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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Markus Heintel, Munich, DE;
Amine Mohamed Houyou, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 12/00 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04L 63/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/1042 (2013.01); H04L 67/1068 (2013.01); H04L 69/329 (2013.01); H04W 12/00503 (2019.01); H04W 12/00505 (2019.01);
Abstract
A method and device are provided for use in a network including at least one existing device. At least one virtual sub-network is established within the network and a certain trust level is assigned to the at least one virtual sub-network. The device is assigned a first trust level. The device receives a token correlated with the assigned first trust level. The device is permitted into the at least one virtual subnet upon presentation of that token if the first trust level corresponds or includes the certain trust level.