Disrupting an ad-hoc wireless network
US7596109B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2005 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An ad-hoc wireless network is disrupted by first obtaining a beacon or data frame sent by a station. The beacon or data frame is then examined to determine whether the station that sent the beacon or data frame is operating in an ad-hoc mode on the ad-hoc wireless network. If the station is determined to be operating in an ad-hoc mode, then a blocking frame, which is a beacon frame, is sent on the ad-hoc wireless network to disrupt the ad-hoc wireless network by changing the operational characteristic of the ad-hoc wireless network.
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