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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2013
Don Gunasekara, Reston, VA (US);
Harriet Dubois, Herndon, VA (US);
Kevin Caldwell, Vienna, VA (US);
Laxman Nallani, Herndon, VA (US);
Don Gunasekara, Reston, VA (US);
Harriet DuBois, Herndon, VA (US);
Kevin Caldwell, Vienna, VA (US);
Laxman Nallani, Herndon, VA (US);
Time Warner Cable Enterprises LLC, St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A wireless access point may be openly accessible to public use. The wireless access point receives an association communication from a computer device to establish a wireless communication link with the wireless access point. The association communication can includes unique information such as vendor specific information associated with a network interface card in the computer device, an IP (Internet Protocol) network address assigned to the computer device, etc. The wireless access point establishes a wireless communication link between the wireless access point and the computer device. The wireless access point utilizes the unique information to verify authenticity of the request to terminate the wireless communication link. In a similar vein, a computer device can receive unique information associated with a wireless access point and use the unique information to verify authenticity of a request by the access point to terminate the wireless communication link.