Method for grouping 802.11 stations into authorized service sets to differentiate network access and services

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PATENT NO 6950628
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10212193

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A method for associating a WSTA to a service set, wherein the service set is configurable at the AP. Each service set is an arbitrary grouping of one or more network service parameters, and is typically configured for either VLAN or proxy mobile IP host. When a wireless station desires to associate with an access point, the wireless station sends a message to the access point, the message containing a SSID. The access point then matches the SSID to a service set and associates the WSTA to either a home subnet or a VLAN based on the SSID. By locally configuring the service set, the default VLAN and home subnet for a WSTA may be different at each AP the WSTA encounters. A security server is configured with a list of allowed SSIDs for each wireless station to prevent unauthorized access to a VLAN or home subnet.

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CISCO TECHNOLOGY INC170 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Griswold, Victor J North Canton, OH 16 1044
Meier, Robert C Cuyahoga Falls, OH 100 8458
Nelakanti, Bhavannarayana Sunnyvale, CA 6 268
Olson, Tim San Jose, CA 13 312
Yang, Sheausong Saratoga, CA 46 1319

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