SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING OF EMERGENCY CALLS IN A SHARED RESOURCE NETWORK

摘要

A system and method for provisioning emergency services in a wireless local area network is provided. A station may assert an emergency service in a network by generating an association request that includes an indication of a request for an emergency service. The association request is transmitted to a network access point, and the station may be associated with the access point without engaging in an authentication procedure. Additionally, a network access point is provided that facilitates provisioning of emergency services to authenticated or unauthenticated network stations. An access point receives an association request that includes an indication of a request for an emergency service, and transmits an association response to a station that originated the association request. The originator of the association request may be associated with the access point without the access point engaging in an authentication procedure with the requesting station. Additionally, the access point may segregate emergency service traffic from general-purpose traffic to prohibit exploitation of the emergency service to fraudulently access other network services.