Integrated Mobile Radio Merging Voice and Data Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mobile radios for tactical usage require separate devices for radio communication and data processing, leading to complex hardware structures and limitations in data transmission capabilities, especially in compact and efficient integration of voice and packet-based data transmission.
Innovation Solution
A mobile radio with integrated radio transceiver, data interface, cryptographic device, and router that enables both radio communication and data packet routing across multiple networks, allowing for encryption and decryption of data packets and adaptation of network parameters for seamless transmission.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If separate devices are used for radio communication and data processing, then radio communication functionality is reliable, but device complexity increases and portability is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines radio communication functions and data processing functions into a single mobile radio device. The radio unit includes a radio transceiver for voice communication and a router with data interface for packet-based data transmission, integrating previously separate devices into one unified system that maintains both functionalities while reducing overall complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile radio device is designed to perform multiple functions: voice communication via radio transceiver, packet-based data transmission via router, and cryptographic operations via cryptographic device. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate dedicated devices for each function, improving portability while maintaining reliability of each individual function.
2Reliability
If separate devices are used for radio communication and data processing, then each device can be optimized for its specific function, but the overall system becomes less portable and more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges radio communication unit and data processing unit into a single mobile radio device, combining the radio transceiver, router, and cryptographic device into one integrated system. This consolidation maintains optimized data transmission capability while significantly improving portability by eliminating the need to carry multiple separate devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a mobile radio is equipped with routing capabilities for multiple networks, then data transmission versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The router in the mobile radio is designed with multi-functionality to handle packet-based data transmission across multiple different networks. It includes a data interface configured to transmit and receive data packets from at least two different networks and cryptographic capabilities for secure communication, providing versatile routing capabilities while integrating these functions into the existing radio hardware architecture.
4Reliability
If cryptographic device is integrated into mobile radio, then data transmission security is improved, but device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The cryptographic device is integrated into the mobile radio's existing hardware architecture, sharing resources with the radio transceiver and router. This integration provides encrypted data transmission security while utilizing shared power and processing resources, thereby reducing the overall power consumption increase that would result from a completely separate cryptographic device.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a mobile radio for tactical usage. The mobile radio may perform a radio communication for transmitting and receiving voice signals. Furthermore, the mobile radio may transmit and receive data packets of packet based data transmission. In particular, data packets may be routed between multiple connected different data networks. For this purpose, the encryption of the data packets may be adapted accordingly. Furthermore, the individual networks may be separated from each other. For example, separate network addresses may be provided to each of the connected networks.