Transceiver with controller for authentication
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1. A transceiver comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit data signals;
a receiver configured to receive data signals; and
a controller configured to encrypt a string and supply the encrypted string to authenticate the transceiver.
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Abstract
A transceiver comprises a transmitter configured to transmit data signals, a receiver configured to receive data signals, and a controller configured to encrypt a string and supply the encrypted string to authenticate the transceiver.
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35 Claims
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1. A transceiver comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit data signals;
a receiver configured to receive data signals; and
a controller configured to encrypt a string and supply the encrypted string to authenticate the transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A network system comprising:
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a host;
an interface electrically coupled to the host; and
a transceiver comprising;
a transmitter configured to transmit data signals;
a receiver configured to receive data signals; and
a controller configured to communicate with the host through the interface to authenticate the transceiver with the host. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A transceiver comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit data signals;
a receiver configured to receive data signals; and
a controller configured to communicate with a host to authenticate the transceiver with the host, wherein the controller comprises a first public key/private key pair for authentication. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A fiber optic transceiver comprising:
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means for transmitting data signals;
means for receiving data signals; and
means for authenticating the fiber optic transceiver upon installation of the fiber optic transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for authenticating a transceiver in a system, comprising:
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installing a transceiver in the system;
sending an authentication signal from the transceiver to a host;
analyzing the authentication signal in the host; and
selecting one of accepting and rejecting the transceiver based upon the analysis of the authentication signal. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method for authenticating a transceiver, comprising:
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installing a transceiver comprising a transceiver specific public key/private key pair, wherein the transceiver specific public key is encrypted with a private key of an issuing authority;
requesting the encrypted transceiver specific public key from the transceiver;
passing the encrypted transceiver specific public key from the transceiver to a host; and
decrypting the encrypted transceiver specific public key in the host using a corresponding public key of the issuing authority to obtain the transceiver specific public key. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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