Patent ID: 7519985

Claim:
A radio communication control method for controlling transmission of a data stream by a source apparatus to a sink apparatus in a radio cell, the method comprising: determining processing power of the sink apparatus according to services supported by the sink apparatus based on a self-assessment by the sink apparatus; classifying, based on the processing power, the sink apparatus as either a first type or a second type; obtaining a device class from the sink apparatus; comparing the device class to the classified first type or the classified second type; selecting, based on the processing power when the device class matches the classified first type or the classified second type, an authentication system for authenticating the source apparatus and the sink apparatus, wherein authentication comprises: selecting a first authentication method for the first type of sink apparatus; and selecting a second authentication method for the second type of sink apparatus; and communicating with the sink apparatus based on the selected first authentication method or the selected second authentication method.