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Network having multicast security and method therefore

US8897452B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Architecture Technology Corporation · US

Inventors

John Wu · San Diego, US
Ryan L. Hagelstrom · Chaska, US
Edward R. Mandy · Victoria, US
Ranga S. Ramanujan · Hamel, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 27, 2011
Grant date	Nov 25, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for conducting encrypted communication in a network and a network having a plurality of nodes organized into a plurality of groups which initiates encrypted communication between a first one of the plurality of nodes of a first one of the plurality of groups and a second one of the plurality of nodes of the first one of the plurality of groups different from the first one of the plurality of groups using a group key and initiates encrypted communication between a third one of the plurality of nodes of the first one of the plurality of groups and a fourth one of the plurality of nodes of a second one of the plurality groups different from the first one of the plurality of groups using a session key.

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