Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dynamic functional partitioning for WiFi protected access 2 (WPA2) pass-through virtual network function (VNF)
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Application No.: US16462647Application Date: 2016-12-21
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Publication No.: US11096119B2Publication Date: 2021-08-17
- Inventor: Artur Zaks
- Applicant: Intel Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Santa Clara
- Agency: Maschoff Brennan
- International Application: PCT/US2016/068097 WO 20161221
- International Announcement: WO2018/118051 WO 20180628
- Main IPC: G06F9/455
- IPC: G06F9/455 ; H04L12/46 ; H04L29/06 ; H04W12/041 ; H04W12/069 ; H04W24/08 ; H04W48/06 ; H04W48/16 ; H04W76/15 ; H04W76/27 ; H04W84/02 ; H04W84/12 ; H04W88/00 ; H04W88/12 ; H04W92/02 ; H04W92/12

Abstract:
A service provider (SP) network device or system can operate to enable a WiFi protected access 2 (WPA2) pass-through with a user equipment (UE) and further define various partitions between a physical access point (pAP) and a virtual AP (vAP) according to one or more VNFs based on one or more communication link parameters (e.g., latency). The WPA2 pass-through can be an interface connection that passes through a computer premise equipment (CPE) or wireless residential gateway (GW) without the CPE or GW modifying or affecting the data traffic such as by authentication or security protocol. The SP network device can receive traffic data from a UE through or via the WPA 2 pass-through from a UE of a community Wi-Fi network at a home, residence, or entity network.
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