Patent ID: 9237448
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of fast security setup for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising: the WTRU receiving identity information of a second access point (AP) from at least one of a beacon frame from the second AP, a probe response frame from the second AP, or an access network discovery and selection function (ANDSF) server message from a network, wherein the WTRU and the network communicate using at least one of a first AP or a base station; the WTRU sending the identity information of the second AP and security parameters of the WTRU to the network, wherein the WTRU and the network have an existing security association, to enable the network to resolve the identity information to a network routable address; and the WTRU and the second AP performing a fast security setup with the second AP, wherein the second AP is provided a master session key and at least one of a temporary identification of the WTRU or a permanent identification of the WTRU from the network, and the second AP uses the master session key received from the network for the fast security setup.