Radio devices, regulation servers, and verification servers
View Patent ↗According to various embodiments, a radio device may be provided. The radio device may include a configurable component, a configuration information transmitter configured to transmit information identifying the radio device and an identifier of a configuration of the configurable component to a regulation server; and a permission information receiver configured to receive from the regulation server information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component is to be used by the radio device.
1. A radio device, comprising:
a configurable component;
a software component for defining a configuration of the configurable component;
a configuration information transmitter configured to transmit information identifying the radio device and an identifier of the configuration to a regulation server, wherein the configuration information transmitter is further configured to transmit an identifier of a configuration of the further configurable component to the regulation server;
a permission information receiver configured to receive from the regulation server information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the configuration of the further configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and a pre-determined configuration of the further configurable component are to be used by the radio device;
a test case information receiver configured to receive, from the regulation server, information about a pre-determined test case to be performed by the radio device; and
a test case evaluator configured to determine a result of the pre-determined test case performed by the radio device.
2. The radio device of claim 1 , further comprising: a radio circuit;
wherein the configurable component is configured to modify a property of the radio circuit.
3. The radio device of claim 1 , wherein the configurable component comprises programmable logic.
4. The radio device of claim 1 , wherein the configurable component comprises at least one of a field-programmable gate array, software, firmware, application software, software of a physical layer, software of a data link layer, software of a logical link control layer, and software of a media access control layer.
5. The radio device of claim 1 ,
wherein the information identifying the radio device comprises at least one of an identifier of the radio device and an identifier of a class of radio devices to which the radio device belongs.
6. The radio device of claim 1 ,
wherein the configuration information transmitter is further configured to transmit the information identifying the radio device and the identifier of the configuration of the configurable component to the regulation server on an occasion related to modifying the configuration of the configurable component.
7. The radio device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a test case result transmitter configured to transmit information about a result of the pre-determined test case to the regulation server.
8. The radio device of claim 1 ,
wherein the test case comprises at least one test case selected from a list of test cases consisting of:
a test case with respect to interference;
a test case with respect to a spectral mask; and
a test case with respect to energy consumption.
9. The radio device of claim 1 ,
wherein the configuration information transmitter comprises an identifier generator configured to generate the identifier of the configuration of the configurable component.
10. The radio device of claim 9 ,
wherein the identifier generator is configured to generate a checksum of the configuration of the configurable component as the identifier of the configuration of the configurable component.
11. The radio device of claim 1 ,
further comprising a controller configured to configure the configurable component in accordance with the information received from the regulation server.
12. The radio device of claim 1 ,
wherein the configuration includes the usage of a plurality of software components and wherein the information received from the regulation server indicates a condition that has to be met by the radio device to be permitted to use the plurality of software components.
13. The radio device of claim 12 ,
wherein the condition is a condition with regard to the installation order of the plurality of software components.
14. The radio device of claim 12 , further comprising a controller configured to reconfigure the configuration of the configurable component such that the condition is fulfilled.
15. A radio device, comprising:
a configurable component;
a further configurable component;
a software component for defining a configuration of the configurable component;
a certification storage configured to store information about a digital certification associated with the configuration;
a certification information transmitter configured to transmit the information about the digital certification to a verification server, wherein the certification information transmitter is further configured to transmit an identifier of a configuration of the further configurable component to the verification server;
a permission information receiver configured to receive from the verification server information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the configuration of the further configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and a pre-determined configuration of the further configurable component are to be used by the radio device;
a test case information receiver configured to receive, from the verification server, information about a pre-determined test case to be performed by the radio device; and
a test case evaluator configured to determine a result of the pre-determined test case performed by the radio device.
16. The radio device of claim 15 ,
wherein the information about the digital certification comprises an identifier of the digital certification.
17. A regulation server, comprising:
a configuration information receiver configured to receive information identifying a radio device and an identifier of a configuration of a configurable component of the radio device, wherein the configuration for the configurable component is defined by a software component comprised in the radio device, wherein the radio device further comprises a further configurable component, and wherein the configuration information receiver is further configured to receive an identifier of a configuration of the further configurable component from the radio device; and;
a permission determiner configured to determine whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the configuration of the further configurable component based on the received information identifying the radio device and the received identifier of the configuration of the configurable component and the received identifier of the configuration of the further configurable component of the radio device or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and a pre-determined configuration of the further configurable component are to be used by the radio device; and
a permission information transmitter configured to transmit information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the further configurable component, or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and pre-determined configuration of the further component are to be used by the radio device,
wherein the permission determiner is further configured to determine whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component based on a pre-determined test case performed by the radio device.
