Network Pathway Scoring for Secure Node Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network communication systems face challenges in reliably and securely transmitting data over large networks due to numerous opportunities for interception and interference by bad actors, leading to potential data loss and fraudulent activities.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for real-time monitoring of network pathways by calculating scores based on node attributes, using weights and machine learning algorithms to identify pathways with high reliability and low compromise probability, enabling secure and efficient data transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If data is transmitted over large networks with multiple nodes and paths, then network coverage and connectivity are improved, but security vulnerabilities and interception risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary security assessment of network pathways by calculating scores for multiple potential paths before data transmission. This advance evaluation identifies secure pathways in advance, allowing the system to proactively select safe routes and avoid compromised nodes before data exposure risks arise.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary security assessment system that mediates between data sources and network pathways. This intermediary layer evaluates pathway security scores and acts as a gatekeeper, routing data through verified secure pathways while blocking potentially compromised routes, thus protecting data without restricting network coverage.
2Reliability
If real-time monitoring of network pathways is implemented, then security vulnerability detection is improved, but system complexity and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system monitors network pathways by changing and evaluating multiple parameters simultaneously (response time, failure rate, latency, geographic location, software version, security settings). By converting security assessment into quantifiable parameter scores, the system achieves comprehensive monitoring without requiring complex qualitative analysis, thus improving detection capability while managing system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the security monitoring task into individual node assessments and pathway aggregations. Each node is evaluated independently on multiple attributes, then results are aggregated to determine overall pathway security. This segmentation allows parallel processing of multiple parameters and nodes, reducing computational complexity while maintaining comprehensive security monitoring.
3Measurement precision
If multiple attributes are evaluated for each node, then assessment accuracy is improved, but calculation time and processing overhead increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system evaluates multiple node attributes including response time, failure rate, latency, geographic location, software version, and security settings. By comprehensively assessing all relevant parameters simultaneously, the system achieves high assessment accuracy. The weighted scoring mechanism efficiently aggregates these multiple factors into a single pathway security score, balancing detailed evaluation with computational efficiency.
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AI summary
A system for real-time monitoring of network pathways includes a memory for storing network node information and a processor configured to periodically receive information for each node associated with a plurality of network pathways. The information may include response time, geographic location, failure rate, and latency. The processor calculates a score that indicates each node's reliability. Each of the plurality of attributes is given a different weight during the calculation. The processor then calculates an aggregated network pathway score for each of the plurality of network pathways to indicate a particular pathway's reliability. The aggregated network pathway score is calculated based at least in part upon the score of each node associated with each of the plurality of network pathways. Once the aggregated network pathway score is calculated, a first network pathway is identified based at least in part upon the aggregated network pathway score.