WO2008144520A4 - Method and apparatuses for location-based access to a wireless network - Google Patents

Method and apparatuses for location-based access to a wireless network Download PDF

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WO2008144520A4
WO2008144520A4 PCT/US2008/063908 US2008063908W WO2008144520A4 WO 2008144520 A4 WO2008144520 A4 WO 2008144520A4 US 2008063908 W US2008063908 W US 2008063908W WO 2008144520 A4 WO2008144520 A4 WO 2008144520A4
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Ranjith Chirakkoly Ravi
Saurabh Bhargava
Shilpa Moghe
Ajay Malik
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Ranjith Chirakkoly Ravi
Saurabh Bhargava
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W12/00—Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
    • H04W12/08—Access security
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/10—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for controlling access to devices or network resources
    • H04L63/102—Entity profiles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/10—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for controlling access to devices or network resources
    • H04L63/107—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for controlling access to devices or network resources wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L63/00—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security
    • H04L63/10—Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security for controlling access to devices or network resources
    • H04L63/105—Multiple levels of security
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04W—WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
    • H04W84/00—Network topologies
    • H04W84/02—Hierarchically pre-organised networks, e.g. paging networks, cellular networks, WLAN [Wireless Local Area Network] or WLL [Wireless Local Loop]
    • H04W84/10—Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks
    • H04W84/12—WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Described are a method and a system for granting and denying network access to a device based on a location of that device. A system includes a processor generating network access policy data for at least one mobile unit, the network access policy data configured to either permit network access and restrict network access for the at least one mobile unit depending on a location of the mobile unit within an operating environment; a wireless switch providing a wireless network infrastructure; a location determination module calculating a current location of the at least one mobile unit; and a plurality of wireless access points in communication with the wireless switch. Each one of the wireless access points one of permits network access and restricts network access to the at least one mobile unit based on the current location and the network access policy data for the at least one mobile unit.

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AMENDED CLAIMS received by the International Bureau on 16 January 2009 (16/01/09)
1 . A method, comprising: determining a current location of at least one mobile unit; permitting network access to a wireless network to the mobile unit if a network access policy of the mobile unit is configured to permit network access for the current location; denying network access to the wireless network to the mobile unit if the network access policy of the mobile unit is configured to restrict network access for the current location; and adjusting the network access policy to change one of a permission to access the network when the mobile unit is located in a first location and a denial to access the network when the mobile unit is located in a second location, the second location different from the first location.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising! configuring the network access policy for the mobile unit, the network access policy one of permitting network access and denying network access to the mobile unit for each of a plurality of locations within an operating environment.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location of the at least one mobile unit is determined based on a received signal strength indication value from the at least one mobile unit.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving data from at least one of the mobile unit; and storing in a database a plurality of network access policies, wherein each of the network access policies corresponds to at least one mobile unit
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6. The method of claim 4, wherein the data received from the at least one mobile unit includes at least one of location data and diagnostic data.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the operating environment is divided into zones based on positions of a plurality of access points within the operating environment, and the location of the at least one mobile unit is determined to be in one of the zones.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the current location of the at least one mobile unit is accomplished by at least one of radio frequency identification tracking, global positioning system tracking, and a triangulation technique of a signal received from the at least one mobile unit.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one mobile unit is one of a personal digital assistant ("PDA") , a cell phone, a Voice over Internet Protocol ("VoIP") phone, a laptop, a handheld computer, a portable barcode scanner, and a non-mobile computing device attached to a network interface card.
10. A system, comprising: a processor generating network access policy data for at least one mobile unit, the network access policy data configured to one of permit network access and restrict network access for the at least one mobile unit depending on a location of the at least one mobile unit within an operating environment; a wireless switch providing a wireless network infrastructure; a location determination module calculating a current location of the at least one mobile unit; and a plurality of wireless access points in communication with the wireless switch, wherein each one of the wireless access points one of permits network access and restricts network access to the at least one mobile unit based on the current location and the network access policy data for the at least one mobile unit, wherein the network access policy is adjusted to change one of a permission to access the network when the mobile unit is located in a first location and a denial to access the network when the mobile unit is located in a second location, the second location different from the first location .
IL The system of claim 10, wherein the location determination module is integrated into the wireless switch.
12. The system of claim 10, wherein the current location of the at least one mobile unit is determined based on signal strength received in'the wireless access points from the at least one mobile unit,
13. The system of claim 10, further comprising: a database receiving data from the at least one of a plurality of mobile units, and storing plurality of network access policies, wherein each of the network access policies corresponds to at least one mobile unit
15. The system of claim 13, wherein the data received from the at least one mobile unit includes at least one of location data and diagnostic data,
16. The system of claim 10, wherein the operating environment is divided into zones based on the positions of a plurality of access points within the operating environment, and the location of the at least one mobile unit is determined to be in one of the zones.
17. The system of claim 10, wherein the determining of the current location of the at least one mobile unit is accomplished by at least one of radio frequency identification tracking, global positioning system tracking, and triangulation techniques of a signal received from the at least one mobile unit.
18. A device, comprising: a processor generating network access policy data for at least one mobile unit, the network access policy data configured to one of permit network access and restrict
26 network access for the at least one mobile unit depending on a location of the at least one mobile unit; a database receiving data from at least one of a plurality of mobile units, and storing plurality of network access policies, wherein each of the network access policies corresponds to at least one mobile unit; and an antenna in communication with at least one mobile unit, wherein antenna one of permits network access and restricts network access to the at least one mobile unit based on the current location and the network access policy data for the at least one mobile unit, wherein the processor adjusts the network access policy to change one of a permission to access the network when the mobile unit is located in a first location and a denial to access the network when the mobile unit is located in a second location, the second location different from the first location.
19. A system, comprising: a location determining means for determining a current location of at least one mobile unit; a network access permitting means for permitting to the mobile unit network access to a wireless network if a network access policy of the mobile unit is configured to permit network access for the current location; a network access denying means for denying to the mobile unit network access to the wireless network if the network access policy of the mobile unit is configured to restrict network access for the current location; and a policy configuring means for configuring the network access policy for the mobile unit, the network access policy one of permitting network access and denying network access to the mobile unit for each of a plurality of locations within an operating environment.
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