| US 7,457,299 B2 | ||
| Definable radio and method of operating a wireless network of same | ||
| Bruce Alan Fette, Mesa, Ariz. (US); Joseph Richard Miller, Paradise Valley, Ariz. (US); Price Andrew D'Antonio, Phoenix, Ariz. (US); Mark Lawrence Wormley, Scottsdale, Ariz. (US); and John Huie, Peoria, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Assigned to General Dynamics C4 Systems, Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 25, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/606,883. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0264403 A1, Dec. 30, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 12/54 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—401 | 34 Claims |
| 26. A definable radio for use in a wireless network, said radio comprising:
a first software programmable transceiver configured for extra-network communication using a narrowband channel defined by
a radio frequency (RF) capability, said RF capability being chosen from a group of disparate RF capabilities;
a second transceiver configured for intra-network communication over a wideband backbone;
a control processing section in communication with said first and second transceivers, said control processing section enabling
said first software programmable transceiver to engage in communication over said narrowband channel to carry a signal between
said radio and an extra-network location, and said control processing section enabling forwarding of said signal as a distinct
bitstream over said wideband backbone between said second transceiver and a second definable radio, said control processing
section extracting said signal from an information spectrum received at said first transceiver over said narrowband channel,
converting said signal to said distinct bitstream for forwarding over said wideband backbone, and said control processing
section selectively converting said information spectrum received at said first transceiver over said narrowband channel to
said distinct bitstream prior to forwarding said distinct bitstream over said wideband backbone.
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