Virtual dispersive networking systems and methods

A method of communicating data using virtualization, the method comprising:

• (a) spawning, at a first device, a first plurality of virtual machines that each virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a first plurality of virtual network connections are provided;
• (b) splitting, at endpoint software running on the first device, first data for communication to a destination device into a first plurality of data streams;
• (c) selecting, at the first device by the endpoint software, a first plurality of deflects for use in communicating the first plurality of data streams;
• (d) communicating each of the first plurality of data streams using a different one of the first plurality of virtual network connections over a different one of the selected first plurality of deflects;
• (e) spawning, at a first deflect of the selected first plurality of deflects, a second plurality of virtual machines that each virtualizes network capabilities of the first deflect such that a second plurality of virtual network connections are provided;
• (f) splitting, at the first deflect, a particular data stream of the first plurality of data streams into a second plurality of data streams;
• (g) selecting, at the first deflect, a second plurality of deflects for use in communicating the second plurality of data streams;
• (h) communicating each of the second plurality of data streams using a different one of the second plurality of virtual network connections over a different one of the selected second plurality of deflects.

A method of communicating data using virtualization, the method comprising:

• (a) splitting, at endpoint software running on a first device, first data for communication to a destination device into a first plurality of data streams;
• (b) selecting, at the first device by the endpoint software, a first plurality of deflects for use in communicating the first plurality of data streams;
• (c) communicating each of the first plurality of data streams over a different one of the selected first plurality of deflects;
• (d) splitting, at the first deflect, a particular data stream of the first plurality of data streams into a second plurality of data streams;
• (e) selecting, at the first deflect, a second plurality of deflects for use in communicating the second plurality of data streams;
• (f) communicating each of the second plurality of data streams over a different one of the selected second plurality of deflects.