IEEE 802.11i is a Wireless Local Area Network standard in the IEEE 802.11 set of specifications. It is also labelled as WPA ™ (Wireless Protected Access) and WPA2 ™ by the Wi Fi Alliance . IEEE 802.11 i is designed to overcome the weaknesses of WEP (Wireless Equivalent Privacy), the original security system for IEEE 802.11 netwo rks It upgrades the WEP algorithm s through TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol ) which uses per packet keys and a better MIC (M essage I ntegrity C ode It also introduces a new encryption algorithm based on AES 128 ( Advanced Encryption Standard ) in CCMP CTR with CBC MAC Protocol ) mode , and a new authentication procedure based on the IEEE 802.1X standard, making it possible to authenticate users using a common password (WPA Personal) or a third party server (WPA Enterprise).
Developed and implemented by Co msis t he IP addresses all industrial Wi Fi markets that need data confidentiality and integrity, as well as users authentication . This IP complete s Comsis IPs portfolio (802.11a/b/g/n/i/e/p/ah)
? Secure and field proven technology
The IP with its enhanced security extension will be is dedicated to Robotics and Factory 4.0 . A simple deployment will soon be operational at Comsis ready for demonstration purposes. Contact Comsis to book your demo, remotely or on site.
? Flexible, scalable, and easy to install
Thanks to a Reference User Manual, a Reference design documentation FPGA /microcontroller synthesis and simulation scripts AD RF daughter card and Avnet SoC dev board the IP is easy to install and handle as illustrated hereafter
IEEE 802.11i MAC
Overview
Key Features
- MAC Features
- Legacy security system
- WEP: RC4 stream cipher
- TKIP: m essage i ntegrity check , countermeasures, sequence counter and key mixing function
- CCMP: AES 128 in CTR mode with CBC MAC
- Four way handshake authentication
- Personal mode (Pre Shared Key)
- Enterprise mode (IEEE 802.1X)
- AP and STA security features
Benefits
- SoC architecture
- Scalable solution
- On demand customization available
Applications
- Security Applications
- Digital camera
- Wearable
- Digital audio display
- SmartHome
- Industrial S ensor in factory 4.0
- Entry market smart phones and tablets
Deliverables
- Fully synthesizable RTL Verilog code
- C code
- Documents (user guide reference manual)
- Support