Detecting wireless interlopers
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprisingat least one processor;
- at least one antenna array for transceiving a plurality of communication beams;
one or more media comprising processor-executable instructions that are capable of being executed by said at least one processor, the processor-executable instructions adapted to direct the apparatus to perform steps comprising;
receiving a plurality of communication beam packets via at least one communication beam with said antenna array, each communication beam packet comprising a single source address;
monitoring at least one received-signal-characteristic, representative of propagated arrivals at a single antenna array, for a plurality of said packets that relate to a single source address; and
detecting a wireless interloper if a discrepancy is determined to exist with regard to said at least one received-signal-characteristic relating to a single source address propagated to said single antenna array of the apparatus.
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Abstract
In an exemplary apparatus implementation, an apparatus includes: at least one processor; and one or more media including processor-executable instructions that are capable of being executed by the at least one processor, the processor-executable instructions adapted to direct the apparatus to perform actions including: monitoring at least one signal characteristic for multiple signals that relate to a single source address; and detecting a wireless interloper if a discrepancy is determined to exist with regard to the monitored at least one signal characteristic for the multiple signals. In an exemplary access station implementation, an access station is capable of ascertaining at least one signal characteristic for multiple signals, is configured to detect a wireless interloper with regard to a particular address by analyzing the ascertained at least one signal characteristic for the multiple signals, and is adapted to counter the detected wireless interloper.
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9 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising
at least one processor; -
at least one antenna array for transceiving a plurality of communication beams; one or more media comprising processor-executable instructions that are capable of being executed by said at least one processor, the processor-executable instructions adapted to direct the apparatus to perform steps comprising; receiving a plurality of communication beam packets via at least one communication beam with said antenna array, each communication beam packet comprising a single source address; monitoring at least one received-signal-characteristic, representative of propagated arrivals at a single antenna array, for a plurality of said packets that relate to a single source address; and detecting a wireless interloper if a discrepancy is determined to exist with regard to said at least one received-signal-characteristic relating to a single source address propagated to said single antenna array of the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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