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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2012
Interdigital Technology Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Akinlolu Oloruntosi Kumoluyi, Summerfield, NC (US);
Alexander Reznik, Titusville, NJ (US);
Guodong Zhang, Farmingdale, NY (US);
Prabhakar R. Chitrapu, Blue Bell, PA (US);
Sung-Hyuk Shin, Northvale, NJ (US);
Yingming Tsai, Boonton, NJ (US);
InterDigital Technology Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for providing variable security levels in a wireless communication network. The present invention optimizes the often conflicting demands of highly secure wireless communications and high speed wireless communications. According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, various security sensors are scanned to determine the likely presence of an intruder within a predetermined trust zone. If an intruder is likely present, the security level is changed to the highest setting, and consequently a lower data rate, while the intruder is identified. If the identified intruder is in fact a trusted node, the security level is returned to a lower setting. If the identified intruder is not a trusted node, the security level is maintained at an elevated state while the intruder is within the trust zone.