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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Roke Manor Research Limited, Romsey, GB;
Inventor:
Ben Toner, Alresford, GB;
Assignee:
Roke Manor Research Limited, Romsey Hampshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/06 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/06 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention proxy control the establishment or continued existence of a WLAN connection by using the back end authentication mechanism to authenticate/de-authenticate a WLAN session in dependence on the experienced quality of the connection during the set-up phase or session itself. This has the effect of preventing a bad quality connection from being established or from continuing, and hence should improve the user experience, and help a WLAN network operator maintain a service with high Quality of Service (QoS).