A method to efficiently implement a reconfigurable electronic
radio system (400) including resource assets (402–408, 410–416, 418, 420–426, 428) and a processor (428). The processor (428) generates RF control and switching control signals during each mission segment of an aircraft to create radio function threads through the resource assets (402–408, 410–416, 418, 420–426, 428) to realize the radio functions for that mission segment. The processor (428) may also be coupled to a
master processor (440) that sends the processor (428) a radio function set selection
signal. The radio function set selection
signal identifies the radio function set that the processor (428) will implement through the resource assets (402–408, 410–416, 418, 420–426, 428). The processor (428) performs all
signal, data, message, cryptographic and control
processing required for the radio function threads being implemented by the resource assets.