Efficient Distributed Authentication Method with Local Proxy for Wireless Mesh Networks

Abstract

WLAN-based mesh networking is being developed with the benefit of easy deployment and easy configuration to overcome the limitation of a single-hop communication in terms of coverage, cost, capacity, scalability, etc. Wireless mesh networks(WMN)' distributed and dynamic characteristic needs an distributed authentication scheme which supports the mobility of the mesh points(MP). In this paper, we propose an efficient distributed authentication method which significantly eases the management burden, reduces the storage space on mesh points, and support the mobility of the MP.