Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a network adapter configured for wireless communication using more than one technology using distributed management and wherein the network adapter is configured to share a plurality of shared hardware components by automatically turning all other comms to OFF when one comm is turned to ON.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for heterogeneous secure associations in Wireless Fidelity Personal Area Networks (WiFi PAN), comprising designating as a regular mobile node (MN) a MN which establishes a security association with a PAN Master as it advertised by the PAN Master and designating as an outstanding MN as a MN which establishes a security association which differs from that advertised by the PAN Master; and differentiating by the PAN Master between subscribed and not subscribed multicast packets and if a currently processed frame is sent to a subscribed multicast address and both the Regular MN and the Outstanding MN are subscribed to the multicast address, then the PAN Master will convert the frame to unicast and will send to each subscribed Outstanding MN using its unicast security model and to regular MN as regular multicast frame.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising a network adapter configured for wireless communication using more than one technology using distributed management and wherein the network adapter is configured to share a plurality of shared hardware components by automatically turning all other comms to OFF when one comm is turned to ON.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system of selectively scanning a wireless communication band. In some demonstrative embodiments the method may include, for example, selectively scanning in response to a request to scan a wireless communication band, at least part of the wireless communication band based on a user-customized scanning profile. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for heterogeneous secure associations in Wireless Fidelity Personal Area Networks (WiFi PAN), comprising designating as a regular mobile node (MN) a MN which establishes a security association with a PAN Master as it advertised by the PAN Master and designating as an outstanding MN as a MN which establishes a security association which differs from that advertised by the PAN Master; and differentiating by the PAN Master between subscribed and not subscribed multicast packets and if a currently processed frame is sent to a subscribed multicast address and both the Regular MN and the Outstanding MN are subscribed to the multicast address, then the PAN Master will convert the frame to unicast and will send to each subscribed Outstanding MN using its unicast security model and to regular MN as regular multicast frame.

Abstract: Briefly, a method and apparatus that may enable roaming of a station from a first access point to a second access point by presenting a power saving mode to the first access mode while establishing a secured connection with the second access point.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides a system, comprising a wireless station (STA), a first access point (AP1) operable to communicate with the wireless station, a second access point (AP2) operable to communicate with the wireless station, and wherein the STA is adapted to transition wireless communications from the first access point (AP1) to the second access point (AP2) using a Post-Transition Extended Session and a Post-Transition Extended Session Aliveness Interval to allow the STA and AP1 to keep an old session alive for the duration of the Post-Transition Extended Session Aliveness Interval and during the Post-transition Extended Session, the STA can come back to the AP1 and recover all the leftover packets.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising an access point (AP) capable of broadcasting to at least one mobile node in a wireless network, wherein the AP is further capable of utilizing differentiated broadcast policies for multicast transmissions within said wireless network.

Abstract: Two techniques that may be used to improve multicast traffic reliability, which may include a multicast frame retransmission policy and/or a multicast frame retransmission mode.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system of selectively scanning a wireless communication band. In some demonstrative embodiments the method may include, for example, selectively scanning in response to a request to scan a wireless communication band, at least part of the wireless communication band based on a user-customized scanning profile. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Method and apparatus to manage roaming for a wireless network are described.

Abstract: Briefly, a method and apparatus that may establish a secured direct link between a first station and a second station of wireless local area network. The establishment of this secured direct link may be done by an access point that may exchange protocol messages between the first station the second station and the access point.

Abstract: There are presented a method, device and system for selecting channels to be scanned by a wireless device that seeks to associate with a network. A wireless device such as for example a station 20 may determine the area in which it is located, identify channels used for association in such area and select such identified channels for scanning. The invention may order the identified channels for scanning based on prior associations of the station or based on characteristics of such channels or of access points transmitting on such channels. Such criteria may be collected and stored in an associative history of a station, which may include, for example, the time of past associations on a channel, the performance of an access point in prior associations or other criteria.

Abstract: Briefly, a method and apparatus that may enable roaming of a station from a first access point to a second access point by presenting a power saving mode to the first access mode while establishing a secured connection with the second access point.

Abstract: There are presented a method and device for ordering the channels to be scanned by a station that is looking to associate with a network by way of an access point. The order in which channels will be scanned is based on criteria relating to prior associations by the station over specific channels or access points. Such criteria may be collected and stored in an associative history of a station, which may include, for example, the time of past associations on a channel, the performance of an access point in prior associations, or other criteria determined by a station user.