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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2024
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James A Stevens, Lucas, TX (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A network architecture includes a plurality of networks nodes, where two of more of the network nodes communicate with one another. The network architecture includes a plaintext overlay network situated atop a plaintext underlay network, facilitating communication among the plurality of network nodes via one or more plaintext addresses associated with one or more of the plurality of network nodes. The network architecture further includes a ciphertext overlay network situated atop a cipher text underlay network, facilitating communication among the plurality of network nodes via one or more ciphertext addresses. The network architecture further includes an IP encryption device positioned between the plaintext and ciphertext overlay networks. The IP encryption device associates network addresses with corresponding logical security associations within the plaintext underlay networks and ciphertext overlay networks. The logical security associations are associated with one or more network nodes of the plurality of network nodes.