Protected paging indication mechanism within wireless networks
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1. A method comprising:
- generating, by a paging service, a paging indication message (PIM) having at least one paging index that indicates whether at least one of a plurality of stations (STA) may be being paged, the at least one paging index having at least one of obfuscated key identification identifying an integrity pairwise temporal key (IPTK) between the paging service and an STA, or obfuscated STA medium access control (MAC) address, wherein the IPTK is generated via a key derivation function from a service pairwise key (SPK) that is derived from a mobile station key (MSK); and
transmitting, by the paging service, the PIM to the STA.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and apparatus for a protected paging indication mechanism within wireless networks. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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1. A method comprising:
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generating, by a paging service, a paging indication message (PIM) having at least one paging index that indicates whether at least one of a plurality of stations (STA) may be being paged, the at least one paging index having at least one of obfuscated key identification identifying an integrity pairwise temporal key (IPTK) between the paging service and an STA, or obfuscated STA medium access control (MAC) address, wherein the IPTK is generated via a key derivation function from a service pairwise key (SPK) that is derived from a mobile station key (MSK); and transmitting, by the paging service, the PIM to the STA. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article of manufacture comprising:
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a storage medium; and a plurality of instructions stored in the storage medium and designed to enable an access point (AP) to perform a plurality of AP operations, a station (STA) to perform a plurality of STA operations, or both; the plurality of AP operations including; receiving from a paging service within a network comprising a plurality of STAs, a paging indication message (PIM) comprising at least one paging index that indicates whether at least one STA may be being paged, the at least one paging index having at least one of obfuscated key identification identifying an integrity pairwise temporal key (IPTK) between the paging service and an STA, or obfuscated STA medium access control (MAC) address, wherein the IPTK is generated via a key derivation function from a service pairwise key (SPK) that is derived from a mobile station key (MSK), the PIM further including at least one paged indication element for an STA within the plurality of STAs indicating that the STA is actually being paged; and transmitting the PIM to the plurality of STAs; the plurality of STA operations including; receiving the PIM from at least one AP; and interpreting the PIM to determine if the STA may be being paged. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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an omnidirectional antenna; and a paging service operatively coupled to the antenna to control paging of stations (STAs) within one or more paging groups, the paging service being adapted to generate a paging indication message (PIM) comprising at least one paging index for at least one of the STAs and to transmit the PIM, the at least one paging index having at least one of obfuscated key identification identifying an integrity pairwise temporal key (IPTK) between the paging service and an STA, wherein the IPTK is generated via a key derivation function from a service pairwise key (SPK) that is derived from a mobile station key (MSK), or obfuscated STA medium access control (MAC) address. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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