Tactical radio with integrated satcom capability
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1. A multi-band radio, comprising:
- a user interface for controlling operations of the radio;
a radio controller configured to generate tactical awareness data that specifying a geographic position for the radio;
an encryption module configured to receive data from the user interface and the tactical awareness data from the radio controller and operable to encrypt the data;
a LOS wireless transceiver configured to receive encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the radio frequency spectrum;
a BLOS wireless transceiver configured to receive encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the microwave frequency spectrum; and
a router configured to receive the encrypted data from the encryption module and operable to route the encrypted data to at least one of the LOS transceiver and the BLOS transceiver.
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Abstract
A multi-band radio having seamless satellite communication capability is provided. The radio includes: a user interface for controlling operations of the radio; an encryption module; a LOS wireless transceiver for transmitting encrypted data at a frequency in the radio frequency spectrum; a BLOS wireless transceiver for transmitting encrypted data at a frequency in the microwave frequency spectrum; and a router for routing the encrypted data to at least one of the LOS transceiver and the BLOS transceiver.
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19 Claims
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1. A multi-band radio, comprising:
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a user interface for controlling operations of the radio; a radio controller configured to generate tactical awareness data that specifying a geographic position for the radio; an encryption module configured to receive data from the user interface and the tactical awareness data from the radio controller and operable to encrypt the data; a LOS wireless transceiver configured to receive encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the radio frequency spectrum; a BLOS wireless transceiver configured to receive encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the microwave frequency spectrum; and a router configured to receive the encrypted data from the encryption module and operable to route the encrypted data to at least one of the LOS transceiver and the BLOS transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multi-band radio, comprising:
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an audio interface configured to receive voice data from an operator; a radio controller configured to generate tactical awareness data having an intended destination and specifying global positioning coordinates for the radio; an encryption module configured to receive the voice data and the tactical awareness data and generate encrypted data; a LOS transceiver configured to receive the encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the radio frequency spectrum; a BLOS transceiver configured to receive encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the microwave frequency spectrum; and a router configured to receive the encrypted data from the encryption module and operable to route the encrypted data to at least one of the LOS transceiver and the BLOS transceiver, wherein the router routes the voice data and the encrypted tactical awareness data to the LOS transceiver so long as the encrypted tactical awareness data is reaching the intended destination and further routes the tactical awareness data to the BLOS transceiver when the tactical awareness data fails to reach the intended destination using the LOS transceiver while continuing to route the voice data to the LOS transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multi-band radio, comprising:
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an audio interface configured to receive voice data from an operator; an encryption module configured to receive the voice data and generate encrypted data; a LOS transceiver configured to receive the encrypted data from the encryption module and to transmit the encrypted data over a wireless communication link at a frequency in the radio frequency spectrum, wherein the LOS transceiver is further configured to receive tactical awareness data having an intended destination over the wireless communication link; a BLOS transceiver configured to receive encrypted data and to transmit the encrypted data at a frequency in the microwave frequency spectrum; and a router configured to receive the voice data and the tactical awareness data and to route the voice data and tactical awareness data to the LOS transceiver so long as the tactical awareness data is reaching the intended destination, the router further configured to route the tactical awareness data to the BLOS transceiver when the tactical awareness data fails to reach the intended destination using the LOS transceiver.
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