Spatial boundary admission control for wireless networks

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20040203910A1
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10335048

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Security of wireless networks is improved by rejecting traffic from a wireless device located outside a defined spatial boundary. The device's spatial position with respect to the boundary is determined using directional antenna arrays on a plurality of measurement points, and calculating where the vectors intersect. Having thus determined a device's location, access to a wireless network can be denied if the device is outside a predetermined spatial boundary. Or, the device's location inside or outside of the spatial boundary can be used for other purposes, such as theft detection.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Hind, John R Raleigh, NC 135 8211
Stockton, Marcia L Bakersfield, CA 32 1381

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