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US 11,695,554 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for multi-path mesh network encryption and key generation
AssigneeCrius Technology Group, LLC
InventorsGlenn John Robertson, William O. Jones
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Abstract
The present application relates to networking technologies, communication cube technologies, and, more particularly, to methods, apparatus, techniques, and means for communication security, encryption, and privacy in network communications.
Claims20
A method of relaying a data packet in a mesh communication network having a plurality of network nodes comprising:
- a relay node receiving a packet from a source node in a network for relay to a destination network node;
- the relay node randomly selecting (i) a network node to which to transmit the packet and (ii) a transmission mode by which to transmit the packet to the randomly selected network node;
- and
- the relay node transmitting the packet to the randomly selected network node using the randomly selected transmission mode.
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A method of generating an encryption key comprising:
- receiving a packet in a mesh network, wherein the packet includes a header, wherein the header includes pathway information disclosing a pathway that the packet had traversed through the network;
- generating a random number based on the pathway information;
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- generating an encryption key based on the random number.
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A node of a communication network comprising:
- a transmitter;
- a receiver;
- a memory that stores instructions;
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- a processor that executes the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving from another node of a network a packet for relay to a destination network node;
- randomly selecting (i) a network node to which to transmit the packet and (ii) a transmission mode by which to transmit the packet to the randomly selected network node;
- and
- transmitting the packet to the randomly selected network node using the randomly selected transmission mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.