High-Speed Communication System and Method with Enhanced Security

• US 20180259737A1
• Filed: 02/18/2016
• Published: 09/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
• Inventors: Lee, Chang Hee, Hwang, Pyeong Il, Yoo, Sang Haw, Kye, Myeong Gyun, Ahn, Seung Hyeon, Jeong, Yong Jun, Cho, Seung Rae, Kim, Jong Wan
• Application Number:
  US15/754,919
• Publication Number:
  US 20180259737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0219 based on composition of fibre materials
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3598 Switching means directly located between an optoelectronic element and waveguides, including direct displacement of either the element or the waveguide, e.g. optical pulse generation based on changing the optical properties of the medium G02F1/00; optical pulse generation in optical transmitters H04B10/508; optical pulse generation by controlling laser operation H01S3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4469 Security aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 10/071 using a reflected signal, e.g. using optical time domain reflectometers [OTDR]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0435 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply symmetric encryption, i.e. same key used for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for symmetric key encryption H04L9/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1475 Passive attacks, e.g. eavesdropping or listening without modification of the traffic monitored
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0819 Key transport or distribution, i.e. key establishment techniques where one party creates or otherwise obtains a secret value, and securely transfers it to the other(s) network architectures or network communication protocols for key distribution in a packet data network H04L63/062
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0861 Generation of secret information including derivation or calculation of cryptographic keys or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/041 Key generation or derivation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/0431 Key distribution or pre-distribution; Key agreement

Abstract

Disclosed is a scheme of transmitting at least two or more transmission signals, in which at least two or more pure random noise signals are contained, through multiple paths, according to one embodiment of the present invention. To implement such a scheme, a complementary noise generator may be used in a high-speed communication method and system with enhanced security according to the present invention. Here, the complementary noise generator refers to an apparatus in which a total sum of summing altogether at least two or more generated noises becomes 0. Namely, the complementary noise generator can generate m noises, and the sum of the in noises becomes 0. By injecting a plurality of noises having such feature into different paths, a channel capacity of each channel is reduced, thereby making a single wiretapping difficult. In comparison, because a receiver receiving a plurality of transmission signals with injected noises receives all noise signals and then sums up the noise signals, the noises are offset, and it is possible to effectively receive the original signal (random key K) intended for transmitting by a transmitter.

Claims

1. An apparatus for high speed communication with perfect secrecy disposed with an OTDR (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) increased in sensitivity, wherein the sensitivity-increased OTDR includes:

a first light source applying a first optical pulse to an optical communication path;

a coupler outputting the first optical pulse by dividing the first optical pulse at least more than two paths;

a photodetector determining a point applied with the first optical pulse on the optical communication path;

a second light source applying a second optical pulse to an optical communication path weaker in intensity than that of the first optical pulse in response to a point applied with the first optical pulse to the optical communication path;

an optical receiver receiving an optical signal returning by being reflected from the optical communication path; and

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a controller analyzing or predicting a signal leakage of the optical communication path based on a result detected from the optical receiver.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a first circulator transmitting a first optical pulse outputted from the coupler to the optical communication path, and transmitting the optical signal returning by the first optical pulse being reflected from the optical communication path to the optical receiver; and

a second circulator transmitting a second optical pulse outputted from the second light source to the optical communication path and transmitting an optical signal returning by the second optical pulse from the optical communication path.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a delay line connected to the photodetector to transmit a signal controlling operations of the second light source and the optical receiver based on a point of the first optical pulse being applied to the optical communication path to the second light source and the optical receiver.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

a WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexing) filter disposed between the first and second circulators to transmit optical pulses of mutually different wavelengths received from the first and second circulators to the optical communication path, and to transmit each optical signal of mutually different wavelengths that return by being reflected from the optical communication path by dividing the optical signals of mutually different wavelengths to the first and second circulators.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the optical signal including the second optical pulse that returns by being reflected from the optical communication path includes an optical signal reflected by the second optical pulse in response to a refractive index corresponding to an instant point to catch up the first optical pulse.

6-8. -8. (canceled)

9. The method of claim 24, wherein a sum of n number of noises is 0, and the second communication user obtains the transmission signal by offsetting the n number of noises.

