Fog-enabled multipath virtual private network

A computing device enabling a multipath virtual private network (VPN) tunnel via a fog network, the computing device comprising:

• logic configured to discover a neighboring fog network, in response to a request to form a multipath VPN tunnel;
• logic configured to connect with the neighboring fog network using a first communication protocol;
• logic configured to determine whether a first node connected to the neighboring fog network has Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity and therefore has a WAN IP address and is directly IP addressable;
• logic configured to connect to the first node in response to determining the first node has WAN connectivity and is directly IP addressable;
• logic configured to establish a multipath VPN tunnel to a second node via the first node using its WAN IP address and the neighboring fog network, the multipath VPN tunnel comprising at least two IP addressable communication paths;
• and
• logic configured to transmit to and receive data from the second node via at least one of the at least two IP addressable communication paths of the multipath VPN tunnel.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having encoded thereon a method for a fog network-enabled multipath virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, comprising:

• a first routine executable to discover a neighboring fog network;
• a second routine executable to connect with the neighboring fog network using a first communication protocol;
• a third routine executable to determine whether a first node connected to the neighboring fog network has Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity and therefore has a WAN IP address and is directly IP addressable;
• a fourth routine executable to connect to the first node in response to determining the first node has WAN connectivity and is directly IP addressable;
• a fifth routine executable to establish a multipath VPN tunnel to a second node via the first node using its WAN IP address and the neighboring fog network, the multipath VPN tunnel comprising at least two IP addressable communication paths;
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• a sixth routine executable to transmit to and receive data from the second node via at least one of the at least two IP addressable communication paths of the multipath VPN tunnel.