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Detecting a counterfeit access point in a wireless local area network

US7539146B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 14, 2007
Grant dateMay 26, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 14, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/12
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a wireless local area network, beacon frames are transmitted over the wireless local area network by one or more access points. The beacon frames are received at a detector in the wireless local area network. The received beacon frames are analyzed at the detector to detect a counterfeit access point in the wireless local area network.

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