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Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments

  • US 7,453,840 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2003
  • Issued: 11/18/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a wireless network environment comprising at least one authorized access point, a method for containing rogue access points, the rogue access points including a virtual carrier-sense mechanism operative to adjust a counter in response to wireless frames transmitted from wireless stations, wherein the data frames include a duration value, the counter controlling the transmission of frames by the rogue access point, comprisingdetecting a rogue access point,identifying at least one authorized access point that neighbors the rogue access point;

  • selecting at least one authorized access point in the identifying step;

    configuring the at least one selected access point to periodically transmit wireless frames, the data frames including a predetermined duration value, and wherein the interval at which the data frames are periodically transmitted is less than the duration value.

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