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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1992

Filed:

Jul. 05, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:

John R Guppy, Stevenage, GB;

Paul A Findlay, Hatfield, GB;

Brian A Johnson, Hatfield, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L / ; H04L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
380 30 ; 380-9 ; 380 28 ; 380 37 ; 380 49 ;
Abstract

For more convenient mechanisation, the modulo m reduction of a binary number P can be carried out by conditionally summing the modulo m reductions of a power series of two and then modulo m reducing the sum. The modulo m reductions of the series, called the `residues` of the series, can be pre-calculated and stored but this may be inconvenient if they are long in terms of numbers of bits. Herein, the residues are calculated in sequence by a recursive process, each residue being calculated from the next preceeding one, this leading to a `serial` arrangement for generating the residues which can be incorporated into a serial modulo m reduction unit. Such a serial modulo m reduction unit is convenient for implementation as an integrated circuit especially as part of an overall circuit for encryption and decryption of digital signals.


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