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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2006
Manish Tiwari, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Manish Tiwari, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Trapeze Networks, Inc., Pleasanton, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for maintaining network integrity is disclosed. A system according to the technique may include a wired network, a switch, and a wireless access point. The switch can be coupled to the wired network and the wireless access point can be coupled to the switch. The system may further include a forwarding database that stores a mac address for a plurality of devices seen by the switch on the wired network. A method according to the technique may involve detecting identifying information of a device by a wireless access point. The identifying information can be compared with the mac addresses in a forwarding database. If the device is unknown, the unknown device can be classified as rogue and countermeasures can be taken against the rogue device.