Network connection control
AssigneeMotion Applied Limited
InventorsSohail Arshad, Daniel Steer
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method for controlling the connection of antenna units to a wireless local area network. The wireless local area network comprises one or more antenna units being implemented on a vehicle. The method comprises: obtaining one or more characteristics about a further antenna unit that is external to the network; comparing the one or more characteristics about the further antenna unit with one or more predetermined characteristics; and in dependence on the comparison between the characteristics indicating that the further antenna unit is located on the vehicle, permitting the further antenna unit to connect to the network.
Claims20
A method for controlling the connection of antenna units to a wireless local area network, the wireless local area network comprising one or more antenna units and being implemented on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of different characteristics about a further antenna unit that is external to the network;
- comparing the plurality of different characteristics about the further antenna unit with a corresponding plurality of different predetermined characteristics, the plurality of different predetermined characteristics each providing a criterion for the corresponding characteristic about the further antenna unit;
- and
- in dependence on each of the plurality of different characteristics about the further antenna unit meeting the required criterion indicating that the further antenna unit is located on the vehicle, permitting the further antenna unit to connect to the network.
A method for controlling the connection of antenna units to a wireless local area network, the wireless local area network comprising one or more antenna units and being implemented on a vehicle, the method comprising:
- obtaining a plurality of different characteristics about an antenna unit that is in the network;
- comparing the plurality of different characteristics about the antenna unit with a corresponding plurality of different predetermined characteristics, the plurality of different predetermined characteristics each providing a criterion for the corresponding characteristic about the antenna unit;
- and
- in dependence on each of the plurality of different characteristics about the antenna unit meeting the required criterion indicating that the antenna unit is not located on the vehicle, disconnecting the antenna unit from the network.
A wireless local area network system comprising one or more antenna units, the system being configured to:
- obtain a plurality of different characteristics about a further antenna unit that is external to the network;
- compare the plurality of different characteristics about the further antenna unit with a corresponding plurality of predetermined characteristics, the plurality of different predetermined characteristics each providing a criterion for the corresponding characteristic about the further antenna unit;
- and
- in dependence on each of the plurality of different characteristics about the further antenna unit meeting the required criterion indicating that the further antenna unit is located on the vehicle, permit the further antenna unit to connect to the network.
A wireless local area network system comprising one or more antenna units, the system being configured to:
- obtain a plurality of different characteristics about an antenna unit that is in the network;
- compare the plurality of different characteristics about the antenna unit with a corresponding plurality of different predetermined characteristics, the plurality of different predetermined characteristics each providing a criterion for the corresponding characteristic about the antenna unit;
- and
- in dependence on each of the plurality of different characteristics about the antenna unit meeting the required criterion indicating that the antenna unit is not located on the vehicle, disconnect the antenna unit from the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.