Patent ID: 7216365
Filing Date: 2007-05-08
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for intrusion detection in wireless communication networks, the apparatus comprising: a single housing, the housing comprising; a processing unit; one or more wireless network interface devices coupled to the processing unit; at least one network interface device coupled to the processing unit, the at least one network interface device being adapted to operably couple the housing to a local area network to be protected from intrusion, the local area network comprising a wired portion; and one or more memories coupled to the processing unit, the one or more memories including: whereupon the codes directed to perform the process for detection, the deriving from the wireless activities, the originating the one or more first marker packets, the receiving the one or more second marker packets, the classifying into the categories, and the initiating the prevention process are all entirely executed within the processing unit.