Patent ID: 8997175
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless LAN communication terminal in a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) system including at least one access point, comprising: an acquisition section that, when an other-end wireless LAN communication terminal on another end of communication has connected to the access point, acquires from the other-end terminal security function information about security functions of the other-end terminal and current connection information about a current connection between the other-end terminal and the access point; a selection section that compares the security function information and the current connection information on the other-end terminal with a security policy of its own terminal and, based on results of the comparisons, selects either a direct connection with the other-end terminal or a relay connection via the access point so that the security policy is met, wherein the relay connection includes the current connection and wherein when the current connection information meets the security policy, the selection section selects the relay connection and, when the current connection information does not meet the security policy, selects the direct connection or the relay connection using one of the security functions of the other-end terminal that meets the security policy; and a communication section that performs communication with the other-end terminal by using a selected connection.