Harris Corporation

Matthew D Collins

Shawn H Gallagher

Eric J Salyers

Steven D Halford

A managed access system is for mobile wireless devices (MWDs) in a facility, with the facility being geographically within a wireless communications network of a communications carrier. The system may include antennas arranged at the facility, radio equipment coupled to the antennas, a network interface device configured to provide communications with the communications carrier, and a management access controller. The controller may be configured to communicate with the radio equipment and the network interface device to retrieve respective authenticated encryption keys from the communications carrier for each MWD, authenticate the MWDs to a local managed access network based upon respective encrypted keys, provide communications between authenticated MWDs on the local managed access network and the network interface device for communications with the communications carrier, and deny communications between un-authenticated MWDs on the local managed access network and the network interface device for communications with the communications carrier.

Mobile wireless device managed access system providing enhanced authentication features and related methods

A managed access system for mobile wireless devices (MWDs) in a facility that is geographically within a wireless communications network of a communications carrier includes a plurality of antennas arranged at the facility, radio equipment coupled to the plurality of antennas, and a network interface device configured to provide communications with the communications carrier. A management access controller is configured to communicate with MWDs via the radio equipment, compare an identification of a given MWD to a list of authorized MWD's to determine whether the given MWD is unauthorized or authorized, and filter communications between an unauthorized MWD and the network interface device and pass communications between an authorized MWD and the network interface device.

Managed access system having filtered communications using network interface device

A managed access system for mobile wireless devices (MWDs) in a facility that is geographically within a wireless communications network includes a plurality of antennas at the facility. Radio equipment is coupled to the antennas. A management access controller cooperates with the radio equipment to communicate with a given MWD within the facility, block outside communications via the wireless communications network when the given MWD is an unauthorized MWD, and provide outside communications when the given MWD is an authorized MWD. The management access controller cooperates with at least one device to determine a change in the wireless communications network and implement a corresponding change in the radio equipment.

Managed access system with monitoring device to determine and change radio equipment

A managed access system for mobile wireless devices (MWDs) in a facility that is geographically within a wireless communications network includes a plurality of antennas arranged around a periphery of the facility, radio equipment coupled to the plurality of antennas, and at least one MWD geolocation device for the wireless communications network. A management access controller is configured to cooperate with the at least one MWD geolocation device to determine that a given MWD is within the facility, compare an identification of the given MWD to a list of authorized MWD's to determine whether the given MWD is unauthorized or authorized, and coordinate with the wireless communications network to block outside communications when the given MWD is an unauthorized MWD and provide outside communications via the radio equipment and the wireless communications network when the given MWD is an authorized MWD.

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Melbourne, FL, United States of America

Matthew D Collins