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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2005
Ramesh Radhakrishnan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Paul Lambert, Mountain View, CA (US);
Haresh M. Kubhani, San Jose, CA (US);
Ramesh Radhakrishnan, Saratoga, CA (US);
Paul Lambert, Mountain View, CA (US);
Haresh M. Kubhani, San Jose, CA (US);
QUALCOMM, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The subject invention relates to methods and systems for determining wireless network service characteristics involving receiving at an access point (AP) a request from a station (STA) for wireless network access, obtaining a first identifier specifying a wireless local area network (WLAN) to which the STA is to be connected, obtaining a second identifier from an authentication process relating to the STA, determining a service profile for the STA based on the first identifier and the second identifier, wherein the service profile specifies a value for each of a plurality of service attributes, and establishing a connection for wireless communications between the STA and the AP based on the service profile, wherein the connection is characterized by the value specified for each of the plurality of service attributes.