ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,499,286, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to Calix Inc. (San Jose, Calif.).
"Access point port security system" was invented by Martin Liam Casey (Dallas) and Vincent Le Chevalier (Waikoloa, Hawaii).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Access point network equipment has communication ports that allow communications with other network components. Communications cables coupled to ports can be easily removed and replaced with unauthorized devices that have access to the network creating a security breach. When an authorized cable or plug is removed from a port, a link down event can be detected by tamper detection by tamper detection software runni...