Integrated user and radio management in a wireless network environment
US7382756B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 3, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method in which user management and radio management functionalities associated with a wireless network, such as an IEEE 802.11 wireless network, are integrated to provide wireless network services thereof. In general, according to the present invention disclosed herein, a link layer authentication module for linking a plurality of wireless network layers to one another is integrated with a network management module, such that the network management module and the link layer authentication module together form an integrated user and radio management module which provides wireless network services for the wireless network. The use of link layer authentication under the IEEE 802.1x standard can be integrated with network management functionality thereof in order to associate both and provide a variety of useful wireless network services.
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