SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORKS OVER INTERNET FOR MULTIPLE INTERNET ACCESS TYPES

Patent No.: US 11,265,296 B1

Date of Patent: Mar.1, 2022

Applicant: ROQOS, INC., Tysons, VA (US)

Inventors: Sezen Uysal, Great Falls, VA (US); Mukul Gandhi, Manassas, VA (US); Onur Akgun, Leesburg, VA (US)

Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C.154(b) by 0 days.

Assignee: ROQOS, INC., Tysons, VA (US)

Appl. No.: 17/411,807

Filed: Aug. 25, 2021

Related U.S. Application Data

Provisional application No. 63/186,800, filed on May 11, 2021.

Field of Classification Search

None. See application file for complete search history.

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Patent No. Issue Date Inventor Class
8,543,734 9/2013 McDysan H04M 7/1205
2003/0147408 8/2003 Datta H04L 47/125
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2004/0223500 11/2004 Sanderson H04L 63/0272

Abstract

A system and method are disclosed for making Virtual Private Network (VPN) connections in networks that currently cannot have VPNs due to technical limitations and practices by network operators. The system and method provide VPN connections "everywhere" and in all connection scenarios.

Claims

  1. A virtual private network (VPN) system configured to create a virtual private network (VPN) over a network, comprising:

    • a virtual private network (VPN) router configured to monitor communication with a network, a device, a router, and/or a virtual private network (VPN) server;
    • the VPN router, after failing to connect directly over the network to a destination VPN router, is configured to communicate with the VPN server to obtain IP addresses and port numbers of the destination VPN router accessible via the Internet; and
    • the VPN router is configured to make a connection to one of the accessible IP addresses and port numbers.

  2. The VPN system wherein the network comprises at least one of the following: a private network and a public network.

  3. The VPN router is configured to operate independent of VPN protocols.

  4. The method for creating a virtual private network (VPN) over a network, comprising:

    • monitoring communication with a VPN router related to a network, a device, a router, and/or a VPN server;
    • communicating with the VPN server to obtain information regarding accessible IP addresses and port numbers by the VPN router after failing to connect directly to a destination VPN router.

Detailed Description

The disclosure outlines a device, system, and/or method implementing a solution independent of VPN protocols to make VPN connections over any network access technology. The disclosed device, system, or method may overcome limitations of access routers, ISP practices, and the like.

Figures

  • FIG. 1: An exemplary network diagram of a system implementing the disclosed virtual private network where control connections and direct data connections are established.

  • FIG. 2: Illustrates a network diagram of the system implementing the disclosed virtual private network that establishes relayed connections.

  • FIG. 3: Shows a flow diagram of the method and components involved in the process.

Conclusion

The disclosed implementations of the VPN system provide a mechanism to bypass network limitations and establish VPN connections across various network access technologies.