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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2010
Charles W. Melvin, Jr., Dudley, GA (US);
Derek Nicholas Gibbs, Madison, MS (US);
Charles W. Melvin, Jr., Dudley, GA (US);
Derek Nicholas Gibbs, Madison, MS (US);
Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for extending IPSec communication over a wireless mesh network is disclosed. A VPN appliance is operative to establish an end-to-end communication tunnel with at least one of a plurality of wireless mesh gateways. The VPN appliance is configured for secure communication with at least one of the mesh gateways, by establishing an outer tunnel. At least one of the wireless mesh gateways is configured to establish connection with a plurality of wireless routers, where the wireless routers are configured to establish connection with a plurality of intelligent communication devices. Multiple paths exist for routing data packets from the plurality of mesh gateways to the plurality of intelligent communication devices. The VPN appliance is also configured to establish a plurality of inner tunnels nested within the outer tunnel.