Internet protocol television via public Wi-Fi network

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a transceiver;

a non-transitory storage medium; and

a processor operably coupled to the transceiver and the storage medium, the processor being configured by instructions stored on the storage medium to:

decode a first multicast channel received from an access point (AP) using a first group temporal key (GTK);

direct to the AP a request to receive a second multicast channel;

receive a second different GTK from the AP in response to the request;

decode the second multicast channel using the second different GTK; and

decode the second multicast channel while continuing to receive the first multicast channel.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to implement an 802.11 communication standard.

3. A method performed at a client device, comprising:

decoding a first multicast channel received from an access point (AP) using a first group temporal key (GTK);

directing to the AP a request to receive a second multicast channel;

receiving a second different GTK from the AP in response to the request;

decoding the second multicast channel using the second different GTK; and

decoding the second multicast channel while continuing to receive the first multicast channel.

4. A method, comprising:

configuring a processor to decode a first multicast channel received from an access point (AP) using a first group temporal key (GTK);

configuring the processor to direct to the AP a request to receive a second multicast channel;

configuring the processor to receive a second different GTK from the AP in response to the request;

configuring the processor to decode the second multicast channel using the second different GTK; and

configuring the processor to decode the first second multicast channel while continuing to receive the first multicast channel.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising configuring the processor to implement an 802.11 communication standard.