US 7,623,149 B2 · Integrated secure encryption apparatus

Abstract

An integrated secure encryption apparatus in one embodiment of the present invention is a self-contained secure console providing switch selectable secure and non-secure communications using the H.320 encoding standard. The system provides a standardized system for secure/non-secure videoconferencing communications systems employing three levels of protection: shielding, physical separation and fiber optic isolation. The system in one aspect includes an inverse multiplexer for receiving and converting data. A VWS black side switch is connected to the inverse multiplexer, and also connected to an encryption device at a Second contact of the VWS black side switch and connected to a VWS red side switch at a Contact 1 of the VWS black side switch. The VWS red side switch is connected to a codec, for example, a video conferencing codec. In a secure mode, Contact 1s of the VWS switches are disabled to allow data to be routed between the second contacts via the encryption device.

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Dependent claims

An integrated secure videoconferencing communications system, comprising:

an inverse multiplexer for receiving and converting data;
a black side switch having a first relay that includes a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact, and coupled to the inverse multiplexer via the third contact;
an encryption device coupled to the second contact of the black side switch;
a red side switch having a second relay that includes a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact, and coupled to the encryption device via the second contact;
a codec coupled to the red side switch via the third contact of the red side switch;
and
a controller coupled to the black side and the red side switches for powering down the switches in a secure mode and powering up the switches in a non-secure mode, wherein in the secure mode the relays default to connect the encryption device into a communication path.

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