A pipeline architecture for Encompression (encryption + compression) technology

This paper introduces a new technology that combines compression and encryption into a single operation referred to as Encompression. This novel scheme is based on a special class of a sparse network - known as Cellular Automata (CA). The simple, regular, modular, cascadable, local neighborhood structure of CA ideally suits low cost, online Encompression to support efficient data transmission with desired level of security. A pipeline architecture has been proposed for hardwired realization of Encompression operations.