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Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015

Filed:

May. 26, 2006
Applicants:

Amir Antoun Renne Sayegh, Hamilton, CA;

Terence Douglas Todd, Hamilton, CA;

Dongmei Zhao, Hamilton, CA;

Inventors:

Amir Antoun Renne Sayegh, Hamilton, CA;

Terence Douglas Todd, Hamilton, CA;

Dongmei Zhao, Hamilton, CA;

Assignee:

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CA;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/0011 (2013.01); H04L 63/0869 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mobile station is assisted to perform a handoff from a current access point in a current extended service set (ESS) to a new access point in a target ESS. A HandOver Mediator, possibly in conjunction with a handover server, performs an authentication process and an association process with an access point in the target ESS while masquerading as the mobile station. Parameters resulting from the authentication process and the association process are then passed to the mobile station and the mobile station can perform a handoff to the new access point.


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