Abstract:
A client station in a wireless local area network (WLAN) communication system includes a beam commutation algorithm and a smart antenna responsive to the beam commutation algorithm for selecting one of a plurality of directional antenna beams. The smart antenna is configured as a virtual omni-directional antenna by using a commutation of switched directional antenna beams. A switched directional antenna system that performs a commutation sequencing can be blind to environmental conditions and changes.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for selecting a beam combination of multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antennas are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRUs) includes a plurality of antennas to generate a plurality of beams for supporting MIMO. At least one antenna is configured to generate multiple beams, such that various beam combinations can be produced and a desired beam combination selected for conducting wireless communication with another WTRU. A quality metric is measured with respect to each or subset of the possible beam combinations. A desired beam combination for MIMO transmission and reception is selected based on the quality metric measurements.
Abstract:
A satellite communication subscriber device (16) includes a smart antenna (18) for generating antenna beams (30, 32) for receiving signals from at least one satellite, and a receiver (42). The receiver includes a quality metric module (48) for calculating a quality metric on the signals received by each antenna beam. A beam selector (40) is coupled to the smart antenna for selecting the antenna beams. An antenna steering algorithm module (44) runs an antenna steering algorithm (46) for operating the beam selector for scanning the antenna beams, receiving the calculated quality metrics from the receiver for each scanned antenna beam, and comparing the calculated quality metrics. The algorithm selects one of the scanned antenna beams based upon the comparing for continuing to receive signals from the at least one satellite.
Abstract:
A smart antenna steering algorithm operates in response to different functions monitored by the media access control (MAC) layer within a client station. One function is when the MAC layer indicates that the client station has been placed in a power savings mode. In response, the antenna algorithm stores an index of the currently selected antenna. Another function is when the MAC layer indicates that the client station has not been synchronized, associated and authenticated with an access point. In response, the algorithm selects an omni-directional antenna beam as the default antenna beam. Another function is when the MAC layer provides beacon period synchronization information to the antenna steering algorithm so that the algorithm can update its own timer.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses several methods to strengthen the integrity of entities, messages, and processing related to content distribution as defined by the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) Digital Rights Management (DRM). The methods use techniques related to the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) specifications. A first embodiment uses TCG techniques to verify platform and DRM software integrity or trustworthiness, both with and without modifications to the DRM rights object acquisition protocol (ROAP) and DRM content format specifications. A second embodiment uses TCG techniques to strengthen the integrity of ROAP messages, constituent information, and processing without changing the existing ROAP protocol. A third embodiment uses TCG techniques to strengthen the integrity of the ROAP messages, information, and processing with some changes to the existing ROAP protocol.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for securing location information and access control using the location information are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes a location sensing entity and a subscriber identity module (SIM). The location sensing entity generates location information of the WTRU and the location information is embedded in a message in an SIM. A trusted processing module in the WTRU verifies integrity of the location information. The trusted processing module may be on the SIM. The location information may be physical location information or contextual location-related information. The trusted processing module is configured to cryptographically secure and bind the location information to the WTRU, and verify trust metrics of an external entity prior to granting an access to the location information or accepting information from the external entity. The trusted processing module may be a trusted computing group (TCG) trusted platform module (TPM) or mobile trusted module (MTM). The location information may be used for an authentication purpose or access control. The location information may be combined with time information.
Abstract:
An ultra wide band wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) communication includes a transmitter configured to transmit a first indicator of a multi-radio band transmission, and a receiver configured to receive a second indicator of a multi-radio band transmission.
Abstract:
A technique is applied to increase secret bit generation rate for a wireless communication. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) measures channel impulse responses (CIRs) on downlink and generates secret bits based on the CIRs. Each of the network entities also measures a CIR on uplink between itself and the WTRU. On the network side, the network entities forward the CIRs on uplink to an aggregation controller, which generates secret bits based on the uplink CIRs. Alternatively, in a cooperative network, a cooperating node may measure CIRs on channels with a source node and a destination node and generate secret bits. The cooperating node then sends the secret bits to the destination node so that the secret bits are used for communication between the source and destination nodes. The secret bits are further characterized by a joint randomness not shared with others (JRNSO). The aggregation controller, such as radio network controller (RNC), intentionally induces a hard or soft handover of the WTRU to each of the network entities to increase the JRNSO bit generation rate.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to secret key generation and authentication methods that are based on joint randomness not shared by others (JRNSO), in which unique channel response between two communication terminals generates a secret key. Multiple network access points use a unique physical location of a receiving station to increase user data security. High data rate communication data is encrypted by generating a random key and a pseudo-random bit stream. A configurable interleaving is achieved by introduction of JRNSO bits to an encoder used for error-correction codes. Databases of user data are also protected by JRNSO-based key mechanisms. Additional random qualities are induced on the joint channel using MIMO eigen-beamforming, antenna array deflection, polarization selection, pattern deformation, and path selection by beamforming or time correlation. Gesturing induces randomness according to uniquely random patterns of a human user's arm movements inflected to the user device.
Abstract:
A mobile trusted platform (MTP) configured to provide virtual subscriber identify module (vSIM) services is disclosed. In one embodiment, the MTP includes: a device manufacturer- trusted subsystem (TSS-DM) configured to store and provide credentials related to a manufacturer of the MTP; a mobile network operator - trusted subsystem (MNO-TSS) configured to store and provide credentials related to a mobile network operator (MNO); and a device user/owner - trusted subsystem (TSS-DO/TSS-U) configured to store and provide credentials related to user of the MTP. The TSS-MNO includes a vSIM core services unit, configured to store, provide and process credential information relating to the MNO. The TSS-DO/TSS-U includes a vSIM management unit, configured to store, provide and process credential information relating to the user/owner of the MTP. The TSS-DO/TSS-U and the TSS-MNO communicate through a trusted vSIM service.