Abstract: A ticket-based shared secret authentication is provided. A client device receives a ticket, and performs an authentication with an access point using the ticket. The access point deploys a first public key-private key pair to an intermediate device. The intermediate device and access point share a master secret to protect information in the ticket. The access point receives an association request from the client device that includes a nonce public key and a signature using a second public key-private key pair provided by the intermediate device. The access point authenticates the client device using the nonce public key. The access point sends an association response to the client device based on the authentication and a signature using the first public key-private key pair. The access point initiates an association with the client device to permit the client device to connect to a network associated with the access point.

Abstract: A device for facilitating data communication in a peer-to-peer network may include at least one processor circuit. The processor circuit may be configured to initiate, in or outside a discovery time window, a data connection setup with a second device. The processor circuit may be configured to, when the data connection setup is not completed within the discovery time window, select a negotiation time window based on at least one of an advertised availability of the device or an advertised availability of the second device and resume, in the negotiation time window, the data connection setup. The processor circuit may be configured to receive information associated with one or more data transfer time windows from the second device upon completion of the data connection setup, where the one or more data transfer time windows are selected based at least on the data connection setup.

Abstract: In the subject system for securing wireless frames without association, an electronic device may establish a pre-association security mechanism with an access point prior to association with the access point. The electronic device may perform protected communication with the access point based on the established pre-association security mechanism without association with the access point. In some aspects, the access point may establish a pre-association security mechanism with a device prior to association with the device. The access point may perform protected wireless communication with the device based on the established pre-association security without the device being associated with the access point. In this manner, the electronic device and the access point may provide security for pre-association communication of wireless frames when the electronic device is not associated with the access point.

Abstract: A ticket-based shared secret authentication is provided. A client device receives a ticket, and performs an authentication with an access point using the ticket. The access point deploys a first public key-private key pair to an intermediate device. The intermediate device and access point share a master secret to protect information in the ticket. The access point receives an association request from the client device that includes a nonce public key and a signature using a second public key-private key pair provided by the intermediate device. The access point authenticates the client device using the nonce public key. The access point sends an association response to the client device based on the authentication and a signature using the first public key-private key pair. The access point initiates an association with the client device to permit the client device to connect to a network associated with the access point.

Abstract: A device for facilitating data communication in a peer-to-peer network may include at least one processor circuit. The processor circuit may be configured to initiate, in or outside a discovery time window, a data connection setup with a second device. The processor circuit may be configured to, when the data connection setup is not completed within the discovery time window, select a negotiation time window based on at least one of an advertised availability of the device or an advertised availability of the second device and resume, in the negotiation time window, the data connection setup. The processor circuit may be configured to receive information associated with one or more data transfer time windows from the second device upon completion of the data connection setup, where the one or more data transfer time windows are selected based at least on the data connection setup.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for exchanging and determining routes in packet-switched mesh networks. Nodes in the mesh networks may be coupled via wireless and fixed-wire links. Routing protocols used to determine routes include link state protocols and hybrids of link state and path vector protocols. Type-Length-Value formats are provided to facilitate state information for nodes in the packet switched network, allowing paths to be re-routed through the mesh networks in real-time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for exchanging and determining routes in packet-switched mesh networks. Nodes in the mesh networks may be coupled via wireless and fixed-wire links. Routing protocols used to determine routes include link state protocols and hybrids of link state and path vector protocols. Type-Length-Value formats are provided to facilitate state information for nodes in the packet switched network, allowing paths to be re-routed through the mesh networks in real-time.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described to allow secure undisrupted communication from wireless clients that roam a wide area network. System architectures and communication protocols are provided to ensure that wireless clients can seamlessly associate and reassociate with controllers on the network, without disruption to ongoing secure communications.

Abstract: Replicating database elements in an InfiniBand® architecture subnet includes a master subnet manager function updating database elements of an InfiniBand® architecture subnet. A replicated set of the database elements is created at each of a set of standby subnet managers using the InfiniBand® architecture subnet. A standby subnet manager included in the set of standby subnet managers assumes the master subnet manager function after the master subnet manager function has been relinquished. The standby subnet manager included in the set of standby managers that assumes the master subnet manager function uses the replicated set of the database elements to manage the InfiniBand® architecture subnet.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for exchanging and determining routes in packet-switched mesh networks. Nodes in the mesh networks may be coupled via wireless and fixed-wire links. Routing protocols used to determine routes include link state protocols and hybrids of link state and path vector protocols. Type-Length-Value formats are provided to facilitate state information for nodes in the packet switched network, allowing paths to be re-routed through the mesh networks in real-time.

Abstract: The invention includes systems and methods to extend security from enterprise networks to wide-area networks by allowing secure connectivity to the enterprise layer 2 network across a wide-area layer 3 network, such as the Internet

Abstract: InfiniBand architecture subnet management includes providing an InfiniBand architecture subnet (200) with a master subnet manager function (206) managing the InfiniBand architecture subnet (200), where the master subnet manager function is located at a first node (202) of the InfiniBand architecture subnet. An active general service manager function (208) manages a service (214, 218) within the InfiniBand architecture subnet, where the active general service manager function is located at the first node. The master subnet manager function migrates to a second node (204) and the active general service manager function as well as the active managers migrate to the second node to co-locate with the master subnet manager function.

Abstract: Replicating database elements (808) in an InfiniBand architecture subnet (800) includes a master subnet manager function (806) updating database elements of an InfiniBand architecture subnet. A replicated set (830) of the database elements is created at each of a set of standby subnet managers (832) using the InfiniBand architecture subnet. A standby subnet manager (824, 826) included in the set of standby subnet managers assumes the master subnet manager function after the master subnet manager function has been relinquished. The standby subnet manager included in the set of standby managers that assumes the master subnet manager function uses the replicated set of the database elements to manage the InfiniBand architecture subnet.

Abstract: A method providing derived database elements (752) includes providing an InfiniBand architecture subnet (700) having a plurality of subnet managers, where one of the plurality of subnet managers assuming a master subnet manager function (706). Computing derived database elements independent of which of the plurality of subnet managers assumes the master subnet manager function.

Abstract: Replicating database elements (808) in an InfiniBand architecture subnet (800) includes a master subnet manager function (806) updating database elements of an InfiniBand architecture subnet. A replicated set (830) of the database elements is created at each of a set of standby subnet managers (832) using the InfiniBand architecture subnet. A standby subnet manager (824, 826) included in the set of standby subnet managers assumes the master subnet manager function after the master subnet manager function has been relinquished. The standby subnet manager included in the set of standby managers that assumes the master subnet manager function uses the replicated set of the database elements to manage the InfiniBand architecture subnet.