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System, method, and base station using different security protocols on wired and wireless portions of network

Assignee: Dow Chemical Co

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Filing: 2006-08-10

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Granted: 2009-02-24

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Expires: 2026-08-10

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Abstract

Abstract A method for providing quality of service (QoS) aware, wireless point to multi-point telecommunications in a telecommunications system. The telecommunications system includes: a wireless base station coupled to a first data network; one or more host workstations coupled to the first data network; one or more subscriber customer premise equipment (CPE) stations in wireless communications with the wireless base station over a shared bandwidth using a packet-centric protocol; one or more subscriber workstations coupled to each of the subscriber CPE stations over a second network. The method includes allocating shared bandwidth among the subscriber CPE stations in a manner to optimize end-user QoS. The method includes analyzing and scheduling IP flows over the shared wireless bandwidth. This includes identifying the IP flows; characterizing the IP flows; classifying the IP flows; and prioritizing the IP flows.

Inventors

👤 Jacob W. Jorgensen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US

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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 19:04

CPC Classifications

H; H04; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/20; H04L63/00; H04L63/02; H04L63/0272; H04L69/00; H04L69/16; H04L69/161; H04L69/163; H04L69/165; H04L69/168; H04L69/169; H04Q; H04Q11/00; H04Q11/04; H04Q11/0407; H04Q11/0414; H04W; H04W12/00; H04W12/03; H04W12/033; H04W28/00; H04W28/16; H04W28/18; H04W28/20; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1813; H04L12/1836; H04L12/189; H04Q2213/00; H04Q2213/1305; H04Q2213/13096; H04Q2213/13097; H04Q2213/13098; H04Q2213/13141; H04Q2213/13166; H04Q2213/13176; H04Q2213/13196; H04Q2213/13204; H04Q2213/13216; H04Q2213/1322; H04Q2213/13292; H04Q2213/13296; H04Q2213/13348; H04Q2213/13389; H04W24/00; H04W28/24; H04W28/26; H04W48/00; H04W48/08; H04W48/12; H04W72/00; H04W72/04; H04W72/044; H04W72/0453; H04W74/00; H04W80/00; H04W80/04; H04W80/06; H04W84/00; H04W84/02; H04W84/04; H04W84/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 26

Claim 1

Independent Claim 164 words

A method comprising: receiving a first packet from a wired data network in a wireless base station that is coupled to the wired data network, wherein the first packet is protected according to a first security protocol on the wired data network, and wherein a target device of the first packet communicates with a source of the first packet, at least in part, over a wireless network on which the wireless base station communicates; processing the first packet in the wireless base station according to the first security protocol; determining that the first packet is targeted at the target device, wherein the determining is performed by the wireless base station, and wherein the first packet comprises a header coded with address information identifying the target device; and applying a second security protocol employed on the wireless network to the first packet, wherein the second security protocol is different from the first security protocol, and wherein the applying is performed in the wireless base station.

Claim 2

Independent Claim 164 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 25 words

The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first security protocol comprises encryption, and wherein processing the first packet comprises decrypting the first packet.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 44 words

The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the second security protocol comprises encryption according to a different encryption algorithm from the first security protocol, and wherein applying the second security protocol comprises encrypting the decrypted first packet according to the different encryption algorithm.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 25 words

The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the first security protocol further comprises authentication, and wherein processing the first packet comprises authenticating the source.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method as recited in claim 4 wherein the first security protocol is compliant with the internet protocol security (IPSec) standard.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first security protocol is compliant with the internet protocol security (IPSec) standard.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 23 words

The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first security protocol is compliant with the point to point tunnelling protocol (PPTP) standard.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first security protocol is compliant with the layer two forwarding (L2F) protocol standard.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 22 words

The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the first security protocol is compliant with the layer two tunnelling protocol (L2TP) standard.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 18 words

The method as recited in claim 1 farther comprising the wireless base station wirelessly transmitting the first packet.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 55 words

The method as recited in claim 1 farther comprising: wirelessly receiving a second packet in the wireless base station, wherein the second packet is protected by the second security protocol; processing the second packet according to the second security protocol in the wireless base station; and applying the first security protocol to the second packet.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 21 words

The method as recited in claim 11 further comprising the wireless base station transmitting the second packet on the wired network.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 169 words

A base station comprising: a first interface configured to couple to a wired data network in use; a second interface configured to transmit and receive on a wireless network in use; and a controller coupled to the first interface and the second interface, wherein the controller is configured to process a first packet received by the first interface, wherein the controller is configured to process the first packet according to a first security protocol on the wired data network, wherein a target device of the first packet communicates with a source of the first packet, at least in part, over the wireless network, and wherein the first packet comprises a header coded with address information identifying the target device, wherein the controller is configured to determine that the first packet is targeted at the target device, and wherein the controller is configured to apply a second security protocol employed on the wireless network to the first packet, wherein the second security protocol is different from the first security protocol.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 169 words

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 32 words

The base station as recited in claim 13 wherein the first security protocol comprises encryption, and wherein the controller is configured to decrypt the first packet according to the first security protocol.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 44 words

The base station as recited in claim 14 wherein the second security protocol comprises encryption according to a different encryption algorithm from the first security protocol, and wherein the controller is configured to encrypt the decrypted first packet according to the different encryption algorithm.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 26 words

The base station as recited in claim 14 wherein the first security protocol further comprises authentication, and wherein the controller is configured to authenticate the source.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 50 words

The base station as recited in claim 13 wherein the controller is further configured to process a second packet received by the second interface, wherein the controller is configured to process the second packet according to the second security and to apply the first security protocol to the second packet.

Claim 20

Independent Claim 159 words

A system comprising: one or more hosts coupled to a wired data network; a base station coupled to the wired data network and configured to communicate on a wireless network, wherein the base station is configured to process a first packet received from the wired data network, wherein the base station is configured to process the first packet according to a first security protocol implemented on the wired data network, wherein a target device communicates with a source of the first packet, at least in part, over the wireless network, and wherein the first packet comprises a header coded with address information identifying the target device, and wherein the base station is configured to determine that the first packet is targeted at the target device, and wherein the base station is configured to apply a second security protocol employed on the wireless network to the first packet, wherein the second security protocol is different from the first security protocol.

Claim 21

Independent Claim 159 words

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 32 words

The system as recited in claim 18 wherein the first security protocol comprises encryption, and wherein the base station is configured to decrypt the first packet according to the first security protocol.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 44 words

The system as recited in claim 19 wherein the second security protocol comprises encryption according to a different encryption algorithm from the first security protocol, and wherein the base station is configured to encrypt the decrypted first packet according to the different encryption algorithm.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 26 words

The system as recited in claim 19 wherein the first security protocol further comprises authentication, and wherein the base station is configured to authenticate the source.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 51 words

The system as recited in claim 18 wherein the base station is further configured to process a second packet received from the wireless network, wherein the base station is configured to process the second packet according to the second security and to apply the first security protocol to the second packet.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 42 words

The system as recited in claim 18 further comprising one or more customer premises equipment (CPE) stations configured to wirelessly communicate with the base station on the wireless network, and wherein the target device is coupled to one of the CPE stations.

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