Communications system, a station, a controller of a light source, and methods therein for authenticating the station to access a network
US10594680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method performed by a communications system, for authenticating a station, STA, to access a network is provided. The STA is capable of communicating with a light source. The method includes sending, by a management server to a controller of the light source, network access information, sending, by the light source to the STA, the received network access information, which network access information is sent to the STA via a Visual Light Communication (VLC) channel. The VLC channel is emitted from the light source and received by a light detector in the STA. The STA is authenticated to the network by sending the received network access information to an Access Point (AP) operating in the network in which the STA communicates with the AP via a communication channel.
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