Hosted Payload Control with Encrypted Resource Allocation Privacy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current payload operations for vehicles like satellites lack resource allocation privacy, with all switching and control managed by a single satellite controller without secure resource distribution.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a method for secured independent hosted payload operations that involves encrypting and decrypting commands using communication security modules to allow private and dynamic allocation of resources, enabling secure transmission and reconfiguration of payloads.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a single satellite controller manages all payload switching and control operations, then the control structure is simple and centralized, but resource allocation privacy is lost and security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized satellite controller into multiple independent hosted payload controllers (HPCs), each responsible for specific payload operations. This segmentation enables resource allocation privacy by allowing each HPC to independently manage its assigned resources without exposing allocation details to other controllers, while maintaining overall system functionality through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces encrypted communication channels and security modules as intermediaries between controllers and payload resources. These intermediaries protect resource allocation privacy by encrypting control signals and telemetry data, preventing unauthorized access to allocation information while maintaining the control flow between the satellite controller and payload components.
2Reliability
If encrypted communication channels are implemented for secure resource allocation, then security and privacy are improved, but communication overhead and system complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements universal encryption modules that handle multiple communication functions (command transmission, telemetry data transfer, resource allocation signaling) through a single encrypted channel infrastructure. This multi-functionality approach maintains high security while reducing overall system complexity by consolidating encryption operations into standardized, reusable components rather than implementing separate encryption mechanisms for each communication type.
3Reliability
If independent hosted payload controllers are deployed for private resource allocation, then resource allocation privacy is achieved, but the number of controllers and system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple independent hosted payload controllers into a coordinated network where controllers share common communication infrastructure, power systems, and telemetry resources. This merging approach reduces the effective number of independent control units while maintaining resource allocation privacy, as controllers operate independently for allocation decisions but share underlying system resources to minimize overall component count.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and apparatus for secured independent hosted payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for payload operations comprises receiving, by a command receiver on a vehicle, host commands from a host satellite operations center (SOC). The method further comprises commanding a hosted payload on or off according to the host commands. Also, the method comprises reconfiguring a host payload according to the host commands. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by a host payload antenna, host user data to a host user antenna. Additionally, the method comprises receiving, by a hosted payload antenna on the vehicle, hosted commands from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC). Also, the method comprises reconfiguring the hosted payload according to the hosted commands. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the hosted payload antenna, hosted user data to a hosted user antenna.