Rogue tower detection in a wireless network
US8948745B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system associated with a first tower in a wireless network receives, at the first tower, tower lists generated by other towers that are nearby the first tower. The system further authenticates each of the received tower lists, and identifies ones of the nearby towers as rogue towers based on failures to authenticate respective ones of the received additional tower lists. The system also broadcasts a tower black list that lists the identified rogue towers to the nearby towers and to nearby mobile devices.
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