| CPC H04L 63/0876 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0442 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A network of nodes supporting machine to machine (“M2M”) communication within the network, the network comprising:
a plurality of nodes, the plurality of nodes including a first node, each node being in an inactive communication state for communicating with one or more of the plurality of nodes prior to authentication of each node with a remote central node (“RCN”);
wherein, the RCN is configured to control authentication and communication between the first node and each of the remaining nodes in the plurality of nodes by:
at an authentication phase of the first node:
receiving a frequency signature from the first node;
verifying that the frequency signature corresponds to a network frequency signature; and
in response to the verifying, authenticating the first node; and
at a pre-communication phase following the authentication phase:
receive a data payload from the first node, the data payload comprising a frame format;
verify that the frame format corresponds to a network frame format;
in response to the verifying, transmitting a communication network protocol to the first node, the communication network protocol comprising:
a start bit position;
a length of the data payload; and
a mode of data segregation; and
transmitting an activation key to the first node, the activation key switching the first node from the inactive communication state to an active communication state;
at a communication phase, following the pre-communication phase, the first node being configured to transmit a communication request from the first node to a second node included in the plurality of nodes, the communication request comprising the activation key;
at the communication phase, the second node being in the inactive communication state, the second node being configured to:
receive the communication request from the first node;
transmit the activation key to the RCN for verification;
in response to a receipt of verification from the RCN, the second node is in the active communication state;
establish the communication with the first node; and
store data comprised in each communication at an RCN database; and
the RCN being further configured to, at a disconnect phase following the communication phase:
receive from the first node a disconnect signal and a flag comprising a data privacy level of the data in each communication;
when the data privacy level is greater than a pre-determined threshold, delete the data from the RCN database;
when the data privacy level is less than the pre-determined threshold, store the data in the RCN database for a pre-determined time period; and
switch a state of the first node and the second node from the active communication state to the inactive communication state.
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