Patent ID: 7075912
Filing Date: 2006-07-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system, comprising: a plurality of access points constituting a wireless network, through which user terminals make accesses; and at least one control station configured to control the access points; wherein public access points which are systematically set up by a manager of the control station are included among the plurality of access points, the control station is adapted to accommodate user's personal access points that are freely set up and connected to the wireless network by users at desired locations according to needs of users such that the user's personal access points are included among the plurality of access points, the control station having: the server unit of the control station is configured to determine whether or not to permit a connection between a user terminal of each user and another user's personal access point or public access point according to an authentication result obtained by carrying out a mutual authentication with the another user's personal access point or public access point, and carrying out a mutual authentication with the user terminal of each user through the another user's personal access point or public access point after a mutual authentication between the control station and the another user's personal access point or public access point is successfully completed and a mutual authentication between the another user's personal access point or public access point and the user terminal of each user is successfully completed.