ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,549,646, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Rockwell Collins Inc. (Cedar Rapids, Iowa).
"5G tactical access point proxy (TAPP)" was invented by James A. Stevens (Lucas, Texas) and Jeffrey D. Bouis (Frisco, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The US Department of Defense is rapidly moving to incorporate 5G in its networking capabilities. Incorporating 5G should be done in secure manner, especially in contested environments. Indeed, 5G UEs are typically located at the tactical edge, while the 5G Core Network is located safely away from the operational theater. The 5G base stations may be near the edge or further back, but come with their ...