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Method and system for wireless intrusion detection

US7778606B2 · kind B2 · utility

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45References

27Claims

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Assignee

Network Security Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ken Ammon · Leesburg, US
Chris O'Ferrell · Burleson, US
Wayne Mitzen · Manassas, US
Dan Frasnelli · Ashburn, US
Lawrence Wimble · Crystal River, US
Yin Yang
Tom McHale · Reston, US
Rick Doten · Sterling, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 17, 2002
Grant date	Aug 17, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 24, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/64
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless intrusion detection system (WIDS) is disclosed for monitoring both authorized and unauthorized access to a wireless portion of a network. The WIDS consists of a collector and one or more nodes that communicate via an out of band means that is separate from the network. Unauthorized access points and unauthorized clients in the network can be detected. The WIDS can be used to monitor, for example, a network implemented using the 802.11 protocol. In addition, the WIDS can be used by one company to provide a service that monitors the wireless network of another company.

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