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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Manoj Verghese, Ottawa, CA;
Behrouz Nikpour, Gloucester, CA;
Andrew E. S. Mackay, Nepean, CA;
Ciena Corporation, Linthicum, MD (US);
Abstract
A network interface includes at least one physical memory, at least one client port, at least one processor accessing the at least one physical memory, and at least one network port. The client port receives data blocks which contain a quantity of bits from at least one first client computer system. The processor temporarily stores the data blocks in the at least one physical memory. The processor interacts with the physical memory and compresses the data blocks to reduce the quantity of bits. The processor further interacts with the physical memory such that the compressed data blocks are encrypted to produce encrypted frames. The at least one network port transmits the encrypted frames across a communication network.