Real-time programming of electronic radio system resource assets

A method for controlling a set of resource assets in a reconfigurable electronic radio system, the method comprising:

• identifying first mission segment radio functions for a first mission segment;
• identifying second mission segment radio functions for a second mission segment;
• configuring a set of resource assets to realize the first mission segment radio functions during the first mission segment;
• and
• reconfiguring the set of resource assets to realize the second mission segment radio functions during the second mission segments.

A method for designing a electronic radio system, the method comprising:

• defining a first mission segment and a second mission segment;
• determining first mission segment radio functions for the first mission segment and second mission segment radio functions for the second mission segments;
• defining an optimum set of assets based on RF frequencies, signaling type and RF bandwidths of all functions across all mission segments;
• determining an allocation of resource assets for the first mission segment to realize the first mission segments CNI functions and determining an allocation of resource assets for the second mission segments to realize the second mission segment CNI functions;
• specifying resource asset interconnection through switching hardware that configures the resource assets to realize the first mission segment CNI functions during the first mission segment and that reconfigures the resource assets to realize the second mission segment CNI function during the second mission segments.