System and method for leveraging network topology for enhanced security
US7697420B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for locating and using multiple routes to transmit sub-packets of data from a source node to a destination node in an ad-hoc network, thus preventing intermediate nodes in any one transmission path from intercepting a useful amount of information. The system and method routes communications between a source node and a destination node via multiple routes, selected in a random fashion. Further protection is achieved by breaking data packets into sub-packets requiring reassembly at the destination node.
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