Closed group wireless local area network provisioning
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, from a user equipment, one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including the user equipment;
generating, in response to receiving the one or more first messages, the provisioning information for the closed group, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the user equipment; and
sending one or more second messages including the provisioning information to at least one of the plurality of user equipment to enable the sharing among the closed group.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for provisioning a closed group of user equipment. In some embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving one or more first messages indicating a closed group comprising at least one of a plurality of user equipment; generating provisioning information for the closed group; and sending one or more second messages including the provisioning information to the at least one of the plurality of user equipment. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a user equipment, one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including the user equipment; generating, in response to receiving the one or more first messages, the provisioning information for the closed group, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the user equipment; and sending one or more second messages including the provisioning information to at least one of the plurality of user equipment to enable the sharing among the closed group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; receive, from a user equipment, one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including the user equipment; generate, in response to receiving the one or more first messages, the provisioning information for the closed group, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the user equipment; and send one or more second messages including the provisioning information to at least one of the plurality of user equipment to enable the sharing among the closed group. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method comprising:
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providing, by a first user equipment, one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including the first user equipment and a second user equipment, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the second user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the second user equipment; and receiving, by the first user equipment and in response to providing the one or more first messages, one or more second messages including the provisioning information shared among the plurality of user equipment of the closed group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; provide one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including the apparatus and a second user equipment, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the second user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the second user equipment; and receive, in response to providing the one or more first messages, one or more second messages including the provisioning information shared among the plurality of user equipment of the closed group. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product comprising non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, from a user equipment, one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including the user equipment; generating, in response to receiving the one or more first messages, the provisioning information for the closed group, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the user equipment; and sending one or more second messages including the provisioning information to at least one of the plurality of user equipment to enable the sharing among the closed group. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product comprising non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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providing one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of user equipment including a user equipment comprising the at least one processor and a second user equipment, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the second user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the second user equipment; and receiving, in response to providing the one or more first messages, one or more second messages including the provisioning information shared among the plurality of user equipment of the closed group. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving, from a first user equipment, one or more first messages requesting that provisioning information be shared among a closed group within a wireless local area network, the closed group comprising a plurality of second user equipment and the first user equipment; generating, in response to receiving the one or more first messages, the provisioning information for the closed group, wherein the provisioning information includes policy information for a network utilized by the first user equipment, discovery information for the network, and location information of the first user equipment; and sending one or more second messages including the provisioning information to at least one of the plurality of second user equipment to enable the sharing among the closed group.
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