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Bidirectional gateway with enhanced security level

US8397286B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 21, 2008
Grant dateMar 12, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/0209
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bidirectional gateway with enhanced security level between a high-security communication network and a low-security communication network. The return pathway from the low-security network to the high-security network comprises a low-speed link. The physical layer of the low-speed link differs from the physical layers involved in the high-security network and the low-security network. The low-speed link having a linking layer according to a protocol differing from the protocols used on the linking layers used on the high-security network and the low-security network. The linking layer of the low-speed link has an authentication protocol to guarantee the data's origin.

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