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News Release from: Amino Communications | Subject: Residential Gateway Reference Design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 May 2001
High security for residential gateway
design
Amino Communications has developed a residential gateway reference design with a novel security architecture.
Amino Communications has developed a residential gateway reference design with a novel security architecture The reference design will to appeal to OEMs who need comprehensive flexibility and future-proof capabilities as well as a framework for the secure delivery of services, thereby protecting the revenue stream of services enabled by gateways
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Feb 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Residential gateways provide the launchpad for delivering a range of services to the home - from video-on-demand and broadband Internet access, through multiplayer gaming, security services, predictive maintenance and videoconferencing to home shopping and online banking.
Flexibility played an essential role in the specification of the Amino residential gateway reference design.
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The gateway is located unobtrusively in a garage or under the stairs and comprises self-contained modules which simply 'clip-fix' together to build a gateway of the required configuration.
The system is easy to expand or adapt in the home by adding modules to the based product via a hot-plug connection, enabled by Amino's IntAct technology.
Further functionality is provided without having to replace the original unit and services delivered that were never envisaged when the gateway was designed.
"It is essential that the Gateway - the bridge between the home and external communications - is totally trustworthy and reliable", said Martyn Gilbert, CEO, Amino Communications.
"The gateway concept will be still-born unless the offerings of first market entrants are inherently trustable.
Protection against breaches of home security and spurious credit card charges is vital as gateways will often be provided at no charge as part of the service".
The Amino residential gateway reference design offers totally integrated security with a patent-pending multilevel cryptography developed to handle both low volume, high value transactions and high volume low-cost services.
The Amino cryptosystem integrates in-house and third-party security technologies, allowing the appropriate level of protection to be selected "on-the-fly" - an approach that conserves precious connection bandwidth.
The core gateway comprises an intelligent power supply linked to modules providing networking, application processing, smart card interface, and graphics functionality.
The modules support any external connectivity - PSTN, cable, wireless or DSL - as well as any domestic network system - Powerline (mains cable), wireless, Ethernet, IEEE802.11b or Bluetooth.
Enabled by Amino's proprietary technologies, the reference design is uniquely able to accept multiple network interfaces without redesign for those bandwidth-hungry installations.
"We are entering the digital home era where digital technologies and services will start to pervade the home", continued Gilbert.
"As a technology enabler, Amino is providing the infrastructure required for everyone to have access to these digital services".
IntAct comprises a group of technologies including an ATM-like switch, protocols and device drivers that enable data packets to be sent between intelligent subsystems.
These subsystems may be on one piece of silicon, a single printed circuit board or distributed across a number of boards.
In the case of the Gateway, communication is between modules, each a circuit board providing a particular set of functions.
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