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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Dec. 02, 2014
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Palanivel Kodeswaran, Bangalore, IN;

Sougata Mukherjea, New Delhi, IN;

Prasad G. Naldurg, Bangalore, IN;

Venkatraman Ramakrishna, New Delhi, IN;

Arvind Seshadri, Bangalore, IN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 3/42 (2006.01); H04W 28/20 (2009.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/20 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/02 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and arrangements for according access of a mobile device to an enterprise network. the presence of a mobile device relative to an enterprise network is detected, the enterprise network including a plurality of defined zones, wherein each zone is associated with a security level and with one or more resources. An agent of the mobile device is negotiated with to accord access to at least one of the defined zones. The negotiating includes: assessing at least one security constraint relative to the mobile device; and thereupon designating at least one zone to be accessible to the mobile device. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein.


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