10. The method of claim 24, wherein the n number of noises is generated by a complementary noise generator and the step of transmitting, by a first communication user, to a second communication user, a transmission signal respectively infused with n number of noises (n is a natural number greater than 1) through in number of communication paths (m is a natural number greater than 1) includes a step of performing a signal modulation and distributing to the in number of communication paths, based on any one noise and the transmission signal among the n number of noises.

11. The method of claim 24, further comprising generating the n number of noises, and the step of generating the n number of noises includes:

distributing an optical source to a p number of channels (p is a natural number greater than n) by passing an output of BLS (Broaden Light Source) having a broad wavelength band to a first AWG (Arrayed Waveguide Grating);

infusing to an RSOA (Reflective Semiconductor Optical Amplifier) by coupling the n number of optical source in the optical sources distributed to the p number of channels using a BS (Beam Splitter); and

classifying an output of the RSOA as the n number of noises by passing a second AWG.

12. A method for high speed communication with perfect secrecy, the method comprising:

outputting an optical source corresponding to at least two modes based on a security data and multi-node laser;

distributing the optical source to at least two paths based on a first WDM filter;

modulating a signal transmitted from the first WDM filter based on a signal modulator;

demodulating a signal transmitted through an optical communication path based on a signal demodulator;

offsetting noises included in individual modes of demodulated signals based on a second WDM filter; and

obtaining the security data.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of outputting an optical source corresponding to at least two modes based on a security data and multi-mode laser includes restricting noises existent in the at least two modes by infusing an output of an ASH (Amplified Spontaneous Emission) to the multi-mode laser.

14. A method for high speed communication with perfect secrecy, the method comprising:

dividing a security data to at least two transmission signals;

at least two signals being modulated to at least two noise sources;

each of the at least two transmission signals infused with the at least two noises being transmitted to a receiver through mutually same or mutually different channels; and

obtaining the security data based on the at least two transmission signals included with the at least two noises received by the receiver.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein a sum of the at least two noises is 0, and the receiver offsets the at least two noises to obtain the security data.

16. A method for high speed communication with perfect secrecy, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a first communication user, to a second communication user, a signal include with a part of noises in a plurality of complementary noises through a single path and storing remaining noises in the plurality of complementary noises through other paths;

generating a transmission signal by modulating the signal received by the second communication receiver and transmitting the transmission signal to the first communication user through the single path; and

obtaining the transmission signal based on a modulated signal returned by the first communication user to the second communication user and the stored remaining noises.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the step of obtaining the transmission signal based on a modulated signal returned by the first communication user to the second communication user and the stored remaining noises includes obtaining the transmission signal by offsetting the plurality of complementary noises by aggregating the modulated signal returned by the first communication user from the second communication user with the stored remaining noises.

18. The method of claim 21, wherein the first communication user and the second communication user share in secret the encryption key used for modulation and demodulation of signals.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein a length of the different path is twice the length of the single path.

20. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

modulating, by each of the first communication user and the second communication user, a signal relative to noises based on at least two signal transmitters and source noise;

transmitting, by each of the first communication user and the second communication user, the modulated signal to other users through at least one path; and

restricting, by each of the first communication user and the second communication user, noises included in the received signal and compensating a distortion phenomenon of the signal, wherein the at least one path includes at least one communication network in an optical communication path realized for bi-directional communication, a wireless communication channel and wired communication channel.

21. The method of claim 16 further comprising:

transmitting a first key (K1) to the second communication user by generating, by the first communication user, the first key (K1);

transmitting to the first communication user by generating, by the second communication user, a second key (K2); and

obtaining, by the first communication user or the second communication user, the encryption key based on the first key and the second key.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the first communication user and the second communication user are mutually connected through at least one communication path, and a channel capacity between the first communication user and the second communication user is greater than that between the first communication user or the second communication user and an eavesdropper.

23. The method of claim 16 wherein transmitting a signal having a part of noises in a plurality of complementary noises through a single path and storing remaining noises in the plurality of complementary noises through other paths comprises transmitting, by the first communication user, to the second communication user, the signal respectively infused with n number of noises (n is a natural number greater than 1) through m number of communication paths (m is a natural number greater than 1);

and

wherein obtaining the transmission signal comprises obtaining the transmission signal, based on a transmission signal respectively contained with the n number of noises received by the second communication user.