A novel localised authentication scheme in IEEE 802.11 based wireless mesh networks

International Journal of Security and Networks

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 122-132

  Lin, Xiaodong ^a   Ling, Xinhua ^a   Zhu, Haojin ^a   Ho, Pin Han ^a   Shen, Xuemin Sherman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Authentication; Hotspots; Roaming; Wireless LANs; Wireless Mesh Networks; WMNs

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN);

HOTSPOTS; INTER-DOMAIN HANDOVER; ROAMING; WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS;

AUTHENTICATION;

EID: 51849141536     PISSN: 17478405     EISSN: 17478413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSN.2008.017225     Document Type: Article

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