Methods and systems and secure connections for joining hybrid cellular and non-cellular networks

1. A method of secure data transfer in a communication system, the method comprising:

connecting a wireless device to a sink device via at least a first wireless link;

connecting the sink device to a gateway of a cellular network via at least a second wireless link, wherein the second wireless link is a cellular link;

establishing a security tunnel between the wireless device and the gateway through at least the sink device, wherein the wireless device is in communication with a core network via at least the sink device and the gateway, and wherein the gateway is external to the core network;

encrypting, by the wireless device, data to generate encrypted data;

transmitting, by the wireless device, the encrypted data over the security tunnel to the gateway; and

generating, by the gateway, decrypted data by at least decrypting the encrypted data.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sending, by the gateway, the decrypted data to the core network.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising receiving, at a second gateway included in the core network, the decrypted data.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second gateway is a packet gateway.

5. The method of claim 3 , further comprising performing, by the second gateway, deep packet inspection on a packet of the decrypted data.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by the gateway, second data for the wireless device from the core network; and

modifying, by the gateway, a destination address associated with the second data.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

encrypting, by the gateway, second data to generate second encrypted data;

transmitting, by the gateway, the second encrypted data over the security tunnel to the wireless device; and

decrypting, by the wireless device, the second encrypted data.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying, by the gateway, a source address associated with the decrypted data.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating a network connection table to indicate connections associated with the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the security tunnel is an Internet protocol security (IPSec) tunnel.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the gateway is an Internet protocol security (IPSec) gateway.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless link is cellular.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining a key for the encrypting at the wireless device through the sink device.

14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising obtaining a key for the encrypting at the wireless device from the gateway.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encrypting is performed using a key assigned by one of:

the cellular network;

a cellular operator;

an end-user; or

a certificate authority.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the establishing the security tunnel is based on a key assigned by one of:

the cellular network;

a cellular operator;

an end-user; or

a certificate authority.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device is a non-portable device.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless link is established based on at least one of: bandwidth usages, device types, node-state signals, subscription fees, signal strengths, noise levels, or interference levels.

19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second wireless link is established based on at least one of: bandwidth usages, device types, node-state signals, subscription fees, signal strengths, noise levels, or interference levels.

20. The method of claim 1 , wherein a cellular base station is coupled between the sink device and the gateway.

21. A communication system with secure data transfer, the communication system comprising:

a wireless device;

a sink device configured to connect with the wireless device via at least a first wireless link; and

a gateway configured to communicate with the sink device via at least a second wireless link and to establish a security tunnel with the wireless device through at least the sink device, wherein the second wireless link is a cellular link, wherein the sink device is configured to communicate with a core network via at least the gateway, and wherein the gateway is external to the core network;

wherein the wireless device is further configured to encrypt data to generate encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data over the security tunnel to the gateway; and

wherein the gateway is further configured to generate decrypted data by at least decrypting the encrypted data.

22. The communication system of claim 21 , wherein the gateway is configured to send the decrypted data to the core network.

23. The communication system of claim 21 , wherein:

the gateway is configured to encrypt second data to generate second encrypted data;

the gateway is configured to transmit the second encrypted data over the security tunnel to the wireless device; and

the wireless device is configured to decrypt the second encrypted data.

24. The communication system of claim 21 , wherein the security tunnel is an Internet protocol security (IPSec) tunnel.

25. The communication system of claim 21 , wherein the gateway is configured to establish the security tunnel is based on a key assigned by one of:

a cellular network;

a cellular operator;

an end-user; or

a certificate authority.

26. The communication system of claim 21 , wherein the wireless device is a non-portable device.

27. Non-transitory computer-readable storage comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a method to be performed, the method comprising:

connecting a wireless device to a sink device via at least a first wireless link;

connecting the sink device to a gateway of a cellular network via at least a second wireless link, wherein the second wireless link is a cellular link;

establishing a security tunnel between the wireless device and the gateway through at least the sink device, wherein the wireless device is in communication with a core network via at least the sink device and the gateway, and wherein the gateway is external to the core network;

encrypting, by the wireless device, data to generate encrypted data;

transmitting, by the wireless device, the encrypted data over the security tunnel to the gateway; and

generating, by the gateway, decrypted data by at least decrypting the encrypted data.