Patent ID: 8548467
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for validation of ticket-based configuration parameters, comprising: obtaining, in a first peer device, an authorization ticket from a second peer device, the authorization ticket including one or more validated information elements associated with the second peer device, the one or more validated information elements including at least one of a broadcastable expression of the second peer device, an Internet Protocol address assigned to the second peer device, or a type of services allowed to the second peer device for a communication link between the first peer device and the second peer device, wherein the authorization ticket includes the type of services allowed to the second peer device for the communication link between the first peer device and the second peer device; validating the authorization ticket; utilizing the authorization ticket to establish a validated peer-to-peer communication with the second peer device based on the type of services allowed to the second peer device for the communication link between the first peer device and the second peer device; and using a subset of the one or more validated information elements to perform a configuration operation.