Method and apparatus for authenticating information received at an airport surface wireless node
US8973101B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S40/20
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for authenticating a signal received at a wireless node. The signal is received at the wireless node. The wireless node is one of a plurality of wireless nodes in a communications network. A set of parameters is identified for the signal. A distance between the wireless node and a source of the signal is identified using a location of the wireless node and the set of parameters for the signal. A determination as to whether the source of the signal is an authorized source is made using the distance identified.
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