Wireless perimerter security device and network using same
First Claim
1. A wireless network comprising:
- at least one wireless device that transmits radio traffic; and
at least one radio frequency security device (RFSD) for altering the radio traffic based upon a defined perimeter of the network.
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Abstract
A Radio Frequency based security system for providing security for wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) that allows the creation and maintenance of arbitrarily shaped secure wireless access areas with boundaries around said wireless Local Area Network and prevents access to the said wireless LAN from outside the perimeter of the secure area. The system includes a plurality of perimeter Radio Frequency Sentry Devices (RFSDs) that are employed to establish the boundaries of said secure area around said wireless LAN. The wireless LAN being secured may be an industry standard IEEE 802.11a, 801.11b or 802.11g based wireless LAN or any other wireless LAN that uses packet based communication protocols. The said RFSDs may be stand-alone devices or they may be connected to a wired or wireless Local Area Network. This radio frequency based security system may also be employed to create arbitrarily shaped “no-WLAN” areas whereby any wireless networking device within said “no-WLAN” area will be unable to access any wireless LAN that might be in operation outside the boundary of the secure area.
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1. A wireless network comprising:
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at least one wireless device that transmits radio traffic; and
at least one radio frequency security device (RFSD) for altering the radio traffic based upon a defined perimeter of the network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for providing security for a wireless network, the wireless network comprising at least one wireless device that transmits radio traffic, the method comprising:
altering the radio traffic based upon a defined perimeter of the network. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A radio frequency security device (RFSD) comprising:
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a plurality of radios;
a microcontroller coupled to the plurality of radios; and
a plurality of antennas communicating with the plurality of radios for receiving and transmitting radio traffic, wherein the RFSD alters radio traffic. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of wireless devices that transmit and redirect radio traffic;
at least one access point for communicating with the plurality of wireless devices; and
a plurality of radio frequency security devices (RFSDs), each of the RFSDs for altering the radio traffic based upon a defined perimeter of the network. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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