Dynamic Group Channel Assignment for Secure Sub-Group Radio Calls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communication systems lack mechanisms for automatic and dynamic channel switching between channels, preventing efficient group or sub-group communications and requiring manual connection to specific channels, which can lead to confusion and inefficiency in large groups.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for dynamic channelization that allows for secure and simultaneous communications within a group, using voice-activated or manual device interaction to create and manage multiple communication channels, enabling one-to-one, three-way calls, and large group broadcasts, with each channel being dynamically assigned and encrypted.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual channel selection is used in conventional systems, then users can connect to specific channels, but the process becomes time-consuming and inefficient for group communications
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-establishes multiple communication channels and assigns them to different groups before actual communication needs arise. When a user needs to communicate with a specific group, the system automatically directs them to the pre-assigned channel, eliminating the time-consuming process of manual channel selection and connection establishment.
2Productivity
If automatic dynamic channel switching is implemented, then communication efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the communication network into multiple distinct channels, each dedicated to specific groups or communication purposes. This segmentation allows automatic channel switching based on group identification, improving efficiency while keeping each individual channel relatively simple to manage. The complexity is distributed across multiple simple channels rather than requiring one complex dynamic system.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces an intermediary channel assignment mechanism that automatically maps users to appropriate communication channels based on their group memberships. This intermediary layer handles the complexity of channel management, allowing users to simply indicate their desired group while the system manages the actual channel switching and connection establishment.
3Reliability
If multiple simultaneous channels are created for different sub-groups, then communication security and privacy improve, but the number of required channels increases
Solution Approach 1:
Each communication channel in the system is designed to serve multiple functions and accommodate multiple groups simultaneously. A single channel can host communications for different groups at different times or even concurrently with proper isolation mechanisms. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of channels needed while maintaining the security and privacy benefits of dedicated communication paths for each group.
Data Source
AI summary
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include a method comprising: obtaining, by a mobile device comprising a processing system including a processor, data indicating that one or more first transceivers of a plurality of transceivers belongs to a first sub-group; receiving a first command from a user of the mobile device; transmitting by the processing system to the first sub-group a first communication instruction, the first communication instruction directing at least one transceiver of the first sub-group to communicate with the mobile device via a first portion of wireless spectrum that is dynamically assigned, the first communication instruction being transmitted to each of the first sub-group on a second portion of wireless spectrum distinct from the first portion of wireless spectrum; and engaging in first communications with each transceiver of the first sub-group via the first portion of wireless spectrum. Other embodiments are disclosed.