# US 9,521,108 B2 · Techniques enabling efficient synchronized authenticated network access > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,108 B2 - Document ID: US9521108B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/074,166 - Filed: 2011-03-29 - Published: 2012-10-04 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2011-03-29 - Assignees: Intel Corporation - Applicants: Omri Barkay; Shachaf Levi - Inventors: Omri Barkay; Shachaf Levi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521108B2 ## CPC - H04L 61/5014: using dynamic host configuration protocol [DHCP] or bootstrap protocol [BOOTP] - H04L 63/08: {for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32)} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An embodiment of the present invention provides a method of accelerating a network connection to a wireless network and avoiding unnecessary wait intervals, comprising synchronizing DHCP discover or request packets with an authentication mechanism utilized by the wireless network. In an embodiment of the present invention the wireless network may conform to Institute for Electrical and Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x standards and specific 802.1x states may trigger a DHCP request to ensure a DHCP process will start in a synchronized way, on-time when needed and capable to provide network access. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of accelerating a network connection by a mobile device to a wireless network and avoiding unnecessary wait intervals, comprising: dropping at the wireless network all DHCP requests from the mobile device until an authentication process of the network connection is completed successfully; causing an authentication mechanism to generate a direct trigger to indicate that an authentication process completed successfully at a host, wherein the direct trigger is based on specific 802.1x states to ensure the DHCP process will start in a synchronized way, on-time when needed and capable to provide network access; in response to the direct trigger from the authentication mechanism, initiating a DHCP request since the host has been authenticated and access to said wireless network has been granted security wise and thus the host can begin an address acquirement process; amending a DHCP process to only start if 802.1x authentications have ended by identifying EAP success state, or if no authentication is present by following EAP challenge requests, or the absence of them to signify a secured state is not necessary identifying EAP supplicant state; amending a behavior of a network driver allowing it to trigger a DHCP request packet, once the authentication is in passed state; wherein at the mobile device a DHCP process to facilitate the network connection is started after receiving the direct trigger from the authentication mechanism. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said wireless network conforms to Institute for Electrical and Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x standards. ### Claim 3 An apparatus in a mobile device to accelerate network connection to a wireless network, comprising: dropping at the wireless network all DHCP discover requests from the mobile device until the authentication process of the network connection is completed successfully; generating a direct trigger after successful completion of an authentication process, wherein the direct trigger is based on specific 802.1 x states to ensure the DHCP process will start in a synchronized way, on-time when needed and capable to provide network access; amending a DHCP process to only start if 802.1x authentications have ended by identifying EAP success state, or if no authentication is present by following EAP challenge requests, or the absence of them to signify a secured state is not necessary identifying EAP supplicant state; wherein behavior of a network driver is configured to in response to the generated direct trigger have the mobile device issues a DHCP discover request since a host has been authenticated and access to said wireless network has been granted security wise and thus the host can begin an address acquirement process; wherein at the mobile device a DHCP process to facilitate the network connection is started after receiving the direct trigger from the authentication mechanism. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said wireless network conforms to Institute for Electrical and Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x standards. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein a network driver associated with said mobile device allows said mobile device to trigger a DHCP discover or request packet once the 802.1x authentication is in passed state. ### Claim 6 An apparatus, comprising: a host adapted for wireless communication with a mobile device, said mobile device adapted for accelerating a network connection to said host via a wireless network and avoiding unnecessary wait intervals by synchronizing DHCP discover or request packets; dropping at the wireless network all DHCP discovery requests from the mobile device until the authentication process of the network connection is completed successfully; generating a direct trigger after successful completion of an authentication process, wherein the direct trigger is based on specific 802.1x states to ensure the DHCP process will start in a synchronized way, on-time when needed and capable to provide network access; in response to the direct trigger initiating a DHCP process at the mobile device to facilitate the network connection; amending a DHCP process to only start if 802.1x authentications have ended by identifying EAP success state, or if no authentication is present by following EAP challenge requests, or the absence of them to signify a secured state is not necessary identifying EAP supplicant state; wherein a network addressing process will only begin after a host has been authenticated, and access to said wireless network has been granted security wise and thus a host will not attempt to begin address acquirement process until an exchange can actually be carried out. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said wireless network conforms to Institute for Electrical and Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x standards. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, wherein a network driver associated with said mobile device allows said mobile device to trigger a DHCP discover or request packet once the 802.1x authentication is in passed state. ### Claim 9 A system, comprising: a mobile device; and a host adapted for wireless communication with said mobile device, said mobile device adapted for accelerating a network connection to said host via a wireless network and avoiding unnecessary wait intervals by synchronizing DHCP discover or request packets with an authentication mechanism according to states of a communication protocol utilized by said wireless network; wherein the authentication mechanism is adapted to accelerate a network connection to the wireless network by: generating a direct trigger after successful completion of an authentication process; in response to the direct trigger initiating a DHCP process at the mobile device to facilitate the network connection; dropping at the wireless network all DHCP discover requests from the mobile device until the authentication process of the network connection is completed successfully; wherein a DHCP process to facilitate the network connection can be started after receiving the direct trigger from the authentication mechanism; wherein said wireless network conforms to Institute for Electrical and Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x standards; wherein the direct trigger is based on specific 802.1x states to ensure the DHCP process will start in a synchronized way, on-time when needed and capable to provide network access; wherein a network driver associated with said mobile device allows said mobile device to trigger a DHCP discover or request packet once the 802.1x authentication is in passed state; amending a DHCP process to only start if 802.1x authentications have ended by identifying EAP success state, or if no authentication is present by following EAP challenge requests, or the absence of them to signify a secured state is not necessary identifying EAP supplicant state; wherein a network addressing process will only begin after a host has been authenticated, and access to said wireless network has been granted security wise and thus a host will not attempt to begin address acquirement process until an exchange can actually be carried out. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory non-volatile machine-accessible medium that provides instructions, which when accessed, cause a machine to perform operations comprising: accelerating a network connection to a wireless network and avoiding unnecessary wait intervals by synchronizing DHCP discover or request packets by: causing an authentication mechanism to generate a direct trigger to indicate that an authentication process completed successfully, wherein the direct trigger is based on specific 802.1x states to ensure the DHCP process will start in a synchronized way, on-time when needed and capable to provide network access; dropping at the wireless network all DHCP requests until the authentication process of the network connection is completed successfully; initiating a DHCP process in response to the direct trigger to facilitate the network connection; and wherein a DHCP process to facilitate the network connection can be started after receiving the direct trigger from the authentication mechanism; wherein a network addressing process will only begin after a host has been authenticated, and access to said wireless network has been granted security wise and thus a host will not attempt to begin address acquirement process until an exchange can actually be carried out; amending a DHCP process to only start if 802.1x authentications have ended by identifying EAP success state, or if no authentication is present by following EAP challenge requests, or the absence of them to signify a secured state is not necessary identifying EAP supplicant state; amending a behavior of a network driver allowing it to trigger a DHCP discover or request packet, once the authentication is in passed state. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The non-transitory non-volatile machine-accessible medium that provides instructions, which when accessed, cause a machine to perform operations of claim 10, wherein said wireless network conforms to Institute for Electrical and Engineers (IEEE) 802.1x standards. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the DHCP discover or request packets are sent from a mobile device and wherein said mobile device is a personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile information device or a smartphone. ### Claim 13 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said mobile device is a personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile information device or a smartphone. ### Claim 14 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said mobile device is a personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile information device or a smartphone. ### Claim 15 (depends on 9) The apparatus of claim 9, wherein said mobile device is a personal computer, a tablet computer, a mobile information device or a smartphone.