Multi-Channel VPN Security Level Assignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing VPN technologies consume significant computational resources and battery power, especially on mobile devices, due to applying the highest security measures across all connections, which is unnecessary for various internet activities.
Innovation Solution
A multiple channel VPN system that allows users to assign different security levels to each application, creating multiple VPN channels with varying security levels, enabling selective use of the most suitable channel for each application, thereby reducing resource consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the highest security level is applied to all VPN connections, then security is improved, but computational resource consumption and battery power consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the single VPN connection into multiple channels with different security levels. Each application can be assigned to a specific channel based on its security requirements, rather than applying the highest security level uniformly to all connections. This segmentation allows the system to reduce computational resource consumption for applications that do not require high security while maintaining appropriate security for sensitive applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements different security levels for different channels, allowing each channel to have security measures tailored to its specific requirements. This local quality approach ensures that security resources are concentrated where needed (for sensitive applications) while reducing overhead for less critical applications, thereby resolving the contradiction between overall security and resource consumption.
2Reliability
If the highest security level is applied to all VPN connections, then security is improved, but battery power consumption increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the VPN connection into multiple channels with varying security levels, the system reduces the overall computational burden on the mobile device. Applications with lower security requirements consume less processing power, which directly translates to reduced battery power consumption while maintaining appropriate security for applications that need it.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies different security levels to different channels based on their specific requirements. This localized approach to security ensures that battery power is not wasted on applications that do not require high security measures, while still providing robust security for applications that do, thereby resolving the contradiction between security and battery power consumption.
3Device complexity
If a single VPN channel is used for all applications, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability to different application security needs decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the VPN infrastructure into multiple channels, each with different security characteristics. This segmentation increases adaptability by allowing the system to match applications with appropriate security levels, while the underlying structure remains manageable through automated assignment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The VPN system is designed to serve multiple functions through different channels - some channels provide high security for sensitive applications, while others provide lower security for casual applications. This multi-functionality allows a single VPN implementation to adapt to diverse application requirements without requiring separate VPN solutions for each use case.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a VPN system which comprises: (a) A VPN client manager and a VPN server manager at a client device and a server device, respectively, for establishing a simultaneous multi-channel VPN between said client device and said server, each of said VPN channels having a different security level; and (b) A VPN channel selection dataset at said client device which includes assignment for each application within said client device of a selective VPN channel from among said multi channels, with its respective security level.