Radio frequency linked computer architecture

A computer system comprising:

• a radio-tight enclosure;
• and
• a plurality of function modules capable of insertion into the radio tight enclosure, the function modules further comprising:
• one or more radio frequency interfaces;
• and
• one or more antennas coupled to the one or more radio frequency interfaces, the radio frequency interfaces and the antennas capable of intercommunicating with function modules within the enclosure, forming a virtual bus comprising a plurality of dynamically-modifiable parallel wireless communication channels.

A computer system comprising:

• a radio-tight enclosure;
• and
• a plurality of function modules capable of intercommunicating within the enclosure via multiple parallel radio frequency channels, the plurality of function modules comprising one or more function modules that can execute system arbitration functionality comprising:
• a capability to detect presence of function modules;
• a capability to assess functionality and/or performance of the function modules;
• and
• a capability to assign communication resources and parallel channels for intercommunication among function modules.

A computer system comprising:

• a plurality of function modules;
• a radio tight enclosure that contains a plurality of cavities capable of accepting the plurality of function modules, the function modules being capable of intercommunicating inside the enclosure by wireless communication;
• a power line;
• and
• an optical communication channel capable of interfacing to systems and devices outside the enclosure.

A method of computing comprising:

• communicating among a plurality of function modules within a radio-tight enclosure via multiple parallel radio frequency channels;
• detecting presence of one or more of the plurality of function modules;
• assessing functionality and/or performance of the detected function modules;
• and
• assigning communication resources and parallel channels for intercommunication among function modules based on the assessed functionality.

A computer system comprising:

• a radio-tight enclosure;
• a plurality of function modules capable of insertion into the radio-tight enclosure;
• means for wirelessly communicating among the plurality of function modules interior to the radio-tight enclosure;
• and
• optical means for communicating between the plurality of function modules interior to the radio-tight enclosure and exterior devices.

A computer system comprising:

• a radio-tight enclosure;
• a plurality of cavities contained within the enclosure, the plurality of cavities capable of accepting and holding multiple function modules;
• one or more function modules capable of insertion into the cavities and comprising a radio frequency communication system capable of intercommunicating in multiple parallel channels and wide bandwidth within the enclosure;
• and
• a power delivery infrastructure coupled to the plurality of cavities for supplying power to the one or more function modules, the power delivery infrastructure comprising the only hardware common to all function modules, the power delivery infrastructure being redundant and replaceable without disrupting computer system operation.