Physical location determination of internal network components
US10298699B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 10, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W64/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides for improved computational efficiency and security in a network by determining the physical location of network connected components, without requiring the components to self-locate. The locations of devices remotely connected to a site within the network are geolocated so that the physical location of that site may be inferred from a centralized point to the remote devices' locations. This calculate site location may be compared against a known site location to improve a generalized algorithm for determining the calculated location of a site with an unknown location, and may be applied to devices that are locally connected to the network, which may be otherwise incapable of being geolocated.
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