Restricted services for wireless stations
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving a request from a wireless device for a restricted service provided over a wireless network;
if the wireless network is security enabled, transmitting a Service Descriptive Identifier (SDID) over the wireless network, wherein the SDID is associated with the restricted service;
recognizing the SDID in the received request;
responsive to recognizing the SDID, enabling a the wireless device to access the restricted service.
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Abstract
A technique for providing restricted access to a wireless network involves recognizing a service descriptive identifier (SDID). The SDID may be transmitted to wireless stations that query the wireless network so that the wireless stations can at least gain access to restricted services provided by the wireless network. The SDID may include quality of service (QoS) parameters, as well, thereby facilitating dynamically restricted access to the wireless network.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request from a wireless device for a restricted service provided over a wireless network; if the wireless network is security enabled, transmitting a Service Descriptive Identifier (SDID) over the wireless network, wherein the SDID is associated with the restricted service; recognizing the SDID in the received request; responsive to recognizing the SDID, enabling a the wireless device to access the restricted service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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receiving a Service Descriptive Identifier (SDID), wherein the SDID is associated with a restricted service provided over a wireless network; responsive to an instruction to utilize the restricted service, using the SDID to request access to the restricted service; accessing the restricted service on the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An authenticator, comprising:
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a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) radio; a Service Descriptive Identifier (SDID) authentication engine implemented in a computer-readable medium; wherein, in operation; the WLAN radio transmits an SDID, wherein the SDID is associated with a restricted service provided over a wireless network; the WLAN radio receives a request from a wireless device for the restricted service; the SDID authentication engine recognizes the SDID in the received request; the SDID authentication engine, responsive to recognizing the SDID, enables access by the wireless device to the restricted service. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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