Method and system for wireless mesh network access authentication

Abstract

The invention provides a wireless Mesh network access authentication method and system. The method includes the steps that an MAP node receives access request information sent by a terminal; the MAP node inquires about whether a domain identification number exists in the access request information or not; if yes, the MAP node extracts the domain identification number in the access request information and compares the domain identification number with a standard domain identification number; if the domain identification number in the access request information is the same as the standard domain identification number, the MAP node allows the terminal to have access to the MAP node. According to the scheme, the terminal is authenticated by introducing the authentication method of replacing an 802.1x with the standard domain identification number; when the terminal has access to different MAP nodes by switching between the MAP nodes, authentication is directly conducted through the standard domain identification number, and therefore the procedure where the terminal has access to the MAP node is simplified, and access efficiency is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of wireless networks, in particular to a method and system for wireless Mesh network access authentication. Background technique [0002] Currently, a wireless Mesh (wireless mesh network) network is a new type of wireless network technology, and each node in the Mesh network can communicate with one or more peer nodes. Nodes are connected in a wireless multi-hop manner, which can effectively increase the coverage and flexibility of the network. However, due to the openness of the transmission medium, the wireless network is vulnerable to illegal attacks. Therefore, in the wireless Mesh network, the access network equipment needs to be authenticated; among them, there are mainly two types of access authentication: the first type is terminal and Access authentication between MAP (Mesh Access Point, mesh access point), the second type is mesh network node MPP (Mesh Point with a Portal, and portal network point), MP (Me...

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[0003] Based on this, it is necessary to solve the problem that when the terminal in the background technology switches access between different MAP nodes, it needs to perform multiple authentications through the 802.1x authentication method, which causes the process of terminal access to the MAP node to be complicated and the access efficiency is low , providing a wireless Mesh network access authentication method, simplifying the process of terminal access to MAP nodes, and improving access efficiency

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