Network authentication based on inter-packet gap characteristics
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1. A method of processing information communicated across a network using a frame-based network protocol, comprising:
- receiving a frame stream from across a network in a first information handling system configured as a first network node, said frame stream comprising one or more frames and inter-packet gaps having an inter-packet gap length, and each of said one or more frames being associated with one of said inter-packet gaps;
using physical layer processing to examine said inter-packet gap length associated with each of said one or more frames;
accepting a first frame of said one or more frames if said inter-packet gap length associated with said first frame is greater than or equal to a minimum inter-packet gap length specified for said network protocol, and if said inter-packet gap length associated with said first frame meets an inter-packet gap authentication criteria policy; and
rejecting said first frame associated with said one or more frames if said inter-packet gap length associated with said first frame does not meet said inter-packet gap authentication criteria policy;
wherein said first frame is preceded by said inter-packet gap.
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Abstract
Network communications in physical layer frame-based networks may be authenticated based on inter-packet gap (IPG) characteristics such as inter-packet gap length, inter-packet gap length pattern, information contained in the inter-packet gap, etc.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of processing information communicated across a network using a frame-based network protocol, comprising:
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receiving a frame stream from across a network in a first information handling system configured as a first network node, said frame stream comprising one or more frames and inter-packet gaps having an inter-packet gap length, and each of said one or more frames being associated with one of said inter-packet gaps; using physical layer processing to examine said inter-packet gap length associated with each of said one or more frames; accepting a first frame of said one or more frames if said inter-packet gap length associated with said first frame is greater than or equal to a minimum inter-packet gap length specified for said network protocol, and if said inter-packet gap length associated with said first frame meets an inter-packet gap authentication criteria policy; and rejecting said first frame associated with said one or more frames if said inter-packet gap length associated with said first frame does not meet said inter-packet gap authentication criteria policy; wherein said first frame is preceded by said inter-packet gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A network node system, comprising:
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an information handling system configured to be coupled to a network as network node, said information handling system comprising a network interface that includes one or more processors, said processors of said network interface being configured for coupling to transmit or receive a first frame and inter-packet gap associated with said first frame across a network; wherein said inter-packet gap has one or more inter-packet gap characteristics; and wherein said one or more inter-packet gap characteristics are employed by said one or more processors of said network interface as at least a part of an inter-packet gap authentication criteria for said network; wherein said first frame is preceded by said inter-packet gap; and wherein said information handling system is further configured to; receive a frame stream from across said network, said frame stream comprising one or more frames including said first frame, and each of said one or more frames being preceded by an inter-packet gap having an inter-packet gap length, use physical layer processing to examine said inter-packet gap length preceding each of said one or more frames, accept said first frame of said one or more frames for further processing if said inter-packet gap length preceding said first frame is greater than or equal to a minimum inter-packet gap length specified for said network protocol, and if said inter-packet gap length preceding said first frame meets an inter-packet gap authentication criteria policy, and reject said first frame of said one or more frames if said inter-packet gap length preceding said first frame does not meet said inter-packet gap authentication criteria policy. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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