Patent ID: 9615251
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A radio device comprising: a first radio unit configured to provide at least a first functionality, wherein the first radio unit is certified for the first functionality by a security certificate signifying an authorized certification corresponding to at least the first functionality; a second radio unit configured to provide at least a second functionality, wherein the second radio unit is certified for the second functionality by an information certificate signifying an authorized certification corresponding to at least the second functionality; one or more switching components; and a controller configured to identify a functionality required for a received radio communication, and to execute, via the one or more switching components, an operational switchover of the received radio communication either to the first radio unit when the required functionality of the radio communication includes the first functionality, or to the second radio unit when the required functionality includes the second functionality; and wherein the second functionality of the second radio unit complies with a design assurance level associated with the information certificate, and the first functionality of the first radio unit complies with a design assurance level associated with the security certificate, where the design assurance level associated with the security certificate is higher than that associated with the information certificate.