Method and apparatus for monitoring network device
US9485659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2034 |
Classification
- 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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