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Method and apparatus for monitoring network device

US9485659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 11, 2014
Grant dateNov 1, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W12/73
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and an apparatus for monitoring a network device, and relate to the field of information network technologies. The method in the present invention includes acquiring basic service set identifiers (BSSIDs) of wireless network devices in a network system managed by a network management system and determining BSSIDs of unauthorized wireless network devices in the acquired BSSIDs of the wireless network devices in the network system by using a fingerprint database of authorized wireless network devices. The method also includes acquiring a media access control (MAC) forwarding table corresponding to a network port used by a user and determining an unauthorized wireless network device connected to the network port according to the BSSIDs of the unauthorized wireless network devices and a MAC address.

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