Authorizing stations into a centrally managed network

摘要

Systems and methods for connecting new stations to a secure network. New stations can send connection requests to a headend device. The headend device can retrieve a device access key associated with the new station and can provide a network membership key to the new station based upon authentication of the new station using the device access key.

主权项

1. A method for authorizing a station, the method comprising:
generating, by a first station, a network membership key request; communicating, via a first network, the network membership key request to an authorization server, the network membership key request including a unique identifier associated with the first station; receiving a network membership key based, at least in part, on the network membership key request, wherein the network membership key is received in a first encrypted format based, at least in part, upon a device access key, wherein the network membership key is utilized by the first station to indicate the first station is authorized to join or participate as a member of a sub-network coupled to the first network, wherein the sub-network comprises one of an AV sub-cell or a BPL sub-cell; communicating, by the first station, a network encryption key request , the network encryption key request encrypted utilizing the network membership key; and receiving a network encryption key in a second encrypted format, wherein the second encrypted format is based, at least in part, upon the network membership key.