Encryption of multiple channels by aggregating them into a single transfer path and then encrypting that path. (See: channel.)
Encryption of multiple channels by aggregating them into a single transfer path and then encrypting that path. (See: channel.)
"Simultaneous encryption of all channels of a multichannel telecommunications link." [C4009] (Compare: bulk keying material.)
Usage: The use of "simultaneous" in definition 2 could be interpreted to mean that multiple channels are encrypted separately but at the same time. However, the common meaning of the term is that multiple data flows are combined into a single stream and then that stream is encrypted as a whole.