MESSAGE SPLITTING AND SPATIALLY DIVERSIFIED MESSAGE ROUTING FOR INCREASING TRANSMISSION ASSURANCE AND DATA SECURITY OVER DISTRIBUTED NETWORKS

摘要

The invention features an apparatus and method for transmitting a file via a communications network. The apparatus includes a file processor that converts a file into N message segments. The file can be reassembled from a subset of any M of the message segments, where N and M are positive integers, N is greater than M, and M is greater than or equal to 1. The apparatus includes a message segment transmitter. The transmitter transmits at least M of the N message segments to a receiver for reassembly of the file after receiving M of the N message segments.