Patent ID: 9338183
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for communicating in a computer network, comprising: maneuvering the computer network in accordance with a mission plan which specifies a coordinated variation of assigned values for one or more identity parameters which are respectively specified for referencing each of a plurality of nodes when communicating among the nodes within the computer network; initiating a communication from a first node of the plurality of nodes participating in the coordinated variation to a second node which is not participating in the coordinated variation; selecting for the first node a first virtual identity comprising one or more session identity parameters to be used for the first node during a static communication session with the second node, where the static communication session comprises identity parameters having fixed values; in each data communication from the first node to the second node, transforming at least one identity parameter of the first node to the session identity parameter for the first node when the data communication reaches an edge of the computer network in which said maneuvering is being performed; detecting a communication security threat affecting the static communication session; adaptively modifying the first virtual identity of the first node to obtain a second virtual identity for the first node in response to the detection of the communication security threat, where the first virtual identity is changed independently of changes to identity parameters which are specified for respectively referencing nodes when communicating there amongst via dynamic communication sessions; continuing the first node's communications with the second node using the second virtual identity; and excluding the session identity parameters from the coordinated variation during the static communication session.