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Pluggable transceiver module with encryption capability

  • US 20070180145A1
  • Filed: 01/27/2006
  • Published: 08/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A pluggable module for insertion into the port of a network device comprising:

  • a host side interface for receiving data and management information from the host;

    a media side interface for coupling to media;

    a microcontroller for controlling reception and transmission of data;

    a storage device, accessible by the host side interface, for holding information indicating whether the pluggable module includes encryption capability; and

    an encryption engine, having input and output registers, where, during transmission, the receive registers are coupled to receive transmission data from the physical layer module and the output registers are coupled to provide encrypted transmission data to the media, and where during reception, the receive registers are coupled to receive encrypted received data from the media and the output registers are coupled to provide decrypted received data to the physical layer module.

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