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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joakim Persson, Lund, SE;
Ben Smeets, Dalby, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/00 ;
Abstract
A telecommunications system and method is disclosed for implementing a message authentication code (MAC) for transmitted digital information signals. Digital information signals typically include an error detecting code, such as a Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) code, to ensure reliable delivery of the information. In order to verify the identity of the sending node, the CRC code can be modulated by a sequence known only to the participating nodes. Thus, the CRC code not only provides an error detecting function, but also serves as a message authentication code.