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다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
NTIS 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
DataON 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
Edison 바로가기다음과 같은 기능을 한번의 로그인으로 사용 할 수 있습니다.
Kafe 바로가기국가/구분 | United States(US) Patent 등록 |
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출원번호 | US-0737983 (2015-06-12) |
등록번호 | US-9820146 (2017-11-14) |
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Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without utilizing an electrical return path where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medi
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving, from a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium that propagate without utilizing an electrical return path where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium and where the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range, and authenticating the second waveguide system according to an authentication protocol based on authentication information contained in the electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
1. A first waveguide system comprising: a processor; anda memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving, from a second waveguide system, first electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmissio
1. A first waveguide system comprising: a processor; anda memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: receiving, from a second waveguide system, first electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium, wherein the first electromagnetic waves propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, and wherein the first electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range; andauthenticating the second waveguide system according to an authentication protocol based on first authentication information conveyed by the first electromagnetic waves, wherein the second waveguide system is an adjacent communication node to the first waveguide system in a wired network, and wherein the authentication protocol comprises a peer-to-peer handshake protocol. 2. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed processing environment and the operations further comprise: responsive to a successful first authentication of the second waveguide system, storing a first authentication token in the memory, wherein the first authentication token expires after a first time period. 3. The first waveguide system of claim 2, wherein the operations further comprise: determining an expiration of the first time period of the first authentication token;receiving, from the second waveguide system, second electromagnetic waves at the physical interface of the transmission medium that propagate without requiring the electrical return path, wherein the second electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, and wherein the second electromagnetic waves have the non-optical frequency range;responsive to the expiration of the first time period, performing a second authentication of the second waveguide system according to the authentication protocol based on second authentication information conveyed by the second electromagnetic waves; andresponsive to the second authentication of the second waveguide system being successful, storing a second authentication token in the memory, wherein the second authentication token expires after a second time period. 4. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the wired network comprises power lines. 5. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the first waveguide system operates as an edge element and wherein the second waveguide system operates as a non-edge element. 6. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: responsive to a successful first authentication of the second waveguide system, providing a notification to a network server indicating the successful first authentication. 7. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: accessing topology information associated with a network path along the wired network comprising power lines, and wherein the authenticating of the second waveguide system includes validating a location of the second waveguide system along the network path according to the topology information. 8. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: accessing a network modification request associated with a network path along the wired network comprising power lines, and wherein the authenticating of the second waveguide system includes validating a deployment of the second waveguide system along the network path according to the network modification request. 9. The first waveguide system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise: accessing inventory information associated with a network path along the wired network comprising power lines, and wherein the authenticating of the second waveguide system includes validating a deployment of the second waveguide system along the network path according to an identification included in the inventory information. 10. A method comprising: determining, by a first waveguide system, that a second waveguide system is positioned between the first waveguide system and a third waveguide system in a network comprising a plurality of waveguide systems, wherein operations of the plurality of waveguide systems comprise receiving electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves are bound to the transmission medium, and wherein the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range; andcommunicating, by the first waveguide system with the third waveguide system, to perform a mutual authentication, wherein the mutual authentication validates that the first and third waveguide systems are adjacent communication nodes to the second waveguide system. 11. The method of claim 10, further comprising: storing, by the first waveguide system, an authentication token corresponding to a first authentication of the second waveguide system by the first waveguide system, wherein the authentication token expires after a time period. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the first waveguide system is a root node for a group of non-edge elements and a group of terminal nodes in the network, the group of non-edge elements comprising waveguide systems of the plurality of waveguide systems, the group of terminal nodes comprising customer premises equipment, wherein the second and third waveguide systems are non-edge elements of the group of non-edge elements, and wherein the first authentication performed between the first and second waveguide systems comprises: receiving, by the first waveguide system from the second waveguide system, identification information and an encryption key;accessing topology information for the network; andvalidating an identity and a location of the second waveguide system according to the identification information, the encryption key, and the topology information. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising providing a topology message to a network server responsive to the validating of the identity and the location of the second waveguide system, wherein the topology message validates the topology information stored by the network server. 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the determining that the second waveguide system is positioned between the first waveguide system and the third waveguide system is based on a fingerprint analysis of received electromagnetic waves from the second waveguide system, topology information received from a network server, or a combination thereof, and further comprising: monitoring the time period of the authentication token; andresponsive to an expiration of the time period, communicating, by the first waveguide system with the second waveguide system, to perform a second authentication of the second waveguide system. 15. A machine-readable storage device comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising: detecting that a first network device is operating in a network comprising a plurality of network devices;determining a type of the first network device; andresponsive to a determination that the type of the first network device is an edge element, validating a deployment of the first network device by: accessing an inventory database,based on a search of the inventory database, identifying a group of non-edge elements from among a plurality of non-edge elements in the network and identifying a group of terminal nodes from among a plurality of terminal nodes associated with the network, the group of non-edge elements comprising second network devices of the plurality of network devices, the group of terminal nodes comprising customer premises equipment,determining that the first network device is a root node for the group of non-edge elements and the group of terminal nodes in the network, anddetermining that the first network device is associated with a network modification request stored in a modification database, wherein the first network device and the second network devices comprise waveguide systems that operate by receiving electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium, and wherein the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range. 16. The machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the processor comprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed processing environment. 17. The machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the validating of the deployment of the first network device further comprises determining that the first network device is associated with an identification stored in the inventory database. 18. The machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise, responsive to a determination that the first network device is not an edge element: accessing the network modification request, wherein the network modification request includes a deployment location for the first network device;accessing location information and identifications for a third network device and a fourth network device of the plurality of network devices, the third and fourth network devices being adjacent communication nodes to the first network device according to the deployment location for the first network device; andvalidating the deployment of the first network device by determining that the first network device is positioned between the third and fourth network devices. 19. The machine-readable storage device of claim 18, wherein the validating of the deployment of the first network device further comprises determining that the first network device is associated with an identification stored in the inventory database. 20. The machine-readable storage device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise, responsive to a determination that the first network device is not an edge element: accessing the network modification request, wherein the network modification request includes a deployment location for the first network device;accessing location information and an identification for a third network device of the plurality of network devices according to the deployment location, the third network device being another root node for other non-edge elements and other terminal nodes in the network, the other non-edge elements comprising other network devices of the plurality of network devices, the other terminal nodes comprising other customer premises equipment; andvalidating the deployment of the first network device by determining that the first network device is positioned along a network path associated with the third network device.
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