Location aware wireless network access controller

摘要

A device may control a network based on the position of a client, and may be configured to determine a position of a client within the network. The device may determine whether the client is located inside a zone from a plurality of established zones based on the determined position of the client, and then identify a zone in which the client is located upon determining that the client is located inside one of the established zones. The device may apply a profile associated with the identified zone to the client, and then determine a logical network identifier for the client based on the identified zone. The network may appear to the client as an isolated network for the identified zone.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
determining a position of a client; determining whether the client is located inside one zone from a plurality of established zones based on the determined position of the client; identifying a zone in which the client is located upon determining that the client is located inside one zone from the plurality of established zones; applying a profile associated with the identified zone to the client; and determining a logical network identifier for the client based on the identified zone, wherein determining the logical network identifier comprises:
defining unique ranges of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for each zone and,ascertaining an available IP address from the ranges of IP addresses associated with the identified zone.