Access point device and system for wireless local area network, and related methods
US9642004B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an access point device and system for a wireless local area network, and related methods thereof. On the access point device, a same ESS is divided into a plurality of VLANs, wherein the access point device comprises a broadcast key management module which is used for managing broadcast keys encrypting broadcast information and a broadcast key storage device which is used for storing the broadcast keys. The broadcast keys are stored in the broadcast key storage device in a way of corresponding to VLAN IDs of the VLANs, and the broadcast key management module can obtain the corresponding broadcast keys through the VLAN IDs.
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