Patent ID: 8935749
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising: establishing at least one first wireless communication link at a first device with a base station for transmitting/receiving packets, the at least one first wireless communication link complying with at least a first authentication mechanism; establishing at least one second wireless communication link at the first device with at least one user device for transmitting/receiving packets, the at least one second wireless communication link complying with at least a second authentication mechanism, wherein the at least one second wireless communication link comprises a peer-to-peer wireless communication link; and concurrently maintaining at the first device the at least one first wireless communication link and the at least one second wireless communication link by concurrently operating a first state machine and a second state machine configured to effectuate authentication of communication over the at least one first wireless communication link and the at least one second wireless communication link, respectively, wherein the first state machine and the second state machine are separate devices different from the first device that utilize the at least a first authentication mechanism and the at least a second authentication mechanism, respectively, and wherein the at least a first authentication mechanism and the at least a second authentication mechanism are different from each other and run in parallel and independent from each other.