Enhanced dynamic encryption packet segmentation
AssigneesAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P.
InventorsStuart J. Williams, Timothy Tuggle, James Thompson, Jimmy Slagle, Mary Phillips, James Wall
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Abstract
A communication session may be broken up into many smaller packet bundles over many tunnels and over different routes in order to obfuscate the entire data stream. Apparatuses may dynamically build hop-by-hop tunnels in a backbone telecommunications network, segment data into packet bundles at the customer edge, or break up data traffic of a communication session along multiple routing or switching paths in order to obfuscate the data traffic of the communication session.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory coupled with the one or more processors, the memory storing executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to effectuate operations comprising:
- detecting a communication session established using at least a first address, wherein the communication session comprises a first plurality of data packets and a second plurality of data packets;
- obtaining an indication for packet segmentation for the communication session;
- based on the indication for packet segmentation, determining a plurality of routes to the first address, wherein the plurality of routes comprise a first route and a second route;
- based on the determined plurality of routes and the indication for packet segmentation,
- sending the first plurality of data packets of the communication session to the first route;
- and
- sending the second plurality of data packets of the communication session to the second route,
- wherein the first route comprises a first plurality of routers, and the second route comprises a second plurality of routers, wherein the first plurality of routers and the second plurality of routers are different, wherein the first route and the second route each comprise a respective plurality of hops.
A method comprising:
- detecting, by a processor, a communication session established using at least a first address, wherein the communication session comprises a first plurality of data packets and a second plurality of data packets;
- obtaining, by the processor, an indication for packet segmentation for the communication session;
- based on the indication for packet segmentation, determining, by the processor, a plurality of routes to the first address, wherein the plurality of routes comprises a first route and a second route;
- based on the determined plurality of routes and the indication for packet segmentation,
- sending, by the processor, the first plurality of data packets of the communication session to the first route;
- and
- sending, by the processor, the second plurality of data packets of the communication session to the second route,
- wherein the first route comprises a first plurality of routers, and the second route comprises a second plurality of routers, wherein the first plurality of routers and the second plurality of routers are different, wherein the first route and the second route each comprise a respective plurality of hops.
A tangible computer readable storage medium storing computer executable instructions that when executed by a computing device cause said computing device to effectuate operations comprising:
- detecting a communication session established using at least a first address, wherein the communication session comprises a first plurality of data packets and a second plurality of data packets;
- obtaining an indication for packet segmentation for the communication session;
- based on the indication for packet segmentation, determining a plurality of routes to the first address, wherein the plurality of routes comprises a first route and a second route;
- based on the determined plurality of routes and the indication for packet segmentation,
- sending the first plurality of data packets of the communication session to the first route;
- and
- sending the second plurality of data packets of the communication session to the second route,
- wherein the first route comprises a first plurality of routers, and the second route comprises a second plurality of routers, wherein the first plurality of routers and the second plurality of routers are different, wherein the first route and the second route each comprise a respective plurality of hops.
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