Identity-Based Communication Layer for Secure Device Telemetry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer systems lack an efficient and secure method for enabling real-time, bi-directional communication between diverse devices and enterprise systems across various networks, leading to challenges in monitoring, controlling, and maintaining distributed devices effectively.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of an Identity-Based Communication Layer (ICL) that assigns unique identities to devices, users, and applications, providing secure, end-to-end communication through authentication, access control, encryption, and data integrity, while operating above the network communication layer to support secure device-to-enterprise interactions across any network type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional network communication methods are used for diverse devices, then device connectivity is achieved, but security and communication efficiency deteriorate due to lack of unified authentication and protocol management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an identity-based communication layer as an intermediary between the application layer and network layer. This layer provides unified authentication, authorization, and protocol translation services, securing communications without requiring application developers to implement complex security protocols directly. The identity layer acts as a mediator that handles security concerns centrally while maintaining simple application interfaces.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple protocols and networks are supported for device communication, then device versatility is improved, but system complexity increases due to protocol translation and network management
Solution Approach 1:
The identity-based communication layer provides universal functionality by supporting multiple protocols and networks through a single unified interface. The layer can translate between different protocols (HTTP, TCP, UDP, etc.) and operate across various networks (LAN, WAN, wireless) without requiring separate implementation for each protocol or network type. This multi-functional approach enables diverse devices to communicate through a common identity-based mechanism.
Solution Approach 2:
The communication layer acts as an intermediary that handles protocol translation and network adaptation centrally. Rather than requiring each application to implement multiple protocols and network handlers, the identity layer mediates between the application's simple send/receive operations and the complex underlying protocol stack, abstracting away protocol-specific complexity.
3Productivity
If real-time communication between distributed devices is implemented, then monitoring and control efficiency is improved, but network bandwidth and system resources are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts communication patterns into reusable templates at the identity layer. Common monitoring and control operations are defined as standardized message types and communication patterns that can be efficiently serialized and transmitted. This extraction allows the system to use optimized protocols for common operations rather than handling each communication as a custom application-level protocol, reducing overhead and bandwidth consumption.
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AI summary
A computer architecture for enterprise device applications provides a real-time, bi-directional communication layer for device communication. An identity-based communications layer provides for secure, end-to-end telemetry and control communications by enabling mutual authentication and encryption between the devices and the enterprise. The identity-based communications layer is situated between a network layer and an application layer and transmits a message between two devices identified by a global address. The global address specifies a protocol, a network, and an address meaningful for the combination of the protocol and the network.