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System and Method for Establishing Secure Communications Between Transceivers in Undersea Optical Communication Systems

  • US 20120263476A1
  • Filed: 04/13/2011
  • Published: 10/18/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/13/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for secure communications between optical transceivers in an optical communication system, the method comprising:

  • formatting data traffic as a plurality of frames in a first optical transceiver, wherein overhead of at least one of the frames includes a secure passcode;

    transmitting at least a first optical signal including the data traffic formatted as the plurality of frames from the first optical transceiver;

    receiving the first optical signal at a second optical transceiver; and

    determining if the second optical transceiver is provisioned to receive data traffic including the secure passcode, and if the second optical transceiver is not provisioned to receive data traffic including the secure passcode, preventing the data traffic from being read from the second optical transceiver at least temporarily.

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