IP Library Granted Patent US 8,656,027
Granted Patent B2
US 8,656,027 · App. 12/392,519 · Granted Feb 18, 2014

Wireless communication system, wireless communication apparatus, method for disconnection process thereof, and storage medium

Inventor: Kifumi Koga (Kawasaki, JP)
Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
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Patent No.
US 8,656,027
App. No.
12/392,519
Granted
Feb 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless communication apparatus (for example, a wireless LAN access point) sends to an opposite apparatus during connection (for example, a wireless LAN terminal) advance notice of disconnection that notifies disconnection to a transmission frame before sending a disconnection frame (a deauthentication frame). After the advance notice of disconnection, the disconnection frame is sent and a disconnection process is executed. Since advance notice of disconnection is executed before the disconnection frame is sent, unless the wireless communication apparatus or the opposite apparatus during connection receives advance notice of disconnection before the disconnection frame is received, the disconnection frame is ignored, that is, disconnection frames from apparatuses except the apparatus during connection is ignored, then, illegal connection disconnection can be prevented.

Claims (35)

1. A wireless communication system in which a wireless communication apparatus sends a disconnection frame to an opposite apparatus during connection and a disconnection process is executed, the wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a processing unit that adds advance notice of disconnection to a transmission frame and sends the transmission frame to the opposite apparatus during connection, the advance notice of disconnection being notice for notifying the disconnection in advance of sending the disconnection frame; and

an encryption unit that encrypts the advance notice of disconnection, and sends the encrypted advance notice of disconnection to the opposite apparatus;

wherein after sending the transmission frame having the advance notice of disconnection, the processing unit sends the disconnection frame to the opposite apparatus and the disconnection process is executed, the disconnection frame being a frame for the disconnection process,

the opposite apparatus comprises a decoding unit that decodes the encrypted advance notice of disconnection and a processing unit that recognizes disconnection notice from the decoded advance notice of disconnection, the encrypted advance notice of disconnection being added to a transmission frame sent from the wireless communication apparatus before the disconnection process, and accepts a disconnection frame in stand-by time after sending the advance notice of disconnection, and

after the stand-by time, the disconnection frame is ignored.

2. The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein

the transmission frame is any one of a frame showing broadcast information representing existence of a communication apparatus, a frame representing control information of the communication apparatus and a frame set for the advance notice of disconnection.

3. The wireless communication system of claim 1 , wherein

the advance notice of disconnection includes information representing stand-by time for accepting the disconnection frame from the opposite apparatus.

4. A wireless communication apparatus receiving a disconnection frame from an opposite apparatus during connection, and executing a disconnection process, the wireless communication apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit that

receives, from the opposite apparatus during connection, a transmission frame, the transmission frame includes an encrypted advance notice of disconnection, and

receives, from the opposite apparatus during connection, the disconnection frame, the disconnection frame being for the disconnection process; and

a processing unit that

decodes the encrypted advance notice of disconnection;

recognizes disconnection, in advance of receiving the disconnection frame, based on the decoded advance notice of disconnection,

sets a stand-by time after receiving the advance notice of disconnection, and

executes the disconnection process based on the received disconnection frame after the transmission frame is received and within the stand-by time.

5. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 4 , wherein

the transmission frame is any one of a frame showing broadcast information representing existence of a communication apparatus, a frame representing control information of the communication apparatus and a frame set for the advance notice of disconnection.

6. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 4 , wherein

the advance notice of disconnection includes information representing stand-by time for accepting the disconnection frame from the opposite apparatus.

7. A method for a disconnection process of a wireless communication apparatus receiving a disconnection frame from an opposite apparatus during connection, and executing a disconnection process, the method comprising:

receiving an encrypted advance notice of disconnection;

decoding the encrypted advance notice of disconnection;

recognizing disconnection, in advance of receiving the disconnection frame, based on the decoded advance notice of disconnection, the encrypted advance notice of disconnection being added to a transmission frame that is received from the opposite apparatus during connection;

setting a stand-by time after receiving the encrypted advance notice of disconnection, and receiving the disconnection frame after the transmission frame is received and within the stand-by time; and

executing the disconnection process based on the disconnection frame received within the stand-by time.

8. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a disconnection processing program of a wireless communication apparatus that executes a disconnection process by computer by receiving a disconnection frame from an opposite apparatus during connection, the program comprising:

receiving an encrypted advance notice of disconnection;

decoding the encrypted advance notice of disconnection;

recognizing disconnection, in advance of receiving the disconnection frame, based on the decoded advance notice of disconnection, the encrypted advance notice of disconnection being added to a transmission frame that is received from the opposite apparatus during connection;

setting a stand-by time after receiving the encrypted advance notice of disconnection, and receiving a disconnection frame after the transmission frame is received and within the stand-by time; and

executing the disconnection process based on the disconnection frame received within the stand-by time.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2019
From: FUJITSU LIMITED
To: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 048751/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2009
From: KOGA, KIFUMI
To: FUJITSU LIMITED
Reel/Frame 022353/0803 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2008-143890 · May 30, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090300188A1 · Dec 3, 2009