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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/06 (2013.01); H04L 63/0892 (2013.01); H04L 63/0884 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
To interwork between a first authentication domain and a second authentication domain, a bridge module performs a first authentication procedure in the first authentication domain for a mobile station, wherein the first authentication domain is part of a wireless access network. Based on information collected in the first authentication procedure, the bridge module performs a second authentication procedure is performed, on behalf of the mobile station, in the second authentication domain.