Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Security or fraud prevention
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-18
2008-03-18
Smith, Creighton (Department: 2614)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Security or fraud prevention
C455S410000, C455S423000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10407370
ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating automated detection of rogue wireless access points in a wireless network environment. The present invention, in one embodiment, integrates automated detection of rogue access points into wireless network systems. As discussed more fully below, the present invention can be applied to a variety of wireless network system architectures.
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Calhoun Patrice R.
Freecone David Anthony
O'Hara, Jr. Robert B.
Airespace, Inc.
Smith Creighton
Spolyar Mark J.
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