Patent ID: 9686240
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method for secure migration of IPv6 protocol packets, comprising: determining, by a communications channel stored in a trusted security zone of a first user equipment, an IP protocol version associated with a first application stored on a first user equipment and an IP protocol version associated with a second application stored on a second user equipment; in response to a determination that the first application is associated with an IPv6 protocol and that the second application is associated with an IPv4 protocol, determining, by the communications channel, if the IPv4 protocol comprises a security feature and whether the security feature is activated; at least one of: establishing, by the communications channel, an end-to-end trusted communication link and determining, by the communications channel, in response to a determination that the security feature is not present or is not activated, if the second application is a trusted application or resides in a secure environment of the second user equipment; and migrating, by the communications channel, in response to a determination that the security feature is present and activated or in response to a determination that the second application is at least one of a trusted application or resides in a secure environment of the second user equipment, packet communication to the second application via the end-to-end trusted communication link; wherein migrating comprises at least one of encrypting, encapsulating, or translating the IPv6 packet to an IPv4 protocol in the communications channel.