Patent ID: 7016674

Claim:
A method of implementing a multifunction electronic radio system, the method comprising: determining a set of radio functions to be performed by said multifunction electronic radio system; assigning the radio functions in said set of radio functions across a plurality of identical and combinable electronic radio system multifunction slices that each include: an antenna interface; a plurality of bidirectional transceivers, each of which is operable over a wide band of frequencies in order to support a wide range of radio function frequencies; a programmable processor coupled to said plurality of transceivers and operable to support at least two radio function threads through said plurality of transceivers; and a data interface, including a data input path for data to be transmitted through the transceivers and a data output path for data received from the transceivers; interconnecting the antenna interfaces of said plurality of identical and combinable electronic radio system multifunction slices to a plurality of antenna preconditioners; and coupling the data interfaces of said plurality of identical and combinable electronic radio system multifunction slices to a general input/output structure that delivers information to and receives information from the multifunction electronic radio system.