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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2011
Wallace A. Pratt, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eric D. Rotvold, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Robin S. Pramanik, Karlsruhe, DE;
Thomas L. Phinney, Glendale, AZ (US);
Tomas P. Lennvall, Vasteras, SE;
Yuri Zats, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Frederick Enns, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Wallace A. Pratt, Jr., Pflugerville, TX (US);
Mark J. Nixon, Round Rock, TX (US);
Eric D. Rotvold, West St. Paul, MN (US);
Robin S. Pramanik, Karlsruhe, DE;
Thomas L. Phinney, Glendale, AZ (US);
Tomas P. Lennvall, Vasteras, SE;
Yuri Zats, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Frederick Enns, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Hart Communication Foundation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of enhancing security in a wireless mesh communication network operating in a process control environment and including a plurality of wireless network devices includes processing a join request from a wireless device wishing to join the wireless mesh communication network, providing a limited network functionality to the wireless device if the join request is granted, requesting a complete approval of the wireless device; and granting a full network functionality to the wireless device if the complete approval of the wireless device is received.