Meshnet IP Address Resolution via Third-Party Mediator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing mesh networks face challenges in efficiently managing and optimizing communication between meshnet devices, particularly in configuring and updating correlations between devices and their respective meshnet IP addresses, which leads to inefficient resource utilization.
Innovation Solution
The proposed solution involves a method where a first meshnet device communicates with a third-party web application to transmit and receive associations between meshnet devices and unique identifiers, enabling the retrieval and transmission of meshnet IP addresses and communication packets, thereby facilitating efficient communication without the need for storing correlations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If meshnet devices store and manage correlations between devices and meshnet IP addresses locally, then communication can be established, but device complexity and resource utilization increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third-party web application as an intermediary service that centrally manages the correlation between meshnet devices and their IP addresses. Instead of each device maintaining its own correlation tables, the system uses this external mediator to resolve IP address mappings, significantly reducing the complexity burden on individual meshnet devices while maintaining communication reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses unique identifiers as copies or references to device identities rather than storing complete device correlation data locally. Each meshnet device stores only the unique identifier and queries the web application for the corresponding meshnet IP address, replacing complex local correlation storage with simpler identifier-based references.
2Adaptability or versatility
If meshnet devices continuously update and reconfigure correlations, then network adaptability improves, but resource consumption and overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The web application serves as a centralized mediator that handles all correlation updates and reconfigurations. When network conditions change or devices join/leave the network, the system updates the central database and notifies affected devices only when necessary, eliminating the need for continuous local reconfiguration and reducing overall system overhead.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of continuous correlation updates, the system employs periodic or event-driven updates where changes are propagated to meshnet devices only when necessary (e.g., when a device joins or leaves the network). This periodic action model maintains network adaptability while minimizing resource consumption compared to continuous updates.
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AI summary
A method in a mesh network including a first device and a second device, the method including receiving, by the first device from a third-party application installed on the first device, an initiation packet including information to be received by the second device, the initiation packet indicating a meshnet IP address assigned to the second device as a destination address; transmitting, by the first device via a meshnet connection between the first device and the second device, the initiation packet to the second device; receiving, by the first device via the meshnet connection and based at least in part on transmitting the initiation packet, a response packet from the second device, the response packet including information to be received by the third-party application; and transmitting, by the first device, the response packet to the third-party application is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.