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RFID based network admission control

  • US 8,051,466 B2
  • Filed: 09/28/2007
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for controlling access to a network, comprising:

  • a wireless switch configured for radio frequency communication with a mobile unit associated with a radio frequency identification tag, the wireless switch adapted for;

    determining if a radio frequency identification tag is located within a first area,enabling the mobile unit to access the network according to a first scheme if the mobile unit is located within the first area, wherein the first scheme is a graduated access scheme that provides limited access of the network to the mobile unit in order for the mobile unit to perform authentication, whereinif the mobile unit satisfactorily performs the authentication, enabling access to the network according to a second scheme allowing an access level to the network greater than the limited access, andif the mobile unit does not satisfactorily perform the authentication, terminating access to the network and enabling an alarm.

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