Abstract:
Método para proporcionar comunicaciones de grupo seguras en un sistema (100) de comunicación entre unapluralidad de terminales (112, 114, 116) que emplean un protocolo de encriptación que usa una clave deencriptación compartida en cada uno de la pluralidad de terminales en el grupo, incluyendo el método modificar unaclave de encriptación compartida asociada con el grupo en un terminal (112) de transmisión para proporcionar unaclave de encriptación modificada e información de encriptación que va a transmitirse por el terminal de transmisiónusando la clave de encriptación modificada, en el que la clave de encriptación compartida se modifica combinando laclave de encriptación compartida con un identificador (520) que proporciona una identificación única del terminal detransmisión, caracterizado porque: (i) el identificador (520) es una dirección de control de acceso al medio (MAC) dada al terminal (112) de transmisión;y (ii) el identificador (520) se transmite en la señalización de control por el terminal (112) de transmisión mediantecomunicación inalámbrica a una pluralidad de terminales (114, 116) de recepción, y se extrae y se reconocemediante la pluralidad de terminales (114, 116) de recepción.
Abstract:
A mobile station (101) for use in a wireless communication system (100) includes a steerable antenna (217), means (215) for obtaining location information relating to a current location of the mobile station and a steering controller (218) for controlling a pointing direction of the steerable antenna using the location information and characterised in that the mobile station includes a memory (206) holding a database of optimal pointing directions of the steerable antenna for given locations and the steering controller is operable to steer the antenna to the optimal pointing direction indicated in the database for the current location. Also described is a system and a method in which the mobile station operates.
Abstract:
A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (101), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device (101) to a second system device (107). It is determined whether a mobile station (401), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station (115) where the mobile station (401) is active, and the base station (115) forwards the key material to the mobile station (401).
Abstract:
A first communication unit receives an encrypted transmission from a second communication unit. The encrypted transmission was encrypted by the second communication unit using a first encryption key. The first communication unit compares the first encryption key to an encryption key associated with the first communication unit. If the first encryption key matches the encryption key associated with the first communication unit, the first communication unit processes the encrypted transmission further. If the first encryption key does not match the encryption key associated with the first communication unit, the first communication unit compares the first encryption key to an encryption key associated with the second communication unit. If the first encryption key matches the encryption key associated with the second communication unit, the first communication unit processes the encrypted transmission further; otherwise, the first communication unit does not process the encrypted transmission further.
Abstract:
A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (101), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device (101) to a second system device (107). It is determined whether a mobile station (401), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station (115) where the mobile station (401) is active, and the base station (115) forwards the key material to the mobile station (401).
Abstract:
A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (101), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device (101) to a second system device (107). It is determined whether a mobile station (401), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station (115) where the mobile station (401) is active, and the base station (115) forwards the key material to the mobile station (401).
Abstract:
A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (101), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device (101) to a second system device (107). It is determined whether a mobile station (401), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station (115) where the mobile station (401) is active, and the base station (115) forwards the key material to the mobile station (401).
Abstract:
A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (101), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device (101) to a second system device (107). It is determined whether a mobile station (401), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station (115) where the mobile station (401) is active, and the base station (115) forwards the key material to the mobile station (401).
Abstract:
A method of key distribution includes generating, by a first system device (101), key material and forwarding the key material from the first system device (101) to a second system device (107). It is determined whether a mobile station (401), for which the key material is directed, is active on the system. When the mobile station is active, the key material is forwarded to a base station (115) where the mobile station (401) is active, and the base station (115) forwards the key material to the mobile station (401).