Dynamic Segregated Secure Data Connection via Multiplexer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wireless communication systems face challenges in maintaining multiple secure and segregated data connections simultaneously, particularly in healthcare environments where electronic personal health information requires stringent security measures, often requiring serial establishment and teardown of connections.
Innovation Solution
A dynamic segregated secure data connection system using a multiplexer with port forwarding, enabling multiple secure connections over a single active session through Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) and Web Real-Time Communication (WebRTC), allowing secure and segregated data streams to be transmitted between devices and cloud services without serially establishing and de-establishing connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If serial establishment and teardown of secure connections is used, then security measures are enforced, but connection establishment time increases and productivity decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the secure connection establishment process by introducing a multiplexer that handles multiple data streams simultaneously. Each data stream can be independently secured using DTLS while sharing a single underlying wireless connection, allowing parallel security establishment rather than serial processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The multiplexer serves multiple functions: it manages multiple DTLS data streams, handles port forwarding for different destinations, and maintains a single active wireless session. This multi-functionality eliminates the need to tear down and re-establish connections for each new data stream, thereby improving productivity while maintaining security.
2Productivity
If multiple secure data connections are established simultaneously, then productivity improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The multiplexer acts as an intermediary component between the wireless connection and the multiple DTLS data streams. It simplifies connection management by centralizing the handling of multiple streams through a single device, abstracting the complexity from the endpoints while enabling concurrent secure connections.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a nested structure where multiple DTLS data streams are contained within a single wireless connection session. The multiplexer nests these streams hierarchically, allowing concurrent secure connections without proportionally increasing overall system complexity at the network level.
3Reliability
If data streams are segregated into separate connections, then security and isolation are improved, but loss of time increases due to serial processing
Solution Approach 1:
The multiplexer segments data streams into separate logical channels for isolation and security, while maintaining them within a single physical connection. This allows simultaneous processing of multiple segregated data streams without the time penalty of serial connection establishment and teardown.
Data Source
AI summary
A system can perform operations including receiving a first data stream from a first device, wherein the first data stream is associated with an active session between the first device and a mobile network and wherein the first data stream is associated with a first incoming port. The system can also receive a second data stream from the first device, wherein the second data stream is associated with the active session, and wherein the second data stream is associated with a second incoming port. The system can also determine a third port and a fourth port that are outgoing ports that respectively correspond to the first and second ports. The system can also transmit the first data stream to a second device via the third port and transmit the second data stream to a third device via the fourth port.