Femtocell Registration Triggers Local Network Share
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing remote-access mechanisms for data access are complex, inconvenient, and insecure, particularly when employees need to access employer networks from various locations, as they require manual deployment and configuration, creating additional security risks and entry points for illicit activities.
Innovation Solution
A femtocell system that automatically secures access to a remote data store upon detecting a registered wireless communication device (WCD) and removes access when the device is no longer present, using the WCD's registration to trigger the creation and removal of a local network share, ensuring seamless and secure data access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual remote-access mechanisms are deployed for data access, then employees can access employer networks from various locations, but the complexity of deployment and configuration increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically detects when a WCD registers with a femtocell and autonomously creates the network share configuration, eliminating the need for manual deployment and configuration by employees. The femtocell acts as an automatic access controller that responds to WCD registration events by provisioning data store access.
Solution Approach 2:
The femtocell pre-establishes the network share configuration and access permissions before the employee needs to access data. When a WCD registers, the system has already prepared the data store association and can immediately grant access without requiring the employee to perform configuration steps.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual remote-access mechanisms are deployed, then employees can access remote data, but security risks and entry points for illicit activities increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors WCD registration and de-registration events, and automatically adjusts network share permissions in response. When a WCD de-registers, the system detects this change and automatically removes or suspends the network share, closing the security gap that would otherwise remain open.
Solution Approach 2:
The network share configuration is made dynamic rather than static, automatically appearing and disappearing based on real-time WCD registration status. This dynamic behavior ensures that access permissions are always aligned with current device presence, eliminating persistent security vulnerabilities.
3Ease of operation
If automatic access management is implemented, then security and simplicity are enhanced, but the system requires automated detection and response mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The femtocell performs multiple functions: it provides wireless service to WCDs, monitors registration events, manages network share creation, and controls access permissions. By consolidating these functions in a single device, the system achieves automatic access management without requiring separate detection and response systems.
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AI summary
Methods and systems are provided for a femtocell to provide local access to a remote data store. The method includes a femtocell receiving a registration request and a device identifier from a wireless communication device. Responsive to receiving the request, the femtocell may provide the wireless communication device with wireless service and may use the device identifier to cause a network share to be created on a local network to which the femtocell is coupled. The network share may then provide a second device on the local network with access to a remote data store associated with the wireless communication device. After detecting an absence or de-registration of the wireless communication device, the femtocell may remove the network share.