Meshed VPN Junction Nodes Reduce Infrastructure Costs
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional meshed networks and VPN servers face issues with high initial costs, energy consumption, and security fragility due to fixed server infrastructure, and inefficient use of device resources.
Innovation Solution
A meshed virtual private network system where junction nodes, including radio-signal communication devices like cellular phones or IoT devices, act as VPN servers, dynamically forming communication paths and utilizing a database to manage online and offline status, allowing for improved security and resource utilization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If fixed servers are used to build a meshed network, then network structure can be established, but initial cost becomes huge
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables ordinary mobile devices to serve multiple purposes: they function as both end-user devices and as VPN server nodes. By installing VPN server software on mobile devices, the system transforms single-function devices into multi-functional nodes that can provide VPN services to others while maintaining their primary communication function. This eliminates the need for dedicated fixed servers, dramatically reducing infrastructure costs while establishing a functional meshed network structure.
Solution Approach 2:
Each mobile device in the network autonomously functions as a VPN server for itself and can serve other devices. The system allows devices to self-configure and self-manage their VPN server capabilities without requiring centralized fixed server infrastructure. Devices automatically register their presence, manage connections, and maintain network protocols, enabling the meshed network to establish itself with minimal external infrastructure.
2Ease of operation
If fixed servers are deployed throughout the world for VPN service, then VPN functionality is provided, but device resources are not effectively used
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms idle device resources into productive VPN service capacity. Mobile devices that would otherwise only perform basic communication functions are equipped with VPN server capabilities, allowing them to simultaneously serve as client devices and server nodes. This multi-functionality ensures that device resources are continuously utilized rather than remaining idle, while maintaining global VPN service availability through the distributed meshed network.
Solution Approach 2:
Each device autonomously manages its own VPN server functionality, automatically registering with the network, managing its resource allocation, and handling connections without requiring centralized resource management. This self-service approach maximizes device resource utilization by allowing each device to independently contribute its available resources to the network while maintaining its own operational needs.
3Reliability
If VPN servers are dedicated solely to VPN service, then VPN security can be maintained, but resource utilization efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables mobile devices to simultaneously function as VPN servers and regular communication devices. The VPN server software runs alongside standard mobile applications, allowing devices to provide secure VPN services while maintaining their primary communication functions. This multi-functionality ensures that device resources are effectively utilized for both VPN and non-VPN purposes, eliminating the waste associated with dedicated single-purpose servers.
Solution Approach 2:
The system merges VPN server functionality with ordinary mobile device operations. Instead of separating VPN functions into dedicated servers, the patent combines multiple functions (VPN serving, communication, data processing) into a single integrated device. This merging allows devices to efficiently allocate resources between different functions while maintaining security, as the VPN protocol ensures secure communication even when sharing hardware resources with other applications.
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AI summary
A meshed virtual private network system (100) includes L junction nodes (110) each being capable of making a radio VPN communication and each being registered in advance, wherein L is an integer equal to or greater than 2, and a database (120), the meshed virtual private network system (100) making communication to a receiver node (300) from a sender node (200) through the junction nodes (1101-1108), each of the junction nodes (1101-1108) being capable of acting as a VPN server by carrying out predetermined steps.