A Secure and Efficient Transport Protocol for Multi-Identifier Network

Abstract

With the constant evolution of emerging applications and changing user demands, the limitations of traditional TCP/IP network architecture are gradually exposed, such as mobility and security concerns. The Multi-Identifier Network (MIN) is a promising future network architecture designed to handle these challenges. This paper focuses on the transport layer of MIN networks. We propose a secure and efficient transport protocol (SETP) for MIN. SETP offers extensible encoded packet format, identity-based encrypted handshake, process identifier-based network address multiplexing, non-blocking stream multiplexing, and seamless connection migration. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed protocol has distinct advantages over existing solutions, particularly regarding enhanced resource utilization, tolerance to head-of-line blocking, and connection migration performance.