Secure high-bandwidth communications

Data compression and encryption.

Application Proposal: 1998

Abstract: The most significant constraints on the performance of communication networks are lack of bandwidth and lack of security. Although usually regarded as separate issues, they can and should be addressed together. Piecemeal approaches are less effective. Higher bandwidth channels, such as fiber optics, provide some relief, but are very expensive and not suited for mobile and satellite communications. In any case, security requires extra encryption hardware, which tends to retard overall performance without ever proving truly unbreakable encryption. A bolder, integrated approach is based on Autosophy information theory. It combines very high lossless data compression with virtually unbreakable “codebook” encryption. A primitive version is already used world-wide in the V.42bis modem standard, which can routinely double transmission rates. Advanced versions could compress and encrypt any type of data, including text, sound, still images, and live television. A printed circuit module, which plugs into the PC bus, could combine greatly increased transmission speeds with virtually unbreakable encryption. The modules promise secure teleconferencing, with excellent image quality, via the Internet and even mobile terminals. The new communication methods could vastly increase data throughput for channels of any speed and provide optional Virtually Private Networks (VPNs) for all Internet users.

Applications: A printed circuit module could plug into the PC bus. The module could vastly increase transmission speeds and provide integrated, virtually unbreakable encryption over the Internet and other open channels. Any type of data could be compressed and encrypted, including text, sound, high-resolution graphics, and live television. Real time secure teleconferencing could be provided over the Internet with excellent image quality.

Keywords: Autosophy, Lossless data compression, Communication, Encryption.

Available downloadable documents:

Proposal document – MS Word doc

Related Publication 1998 – Webpage htm