Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments

Details Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments

2011-08-16

2011-08-16

Harper, Kevin C (Department: 2462)

Multiplex communications

Communication over free space

Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...

C726S023000, C726S026000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08000308

ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating containment of the effects of rogue or unauthorized access points on wireless computer network environments. Embodiments of the present invention support one to a plurality of rogue containment methodologies. A first rogue containment type involves identification of the physical connection of the rogue access point to the wired network infrastructure and, thus, allows for disabling of that physical connection to contain the rogue access point. Other rogue containment methods involve wireless techniques for containing the effect of rogue access points. As discussed below, the rogue containment functionality described herein can be applied to a wide variety of wireless network system architectures.

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