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US 10,375,638 B1Granted
Detection of leaky and rogue access points
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsSandip Homchaudhuri, Pradeep Kumar Yenganti
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Abstract
Certain aspects relate to methods, apparatuses, computer readable mediums and access terminals that effectively (1) detect leaky or rogue access points and (2) take one or more actions based on such detection.
Claims19
An apparatus for wireless communication comprising:
- a processing system configured to:
- define a first time period for determining whether the apparatus is communicating with a wireless node and a second time period being associated with entering a first mode, wherein the second time period starts when the first time period ends;
- determine whether the apparatus is communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- and
- generate an indication that the apparatus will enter the first mode if the determination indicates the apparatus is not communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- and
- an interface configured to output the indication for transmission to the wireless node at the end of the first time period if the determination indicates the apparatus is not communicating with the wireless node during the first time period, wherein:
- the processing system is further configured to:
- determine whether the apparatus has obtained any data from the wireless node during the second time period;
- increase the second time period if the determination indicates the apparatus has obtained data from the wireless node during the second time period;
- and
- cause the apparatus to enter the first mode at the end of the second time period if the determination indicates the apparatus has not obtained any data from the wireless node during the second time period.
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A method of wireless communication comprising:
- defining a first time period for determining whether the apparatus is communicating with a wireless node and a second time period being associated with entering a first mode, wherein the second time period starts when the first time period ends;
- determining whether the apparatus is communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- generating an indication that the apparatus will enter the first mode if the determination indicates the apparatus is not communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- outputting the indication for transmission to the wireless node at the end of the first time period if the determination indicates the apparatus is not communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- determining whether the apparatus has obtained any data from the wireless node during the second time period;
- increasing the second time period if the determination indicates the apparatus has obtained data from the wireless node during the second time period;
- and
- causing the apparatus to enter the first mode at the end of the second time period if the determination indicates the apparatus has not obtained any data from the wireless node during the second time period.
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An access terminal comprising:
- a processing system configured to:
- define a first time period for determining whether the apparatus is communicating with a wireless node and a second time period being associated with entering a first mode, wherein the second time period starts when the first time period ends;
- determine whether the apparatus is communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- and
- generate an indication that the apparatus will enter the first mode if the determination indicates the apparatus is not communicating with the wireless node during the first time period;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit the indication to the wireless node at the end of the first time period if the determination indicates the apparatus is not communicating with the wireless node during the first time period, wherein:
- the processing system is further configured to:
- determine whether the apparatus has obtained any data from the wireless node during the second time period;
- increase the second time period if the determination indicates the apparatus has obtained data from the wireless node during the second time period;
- and
- cause the apparatus to enter the first mode at the end of the second time period if the determination indicates the apparatus has not obtained any data from the wireless node during the second time period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.