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Containment of rogue systems in wireless network environments

  • US 8,000,308 B2
  • Filed: 10/20/2008
  • Issued: 08/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A rogue containment apparatus comprising:

  • a network interface for communication with one or more wireless network access devices,a rogue containment component operative todetect a rogue access point, wherein the rogue access point includes a virtual carrier-sense mechanism operative to adjust a timer in response to wireless frames transmitted from wireless stations, wherein the wireless frames include a duration value, the timer controlling the transmission of frames by the rogue access point,identify one or more authorized access points that neighbors the rogue access point;

    select at least one of the identified authorized access points; and

    configure the at least one selected access point to periodically transmit wireless frames, the wireless 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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