Resistance cell architecture

摘要

A communication network implements a "resistance cell architecture." Each cell in the architecture comprises communication equipment such as a cell communication device coupled to one or more computers or terminals. Each cell is only permitted to communicate directly with certain predetermined other cells in the architecture. If a cell has a communication to be transmitted to a cell to which it does not directly communicate, the communication will be sent from one cell to another until the communication reaches the intended recipient. A security breach in the network can quickly, easily and effectively be isolated using the resistance cell architecture. For example, once a security is detected, the cell through which the security intrusion is detected can be deactivated or destroyed thereby preventing communications from the infected cell or branch of the resistance cell architecture to reach other parts of the network. Various cells in the resistance cell architecture can act as master controlling cells of various other subordinate cells. Master cells control many functions and the communication behavior of their subordinate cells. A set of commands is made available to the administrators of the cells to initiate and configure the network. The commands includes a number of controls and sub-controls that permit the master cells to initiate subordinate cells into the resistance cell architecture, alter the operating characteristics of the architecture, and respond to detected security breaches and problems.