Anonymous communication over virtual, modular and distributed satellite communications network

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a system for providing an anonymous and obfuscated communication over a virtual, modular and distributed satellite communication network.

1 . A system for providing an anonymous and obfuscated communication over a virtual, modular and distributed satellite communication network, the system comprising:
 a node directory server (NDS);   an obfuscated virtual communication (OVC) protocol, wherein the OVC protocol is configured to perform:   messaging between network nodes and the NDS to announce node presence, status, and/or capability;   establishing a first multi-layer obfuscated communication circuit between Users via intermediary nodes, digital modem (VM) nodes, Wideband Signal Channelizer (WSC) nodes, and Radio Frequency Digital Converter (RFDC) nodes; where the circuit is a series connection of chains including a source node, one or more intermediary nodes, and a destination node;   performing a multi-layer encryption of traffic across each chain in a first multi-layer obfuscated communication circuit via a unique key established with each intermediary node in a chain; and   decrypting a layer of encryption of the intermediary nodes as traffic propagates from the source node to the destination node;   a network;   a public key server; and   a satellite communication line.   
     
     
         2 . The system of the  claim 1 , wherein the OVC protocol is a high level coding language platform running on a high performance computer or a server. 
     
     
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         5 . The system of the  claim 1 , wherein the NDS provides information about one or more of the nodes in the network. 
     
     
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         7 . The system of the  claim 1 , wherein the DM, the WSC, and the RFDC can be combined to share a same node. 
     
     
         8 . The system of the  claim 1 , wherein the multi-layer encryption performed by the source node in every chain includes Internet Protocol (IP) source and destination addresses for anonymity. 
     
     
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         14 . A method for providing anonymous communication over a virtual, modular and distributed satellite communication network, the method comprising:
 communicating between a source and a node directory server (NDS) to obtain a current directory list for one or more nodes in a network via an obfuscated virtual communication OVC protocol, wherein the node and the NDS exchange messages via the OVC protocol to announce the node's presence, status, and/or capability;   defining a first path to close a circuit with a destination via the OVC protocol in response to obtaining a current directory list for the nodes, wherein the first path is a series of connection of chains including the source, one or more intermediary nodes, and a destination, and wherein the intermediary nodes comprise digital modem (VM) nodes, Wideband Signal Channelizer (WSC) nodes, and/or Radio Frequency Digital Converter (RFDC) nodes;   obtaining a public key for each node via a public key infrastructure;   performing a multi-layer encryption of data across each chain via a unique key established with each intermediary node; and   sending the data from the source to the destination via a satellite communication line through the network nodes, wherein each node communicates to negotiate a shared secret to be used for a symmetric key encrypting the data via a secure communication, and   wherein a layer of encryption of the data is decrypted as the data propagates from the source to the destination.   
     
     
         15 . The method of the  claim 14 , wherein the OVC protocol is a high level coding language platform running on a high performance computer and/or a server. 
     
     
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         18 . The method of the  claim 14 , wherein the NDS provides information about one or more of the nodes in the network. 
     
     
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         20 . The method of the  claim 14 , wherein the DM, the WSC, and the RFDC can be combined to share a same node. 
     
     
         21 . The method of the  claim 14 , wherein the multi-layer encryption performed by the source in every chain includes Internet Protocol (IP) source and destination addresses for anonymity. 
     
     
         22 . The method of the  claim 14 , wherein the DM incorporates Transmission Security (TRANSEC) to provide obfuscation of an RF signal when transmitted over a satellite link. 
     
     
         23 . The method of the  claim 14  further comprising sending encrypted dummy data to prevent traffic analysis in response to the network being idle. 
     
     
         24 . The method of the  claim 14 , wherein the OVC protocol and a multi-layer encryption function is implemented in Open Computing Language (OpenCL). 
     
     
         25 . The method of the  claim 24 , wherein the multi-layer encryption performed by the source in every chain is implemented as an optimized OpenCL kernel code targeting a hardware acceleration device in a high performance computer to achieve high-throughput line rate operation. 
     
     
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         27 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:
 communicate between a source and a node directory server (NDS) to obtain a current directory list for one or more nodes in a network via an obfuscated virtual communication OVC protocol, wherein the node and the NDS exchange messages via the OVC protocol to announce the node's presence, status, and/or capability;   define a first path to close a circuit with a destination via the OVC protocol in response to obtaining a current directory list for the nodes, wherein the first path is a series of connection of chains including the source, one or more intermediary nodes, and a destination, and wherein the intermediary nodes comprise digital modem (VM) nodes, Wideband Signal Channelizer (WSC) nodes, and/or Radio Frequency Digital Converter (RFDC) nodes;   obtain a public key for each node via a public key infrastructure;   perform a multi-layer encryption of data across each chain via a unique key established with each intermediary node; and   send the data from the source to the destination via a satellite communication line through the network nodes, wherein each node communicates to negotiate a shared secret to be used for a symmetric key encrypting the data via a secure communication, and wherein a layer of encryption of the data is decrypted as the data propagates from the source to the destination.   
     
     
         28 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein the OVC protocol is a high level coding language platform running on a high performance computer and/or a server. 
     
     
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         31 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein the NDS provides information about one or more of the nodes in the network. 
     
     
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         33 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein the DM, the WSC, and the RFDC can be combined to share a same node. 
     
     
         34 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein the multi-layer encryption performed by the source node in every chain includes Internet Protocol (IP) source and destination address for anonymity. 
     
     
         35 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 27 , wherein the DM incorporates Transmission Security (TRANSEC) to provide obfuscation of an RF signal when transmitted over a satellite link. 
     
     
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