Huawei technologies co., ltd. (20240137825). DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM simplified abstract

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DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM

Organization Name

huawei technologies co., ltd.

Inventor(s)

Liang Tao of Nanjing (CN)

Dewei Bao of Nanjing (CN)

Changlu Li of Nanjing (CN)

Lv Ding of Nanjing (CN)

Wenlu Zhao of Nanjing (CN)

DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240137825 titled 'DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND TERMINAL DEVICE PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application abstract describes a method for identifying a device as an edge wireless access point based on historical connection data and off-net terminal device data.

  • Obtaining historical connection data of the second device from a wireless local area network (WLAN).
  • Determining the second device as an edge wireless access point based on off-net terminal device data.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in:

  • Network security systems
  • Wireless communication infrastructure

Problems Solved

This technology helps in:

  • Efficiently managing wireless networks
  • Enhancing network security

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include:

  • Improved network performance
  • Enhanced network monitoring capabilities

Potential Commercial Applications

Potential commercial applications of this technology could be in:

  • Network equipment manufacturing
  • Network security companies

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be the use of device identification methods based on network data and device characteristics.

Unanswered Questions

How does this method handle dynamic network environments?

The article does not provide information on how the method adapts to changes in network conditions.

What are the limitations of this device identification method?

The article does not discuss any potential limitations or constraints of the proposed method.


Original Abstract Submitted

in accordance with an embodiment, a device identification method includes: obtaining historical connection data of the second device belonging to a wireless local area network (wlan), where the historical connection data reflects a connection status between each of at least one terminal device that used to be connected to the second device and the wlan; and determining the second device as an edge wireless access point (ap) device based on off-net terminal device data of the second device.