{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8488458","patent":{"patent_number":"US-8488458","title":"Secure unauthenticated virtual local area network","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2005-06-29T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2013-07-16T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L","H04L"],"num_claims":20,"abstract":"An apparatus having a corresponding method and computer program comprises a control circuit to determine a number N of network devices belonging to a virtual local area network, wherein the virtual local area network does not require authentication of the network devices; and a policy circuit to limit an aggregate data rate of the virtual local area network according to the number N of network devices belonging to the virtual local area network."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Secure unauthenticated virtual local area network","description":"An apparatus having a corresponding method and computer program comprises a control circuit to determine a number N of network devices belonging to a virtual local area network, wherein the virtual lo","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8488458","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8488458","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Secure unauthenticated virtual local area network\" (US-8488458). https://patentable.app/patents/US-8488458","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-8488458","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-8488458","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-30T17:14:05.681Z"}