Remote wiping for data transport, storage and retrieval

An apparatus comprising:

• a wavefront post-transform processor having inputs and outputs and configured to transform input data at the inputs to output data at the outputs using a wavefront post-processing transform;
• an input switching circuit configured to dynamically connect, based on an input mapping table configurable to change an input connection pattern, input streams to the inputs of the wavefront post-transform processor;
• an output switching circuit configured to dynamically connect, based on an output mapping table configurable to change an output connection pattern, the output data at the outputs to retrieval streams;
• a controller configured to control, based on a wiping command, at least one of the input and output switching circuits to alter at least one of the input and output mapping tables such that the at least one of the input and output switching circuits is disabled for connection;
• wherein a first subset of the input streams operates in a foreground mode available to a user and is retrieved from remote storage sites at a network and a second subset of the input streams operates in a background mode available to an administrator and is not retrieved from the remote storage sites.

A method comprising:

• transforming input data at inputs of a wavefront pre-transform processor to output data at outputs of the wavefront pre-transform processor using a wavefront pre-processing transform;
• dynamically connecting, based on an input mapping table configurable to change an input connection pattern, input streams to the inputs of the wavefront pre-transform processor using an input switching circuit;
• dynamically connecting, based on an output mapping table configurable to change an output connection pattern, the output data at the outputs to transport streams using an output switching circuit;
• controlling, based on a wiping command, at least one of the input and output switching circuits to alter at least one of the input and output mapping tables such that the at least one of the input and output switching circuits is disabled for connection;
• wherein a first subset of the transport streams operates in a foreground mode available to a user and is transported for storage in remote storage sites at a network and a second subset of the transport streams operates in a background mode available to an administrator and is not transported for storage in the remote storage sites.