Enabling efficient communications in a mesh network

Abstract

A method including receiving, at an infrastructure device from a first device in a mesh network, a request comprising an encrypted request meshnet packet that includes information requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with the first device; configuring a transport layer included in a network stack associated with the infrastructure device to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet; configuring the transport layer to determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request; configuring the transport layer to determine a response comprising an encrypted response meshnet packet that includes identification information indicating the communication parameter; and transmitting, by the infrastructure device, the response to the first device is disclosed. Various other aspects are contemplated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 receiving, at an infrastructure device from a first device in a mesh network, a request comprising an encrypted request meshnet packet that includes information requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with the first device;   configuring a transport layer included in a network stack associated with the infrastructure device to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet;   configuring the transport layer to determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request;   configuring the transport layer to determine a response comprising an encrypted response meshnet packet that includes identification information indicating the communication parameter; and   transmitting, by the infrastructure device, the response to the first device.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein configuring the transport layer to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet includes configuring the transport layer to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein configuring the transport layer to determine the communication parameter includes configuring the transport layer to determine information, included in the request, regarding a public port associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the communication parameter includes a currently allocated public port to be utilized for communicating meshnet data with the first device. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein configuring the transport layer to determine the response comprising the encrypted response meshnet packet includes configuring the transport layer to encrypt a response meshnet packet based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting, by the infrastructure device, the response to a second device in the mesh network.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving the request includes receiving the request periodically. 
     
     
         8 . An infrastructure device, comprising:
 a memory; and   a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the memory and the processor being configured to:
 receive, from a first device in a mesh network, a request comprising an encrypted request meshnet packet that includes information requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with the first device; 
 configure a transport layer included in a network stack associated with the infrastructure device to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet; 
 configure the transport layer to determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request; 
 configure the transport layer to determine a response comprising an encrypted response meshnet packet that includes identification information indicating the communication parameter; and 
 transmit the response to the first device. 
   
     
     
         9 . The infrastructure device of  claim 8 , wherein, to configure the transport layer to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet, the memory and the processor are configured to configure the transport layer to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key. 
     
     
         10 . The infrastructure device of  claim 8 , wherein, to configure the transport layer to determine the communication parameter, the memory and the processor are configured to configure the transport layer to determine information, included in the request, regarding a public port associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device. 
     
     
         11 . The infrastructure device of  claim 8 , wherein the communication parameter includes a currently allocated public port to be utilized for communicating meshnet data with the first device. 
     
     
         12 . The infrastructure device of  claim 8 , wherein, to configure the transport layer to determine the response comprising the encrypted response meshnet packet, the memory and the processor are configured to configure the transport layer to encrypt a response meshnet packet based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key. 
     
     
         13 . The infrastructure device of  claim 8 , wherein the memory and the processor are configured to transmit the response to a second device in the mesh network. 
     
     
         14 . The infrastructure device of  claim 8 , wherein, to receive the request, the memory and the processor are configured to receive the request periodically. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store instructions, which when executed by a processor associated with an infrastructure device, cause the processor to:
 receive, from a first device in a mesh network, a request comprising an encrypted request meshnet packet that includes information requesting the infrastructure device to determine a communication parameter associated with the first device;   configure a transport layer included in a network stack associated with the infrastructure device to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet;   configure the transport layer to determine the communication parameter based at least in part on information included in the request;   configure the transport layer to determine a response comprising an encrypted response meshnet packet that includes identification information indicating the communication parameter; and   transmit the response to the first device.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to configure the transport layer to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet, the processor is configured to configure the transport layer to decrypt the encrypted request meshnet packet based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to configure the transport layer to determine the communication parameter, the processor is configured to configure the transport layer to determine information, included in the request, regarding a public port associated with communicating meshnet data with the first device. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the communication parameter includes a currently allocated public port to be utilized for communicating meshnet data with the first device. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein, to configure the transport layer to determine the response comprising the encrypted response meshnet packet, the processor is configured to configure the transport layer to encrypt a response meshnet packet based at least in part on utilizing a symmetric key. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the response to a second device in the mesh network.