| US 7,499,547 B2 | ||
| Security authentication and key management within an infrastructure based wireless multi-hop network | ||
| Heyun Zheng, Debary, Fla. (US); Charles R. Barker, Jr., Orlando, Fla. (US); Amit Gandhi, Apopka, Fla. (US); Keith J. Goldberg, Casselberry, Fla. (US); Samer S. Hanna, Sanford, Fla. (US); and Surong Zeng, Schaumburg, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 07, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/470,887. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0065888 A1, Mar. 13, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 9/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 380—247 [380/277; 380/270; 713/171] | 6 Claims |
| 1. A method for communicating between a top level key holder and a level one key holder for security authentication and key
management within an infrastructure-based wireless multi-hop network, comprising:
communicating a message having a message format comprising:
a Media Access Control (MAC) header containing a source and a destination MAC addresses of at least one hop;
an Ad Hoc Routing (AHR) header containing:
a source and a destination MAC addresses of the level one key holder and the top level key holder, and
a protocol identification representing an extensible authentication protocol over local area network (EAPOL) proxy packet;
a supplicant MAC address;
an i/r flag which is an indicator of 802.11i or 802.11r standard; and
a service set identifier (SSID).
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