Adaptive and dynamic network provisioning
AssigneeRELAY WIRELESS NETWORK, LLC d/b/a AERWAVE
InventorAlexander Richard Perry WEY
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Abstract
Disclosed embodiments provide a tool and methodologies for increasing security, and ease-of-access for a computer to connect privately to a specific network and or series of network-based services via a network access point without additional setup or configuration operations required of a user of the computer. In accordance with at least some disclosed embodiments, a mechanism and methodologies are provided for adaptive and dynamic provisioning of network devices for private access to network-based services for computers in a real-world environment.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for automating the provisioning of telecommunications and computer network infrastructure to establish a Private Network (PN) connection to a local or remote network, the Internet, or private Intranets corresponding to the user(s) and their devices in the same physical area as the network infrastructure, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a Managed Network Device (MND), a signal from a network-enabled user computer device) within range of, or connected to, the MND, the signal including a Unique Identifier (UID) of the computer device;
- automatically initiating an authentication protocol for the computer device, wherein an authentication request is sent by the MND to an authentication server to authenticate the computer device to determine the corresponding PN, and wherein the authentication request includes the UID of the computer device attempting to establish a PN connection via the MND;
- receiving from the authentication server, an indication whether the computer device is authenticated to access a PN, and to which PN specifically;
- configuring the MND to create a corresponding PN specifically for the computer device requesting the PN;
- configuring any necessary network connections or network settings required by the PN;
- broadcasting, by the MND, the network information of the PN;
- receiving, from the computer device, a request to connect to the PN;
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- automatically authenticating and connecting the computer device to the PN on the MND.
A connection to and configuration of a Managed Network Device (MND) that enables the automatic provisioning and segmentation of a Private Network (PN) and subsequent authentication of corresponding computer devices for access to a specific PN, wherein this MND:
- receives an authentication request from a computer device, wherein the authentication request includes a Unique Identifier (UID) of the computer device within range of, or connected to, the MND;
- automatically provisions and segments a PN related specifically to a user and the user's computer devices;
- generates and transmits an indication whether the computer device is authenticated to access the PN such that the MND coordinates the authentication of the user's computer device;
- manages and controls the access and the connection to the PN by the user's computer device from a successful authentication;
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- receives instructions on how to manage and control the MND, PN, connections to Network Services, and authentication requests from a centralized management database.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.