Virtual dispersive networking systems and methods

• US 9,071,607 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dispersive Holdings Incorporated (Dispersive Networks, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dispersive Networks, Inc.
• Inventors: Twitchell, Robert W. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Boutah, Alan N
• Application Number:
  US13/844,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20140019604A1
• Time in Patent Office: 837 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/217, 709220-223, 709/230, 709/238, 709/250
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45562 Creating, deleting, cloning virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2009/45595 Network integration; Enabling network access in virtual machine instances
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/45558 Hypervisor-specific management and integration aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/00 Arrangements for maintenance, administration or management of data switching networks, e.g. of packet switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/028 by filtering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/586 of virtual routers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/125 by balancing the load, e.g. traffic engineering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/15 in relation to multipoint traffic arrangements for broadcast or multicast in data networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2416 Real-time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/14 Multichannel or multilink protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/18 Multiprotocol handlers, e.g. single devices capable of handling multiple protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/32 Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/327 in the session layer [OSI layer 5]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A method for network communications from a first device to a second device includes communicating data from the first device to the second device by spawning a first virtual machine for a first network connection that virtualizes network capabilities of the electronic device, and using the virtualized network capabilities of the first virtual machine, transmitting a plurality of packets for communication to a first network address and port combination associated with the second device. The method further includes repeatedly changing to a respective another network address and port combination by repeatedly spawning a respective another virtual machine for a respective another network connection that virtualizes network capabilities of the electronic device, and using the virtualized network capabilities of the spawned respective another virtual machine, transmitting a plurality of packets for communication to the respective another network address and port combination associated with the second device.

Claims

1. A method of providing network communications using virtualization comprising:

(a) detecting, at a first device, a request for a network connection from an application running on the first device;

(b) spawning, at the first device, a first virtual machine that virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a first virtual network connection is provided to the application, the application running external to the first virtual machine;

(c) communicating data from the application in a plurality of packets to a first network address and port combination associated with a destination device, the method involving, for each packet,

(i) transmitting, from the first device using the first virtual network connection, the packet for communication to the first network address and port combination associated with the destination device,

(ii) receiving, at a third virtual machine that runs on a second device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the second device such that a third virtual network connection is provided, the packet,

(iii) transmitting, from the second device using the third virtual network connection, the packet for communication to the destination device, and

(iv) receiving, at a fourth virtual machine associated with the first network address and port combination that runs on the destination device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the destination device, the packet;

(d) spawning, at the first device, a second virtual machine that virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a second virtual network connection is provided to the application, the application running external to the second virtual machine;

(e) communicating data from the application in a plurality of packets to a second network address and port combination associated with the destination device, the method involving, for each packet,

(i) transmitting, from the first device using the second virtual network connection, the packet for communication to the second network address and port combination associated with the destination device,

(ii) receiving, at a fifth virtual machine that runs on a third device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the third device such that a fifth virtual network connection is provided, the packet,

(iii) transmitting, from the second device using the fifth virtual network connection, the packet for communication to the destination device, and

(iv) receiving, at a sixth virtual machine associated with the second network address and port combination that runs on the destination device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the destination device, the packet.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a personal computer.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a laptop.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a video game device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device comprises a phone.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination device comprises a laptop or personal computer.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination device comprises a video game device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination device comprises a phone.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device comprises a laptop or personal computer.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device comprises a video game device.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device comprises a phone.

12. A method of communicating data using virtualization and superframes, the method comprising:

(a) spawning, at a first device, a first virtual machine that virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a first virtual network connection is provided;

(b) selecting, at the first device, a first deflect device for the first virtual network connection from among a plurality of available deflect devices for communicating data using the first virtual network connection;

(c) constructing, at the first device, a superframe comprising

(i) a first frame containing a first data packet,

(ii) a second frame containing a second data packet, and

(iii) an indication that the first deflect device is to split the superframe,

(iv) an indication of a first path for the first data packet,

(v) an indication of a second path for the second data packet;

(d) communicating the superframe from the first device to the selected deflect device by

(i) transmitting, from the first device using the first virtual network connection, the superframe for communication to the first deflect device,

(ii) receiving, at a third virtual machine that runs on a second device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the second device such that a third virtual network connection is provided, the superframe,

(iii) transmitting, from the second device using the third virtual network connection, the superframe for communication to the first deflect device, and

(iv) receiving, at a fourth virtual machine that runs on the first deflect device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the first deflect device, the superframe;

(e) splitting, at the first deflect device, the superframe into the first data packet and the second data packet;

(f) determining, based on the indication of the first path for the first data packet, a first target device of the first data packet;

(g) determining, based on the indication of the second path for the second data packet, a second target device of the second data packet;

(h) communicating the first data packet from the deflect device to the first target device by

(i) transmitting, from the deflect device using a virtual network connection, the first data packet for communication to the first target device,

(ii) receiving, at a fifth virtual machine that runs on a third device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the third device such that a fifth virtual network connection is provided, the first data packet,

(iii) transmitting, from the third device using the fifth virtual network connection, the first data packet for communication to the first target device, and

(iv) receiving, at a sixth virtual machine that runs on the first destination and that virtualizes network capabilities of the first destination, the first data packet;

(i) communicating the second data packet from the deflect device to the second target device by

(i) transmitting, from the deflect device using a virtual network connection, the second data packet for communication to the second target device,

(ii) receiving, at a seventh virtual machine that runs on a fourth device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the fourth device such that a seventh virtual network connection is provided, the second data packet,

(iii) transmitting, from the fourth device using the seventh virtual network connection, the second data packet for communication to the second target device, and

(iv) receiving, at an eighth virtual machine that runs on the second target device and that virtualizes network capabilities of the second target device, the second data packet.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first target device comprises a destination device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the first target device comprises a deflect.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first target device comprises a destination device and the second target device comprises a deflect.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the first and second target devices both comprise deflects.

17. A method comprising:

(a) spawning, at the first device, a first virtual machine that virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a first virtual network connection is provided;

(b) selecting, at the first device, a first deflect device for the first virtual network connection, from among a plurality of available deflect devices, for communicating data using the first virtual network connection;

(c) attempting to establish a connection with a destination device utilizing the selected first deflect device and the first virtual network connection;

(d) spawning, at the first device, a second virtual machine that virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a second virtual network connection is provided;

(e) selecting, at the first device, a second deflect device for the second virtual network connection, from among a plurality of available deflect devices, for communicating data using the second virtual network connection;

(f) attempting to establish a connection with the destination device utilizing the selected second deflect device and the second virtual network connection;

(g) spawning, at the first device, a third virtual machine that virtualizes network capabilities of the first device such that a third virtual network connection is provided;

(h) selecting, at the first device, a third deflect device for the first virtual network connection, from among a plurality of available deflect devices, for communicating data using the third virtual network connection; and

(i) attempting to establish a connection with the destination device utilizing the selected third deflect device and the third virtual network connection.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the method further includes saving information regarding whether a successful connection was established for each attempt.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further includes determining that a network connection to the destination has failed, and determining, based on saved information, a connection to attempt.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further includes determining that a network connection to the destination has failed, and determining, based on saved information, a deflect to attempt to use.