Discovery and authentication scheme for wireless mesh networks

Details Discovery and authentication scheme for wireless mesh networks Discovery and authentication scheme for wireless mesh networks

2006-05-02

2010-10-12

Harper, Vincent P (Department: 2617)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Multiple computer communication using cryptography

Particular communication authentication technique

C713S168000, C713S169000, C455S041200, C455S434000, C455S552100, C370S252000, C370S338000, C370S401000, C370S406000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07814322

ABSTRACT:
Wireless network devices discover individual mesh nodes and networks of mesh nodes. An association is formed on the basis of peer-to-peer interactions at layer-1, layer-2 and/or higher layers of the Open System Interconnect (OSI) model. In particular, the system uses Beacon, Probe Request, Probe Response, Association Request, Association Response, and Disassociation frames and introduces a new Extensible Mesh Information Element (EMIE) used by mesh nodes to discover, authenticate, and associate with other peer nodes.

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