802.1AE/MACsec Link Encryptor

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Elliptic Technologies

IP Name

LLP-04

Provider

Elliptic Technologies

Description

802.1AE/MACsec Link Encryptor

Categories

IP Catalog : Digital Core IP : Security : Decryption

IP Catalog : Digital Core IP : Security : Encryption

Portability

ASIC, FPGA, Structured

Process Node

all

Type

Soft IP

Maturity

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Overview

The IEEE has ratified the 802.1AE-2006 Media Access Control Security (MACsec) standard which offers connectionless user data confidentiality, frame data integrity, and data origin authenticity for LANs, metropolitan optical networks and other applications. The MACsec security design consists of a data plane protocol which protects frames traversing the network. A companion key agreement protocol is specified in IEEE 802.1X-REV (previously defined in 802.1af).

The data plane protocol defines the frame format for data encapsulation, encryption, and authenticity using the high performance authenticating cipher GCM-AES. Elliptic's LLP-04 is embedded in the data encapsulation/decapsulation module within the MAC Client to perform the tasks associated with the MACsec standard.

Features

Throughput - 4 Gbps to 20 Gbps per direction

GCM-AES fully compliant with NIST Special Publication 800-38D and FIPS PUB 197 to perform cryptographic operations

Frame filtering and classification engine

Build option for full-duplex, Rx-only, or Tx-only operation

Build option for full-duplex, Rx-only, or Tx-only operation

Configurable number of SCs (Secure Channels) for egress with a range of 1 to 16

Configurable number of SCs for ingress with a range from 1 to 256

Layer Management Interface (LMI) for management plane processor

Secure frame generation for egress

Secure frame validation and decryption (when enabled) for ingress

Deliverables

Verilog HDL

Testbench

Sample Synthesis Script

Documentation

Market Category

Communications

Datasheet

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