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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2013
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Nathan M. Mintz, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Jamil R. Hashimi, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Russell W. Lai, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Hung Q. Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Gregory S. Vogt, Torrance, CA (US);
Gordon R. Scott, Farmersville, TX (US);
Retting D. Ryan, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of a system and method for using radio frequency (RF) resources are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the system includes an antenna subsystem including antenna apertures. The system may also include devices configured to execute a plurality RF tasks. The system may further include memory to store a prioritized list of RF tasks. The system may still further include a manager to receive a request from an RF task to use an antenna aperture. The manager may insert the RF task into a prioritized list of RF tasks within a time duration specified in the request. The manager may spawn a thread to execute the RF task through the antenna aperture, within a time frame depending on the RF task's position in the prioritized list.