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MANAGING ROGUE DEVICES THROUGH A NETWORK BACKHAUL

  • US 20160294864A1
  • Filed: 06/07/2016
  • Published: 10/06/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, in a network backhaul from an originator switch, a rogue learned MAC message including new learned device data, the new learned device data including a MAC address of a rogue device newly learned in a forwarding table of at least one switch by determining if a learned MAC address in the forwarding table matches the MAC address of the rogue device is in a rogue monitor table maintained at the originator switch;

    determining if an entry of a rogue learning table maintained in the network backhaul matches the new learned device data;

    if it is determined that the new learned device data is absent from the rogue learning table;

    adding the new learned device data into a new entry in the rogue learning table;

    determining an identification of a rogue AP associated with the new learned device data;

    performing mitigation of the rogue AP to prevent the transfer of data to and from the rogue device.

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