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Method and system for improved communication network setup

US7996664B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Broadcom Corporation · US

Inventors

Henry S. Ptasinki · San Francisco, US
Ted Edward Carter · Sunnyvale, US
Manoj Thawani · San Jose, US
Manas Deb · San Jose, US
Jeff Vadasz · Los Altos, US
Mahesh Iyer · Saratoga, US
David Cohen · Milpitas, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 18, 2005
Grant date	Aug 9, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 9, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Aspects of a method and system for improved communication network setup may comprise receiving authentication enablement information from a configurator station comprising indication of a current state of a configurator timing window. In response to input at a client station to communicate authentication response information to the configurator station, receiving at the client station, configuration information and/or status information resulting from input at the client station. Other aspects of the invention may comprise responding to input at a configurator station to transmit authentication enablement information comprising indication of a current state of a configurator timing window, receiving authentication response information from the client station based on the transmitted authentication enablement information, and transmitting to the client station configuration information and/or status information from the configurator station based on the received authentication response information.

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