18. The regulation server of claim 17 , further comprising:
a configuration storage;
a configuration information availability determiner configured to determine whether information indicating as to whether a radio device corresponding to the received information identifying the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component corresponding to the received identifier of the configuration of the configuration component of the radio device is stored in the configuration storage.
19. The regulation server of claim 18 ,
wherein the configuration storage is configured to store information about valid digital certifications and about invalid digital certifications.
20. The regulation server of claim 18 ,
wherein the permission determiner is further configured to determine whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component based on the determination of the configuration information availability determiner.
21. The regulation server of claim 17 , further comprising:
a test case information transmitter configured to transmit information about the pre-determined test case to the radio device.
22. The regulation server of claim 21 , further comprising:
a test case result receiver configured to receive information about a result of the pre-determined test case from the radio device.
23. The regulation server of claim 21 ,
wherein the test case comprises at least one test case selected from a list of test cases consisting of:
a test case with respect to interference;
a test case with respect to a spectral mask; and
a test case with respect to energy consumption.
24. The regulation server of claim 18 , further comprising:
a test case information transmitter configured to transmit information about the pre-determined test case to the radio device;
wherein the test case information transmitter is configured to transmit information about the pre-determined test case in case it is determined by the configuration information availability determiner that information indicating as to whether a radio device corresponding to the received information identifying the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component corresponding to the received identifier of the configuration of the configuration component of the radio device is not stored in the configuration storage.
25. A verification server, comprising:
a certification information receiver configured to receive information about a digital certification associated with a configuration of a configurable component of the radio device from a radio device, wherein the configuration is defined by a software component comprised in the radio device;
a permission determiner configured to determine whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration; and
a permission information transmitter configured to transmit to the radio device information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration,
wherein the permission determiner is further configured to determine whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component based on a pre-determined test case performed by the radio device,
wherein the radio device further comprises a further configurable component;
wherein the certification information receiver is further configured to receive an identifier of a configuration of the further configurable component from the radio device; and
wherein the permission determiner is further configured to determine whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the configuration of the further configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component are to be used by the radio device.
26. A radio device, comprising:
a configurable component;
a further configurable component;
a software component for defining a configuration of the configurable component and a further configurable component;
a storage configured to store information about a digital certification associated with the configuration of the configurable component;
a changing circuit configured to change the information stored in the storage; and
a configuration information transmitter configured to transmit information identifying the radio device and an identifier of the configuration to a regulation server and is further configured to transmit an identifier of a configuration of the further configurable component to the regulation server;
a permission information receiver configured to receive from the regulation server information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the configuration of the further configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and a pre-determined configuration of the further configurable component are to be used by the radio device;
a controller configured to allow operation of the configurable component in the configuration or operation in the pre-determined configuration and wherein the controller is further configured to allow the operation of the configurable component based on a pre-determined test case performed by the radio device.
27. A radio device, comprising:
a configurable component;
a further configurable component;
a software component for defining a configuration of the configurable component;
a configuration information transmitter configured to transmit information identifying the radio device and an identifier of the configuration to a regulation server and is further configured to transmit an identifier of a configuration of the further configurable component to the regulation server;
a permission information receiver configured to receive from the regulation server information indicating as to whether the radio device is permitted to use the configuration of the configurable component and the configuration of the further configurable component or as to whether a pre-determined configuration of the configurable component and a pre-determined configuration of the further configurable component are to be used by the radio device;
a receiver configured to receive program code of software being capable of changing the compliance of the radio device with a radio device operation directive;
a checking circuit configured to check, upon the program code of the software being installed or stored in the radio device, whether the operation of the software on the radio device complies with the radio device operation directive; and
a controller configured to allow execution of the software on the radio device if the combination of the software with the radio device complies with the radio device operation directive or to use the pre-determined configuration and wherein the controller is further configured to allow the operation of the configurable component based on a pre-determined test case performed by the radio device.
28. The radio device according to claim 27 ,
wherein the device operation directive is the Radio Equipment and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and the Mutual Recognition of their Conformity directive.