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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2003
Applicants:

John J. Roese, Newmarket, NH (US);

Richard W. Graham, Derry, NH (US);

David Frattura, New York, NY (US);

David Harrington, Portsmouth, NH (US);

Inventors:

John J. Roese, Newmarket, NH (US);

Richard W. Graham, Derry, NH (US);

David Frattura, New York, NY (US);

David Harrington, Portsmouth, NH (US);

Assignee:

Enterasys Networks, Inc., Andover, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

One or more trusted network devices within a data network infrastructure determine a physical location of a client device requesting access to the data network infrastructure. A trusted physical location is generated and associated with the client device. The approach can include determining whether a candidate network device is a trusted network device based on a likelihood that the candidate network device can be modified to provide false physical location data. The approach also can include determining a response for an access request by the client and controlling network resources provided to the client based on the trusted physical location.


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