National Security Agency Certifies Harris Corporation's SecNet 54(TM) Top-Secret Capable Secure Wireless LAN Product
April 09 2007 - 10:21AM
PR Newswire (US)
ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris
Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and
information technology company, today announced that its new SecNet
54(TM) Secure Wireless Local Area Network product has received Type
1 certification from the National Security Agency's Commercial
COMSEC Evaluation Program (CCEP). The product is crypto-
modernization compliant and can be used in secure communications
applications that require up to Top Secret/SCI Level Data (COMSEC).
SecNet 54 supports the High Assurance Internet Protocol
Interoperability Specification (HAIPIS) for High Assurance Internet
Protocol Encryptors. This means SecNet 54 can interoperate with a
HAIPIS 1.3.5 compliant Inline Network Encryptor, using pre-placed
symmetric keys, if both devices have been properly manually
configured. "This product has been anxiously awaited by the
marketplace due to its modularity, versatility, small size, and up
to Top Secret wireless and wired communications capabilities at
high data rates," said Dan Pearson, president of the Department of
Defense Programs business unit of Harris Corporation's Government
Communications Systems Division. "We are very pleased that SecNet
54 has been certified by the National Security Agency (NSA) and
believe it will play a key role as an enabling technology for a
number of key defense and federal programs." Harris previously
announced that it had been awarded a potential $41 million
Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract by the NSA to
supply SecNet 54 Secure Wireless Local Area Network products and
Key Fill Cables to approved customers. SecNet 54 products are
Controlled Cryptographic Items that can be procured by
organizations with COMSEC or DoDDAC accounts, including the U.S.
Department of Defense and federal agencies. SecNet 54 is a
first-of-its-kind cryptographic communications device with a
modular architecture that supports numerous transmission mediums.
In its initial release configuration of 802.11a/b/g, SecNet 54 is
an "all-in-one" SWLAN product that can be utilized as either an
edge or a networking device since it supports configurations for
station, access point, wireless bridge and ad-hoc functionality.
SecNet 54 offers point-to-point and point-to-multi-point solutions
for data, video and voice over IP (VoIP). Using standard IEEE
802.11 wireless protocols, the product's high data rate of up to 54
Mbps makes it ideal for use in multimedia applications. It features
line-of-site operating ranges of up to 100 meters indoors and up to
600 meters outdoors. Extended ranges are achievable with external
antennas and/or power amplifiers. SecNet 54 combines the Harris
Sierra(TM) II encryption processor with IP and Ethernet digital
processing packaged in a flexible, split-module design. This allows
for quick and easy utilization of standard communication
technologies such as wired 802.3 Ethernet, ISDN/PSTN, wireless
802.11n and 802.16. These technologies will be addressed in future
product releases based on customer demand. SecNet 54 offers users
significant flexibility due to its modularity, ability to
accommodate various data transmission modules, and small size (3.18
x 5.26 x 1.13 inches) and weight (less than 13 ounces). For more
information about the SecNet product family, visit
http://www.secnet54.harris.com/. About Harris Corporation Harris RF
Communications Division is a leading supplier of secure voice and
data communications products, systems, and networks to military,
government, and commercial organizations worldwide. Harris
Corporation is an international communications and information
technology company serving government and commercial markets in
more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the
company has annual revenue of about $4 billion and more than 14,000
employees - including more than 6,000 engineers and scientists.
Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services for global
markets, including government communications, RF communications,
broadcast communications, and wireless transmission network
solutions. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/. Sound interesting? Find great
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