area network (WLAN), any available network using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism; and
indicate at least one network identified using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating home, or other public network access by a wireless device. The access is made in order to access public-network services by the wireless device when connecting to the public network by way of another network. Access availability by way of 802.1x-capable wireless local area networks, if any, is determined A listing is made of networks through which connections are able to be made. And, if operator policy permits, a public-network access attempter attempts to make communication connections by way of non-802.1x-capable wireless local area networks, if any. Identification is made of network access availability, and such identified network access is displayed to provide a user of the wireless device with an opportunity to select in what manner to connect to the public network.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to; obtain information indicating whether 802.1x authentication is supported, the information being contained within a broadcast message; determine whether to use a non-802.1x authentication mechanism based on an indicator stored at a wireless device, the non-802.1x authentication mechanism comprising a tunnel procedure; based on the information and the indicator stored at the wireless device, identify, via at least one wireless local area network (WLAN), any available network using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism; and indicate at least one network identified using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method comprising:
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obtaining information indicating whether 802.1x authentication is supported, the information being contained within a broadcast message; determining whether to use a non-802.1x authentication mechanism based on an indicator stored at a wireless device, the non-802.1x authentication mechanism comprising a tunnel procedure; based on the information and the indicator stored at the wireless device, identifying, via at least one wireless local area network (WLAN), any available network using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism; and indicating at least one network identified using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method for a wireless device, the method comprising:
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obtaining information indicating whether at least one wireless local area network (WLAN) supports 802.1x authentication, the information being contained within a broadcast message; determining whether to use a non-802.1x authentication mechanism based on an indicator stored at the wireless device, the non-802.1x authentication mechanism comprising a tunnel procedure; based on the information and the indicator stored at the wireless device, identifying, via the at least one WLAN, any available network using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism; and indicating at least one network identified using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
processing circuitry configured to; obtain information indicating whether at least one wireless local area network (WLAN) supports 802.1x authentication, the information being contained within a broadcast message; determine whether to use a non-802.1x authentication mechanism based on an indicator stored at a wireless device, the non-802.1x authentication mechanism comprising a tunnel procedure; based on the information and the indicator stored at the wireless device, identify, via the at least one WLAN, any available network using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism; and indicate at least one network identified using the non-802.1x authentication mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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