Title :
Inline network encryption for multimedia wireless LANs
Author :
Aura Ganz ; Park, Se Hyun ; Ganz, Zvi
Author_Institution :
Multimedia Wireless LAN Lab., Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
To secure real-time communication in wireless LANs it is pertinent to implement real time cryptographic services in software or hardware. We evaluate the use of software based inline encryption algorithms for wireless LANs that are implemented in the Layer Service Provider as defined by WinSock 2 for Windows. The evaluated encryption algorithms run on each PC that is part of the wireless LAN. We present the throughput requirements from the inline encryptors for various multimedia applications such as video conferencing, collaborative work, distributed data bases and distributed processing. Our measurements show that software implementation of various encryptors provides enough throughput as required by the above applications
Keywords :
cryptography; distributed databases; groupware; microcomputer applications; multimedia communication; telecommunication security; teleconferencing; wireless LAN; Layer Service Provider; PC; WinSock 2 for Windows; collaborative work; distributed data bases; distributed processing; hardware; inline encryption algorithms; inline network encryption; measurements; multimedia wireless LAN; personal computer; real time cryptographic services; secure real-time communication; software implementation; throughput; video conferencing; Application software; Collaborative work; Cryptography; Distributed processing; Hardware; Multimedia databases; Software algorithms; Throughput; Videoconference; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 1998. MILCOM 98. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4506-1
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1998.722190
