Title :
Encrypting ATM traffic over the ACTS ATM internetwork
Author_Institution :
Logicon Geodynamics Inc., USA
fDate :
8/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The US government has long been passing encrypted traffic over commercial/public communications systems. With the proliferation of ATM networks, there is a vital need for government agencies to utilize the high bandwidth these new ATM networks have to offer. This article presents a review of a prototype ATM encryption device that was employed on the ACTS ATM internetwork during a government-sponsored demonstration. The article also describes this device, the FASTLANE ATM encryptor and its fielded prototype, the Interim FASTLANE
Keywords :
asynchronous transfer mode; cryptography; government data processing; internetworking; telecommunication traffic; wide area networks; ACTS ATM internetwork; ATM WAN; ATM networks; ATM traffic encryption; FASTLANE ATM encryptor; Interim FASTLANE; US government; bandwidth; commercial/public communications systems; encrypted traffic; government agencies; prototype ATM encryption device; Asynchronous transfer mode; Computer security; Cryptography; Government; Internet; Payloads; Prototypes; Switching circuits; Telecommunication traffic; Wide area networks;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
