Mobile ad-hoc network with satellite node
First Claim
1. A mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing, comprising:
- a first plurality of mobile nodes configured for mobile wireless communication and without satellite communication capabilities, wherein at least some of said first plurality of mobile nodes are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node; and
a second plurality of mobile nodes configured for mobile wireless communication and satellite communication, wherein at least some of said second plurality of mobile nodes are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node;
wherein all of said mobile nodes communicate over a dynamically-formed ordinary communication link and wherein said mobile nodes operating as backbone nodes additionally communicate over a dynamically-formed backbone link,and wherein at least some ordinary nodes of said second plurality of mobile nodes and at least some backbone nodes of said second plurality of mobile nodes can communicate by both mobile wireless communication and satellite communication in accordance with an ad-hoc multi-interface dynamic routing which routes data between said mobile nodes by mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication in accordance with respective communication capabilities of said mobile nodes, so as to incorporate satellite communications into said network.
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Abstract
A mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing includes multiple mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and multiple mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and satellite communication. At least some of the mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node. At least some of the mobile nodes with mobile wireless communication and satellite communication are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node. All of the mobile nodes communicate over a dynamically-formed ordinary communication link. Mobile nodes operating as backbone nodes additionally communicate over a dynamically-formed backbone link. Data is routed in the network by an ad-hoc multi-interface dynamic routing which routes data between the mobile nodes by mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication in accordance with respective communication capabilities of the mobile nodes, so as to incorporate satellite communications into the network.
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36 Claims
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1. A mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing, comprising:
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a first plurality of mobile nodes configured for mobile wireless communication and without satellite communication capabilities, wherein at least some of said first plurality of mobile nodes are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node; and a second plurality of mobile nodes configured for mobile wireless communication and satellite communication, wherein at least some of said second plurality of mobile nodes are dynamically-switched between operating as an ordinary node or as a backbone node; wherein all of said mobile nodes communicate over a dynamically-formed ordinary communication link and wherein said mobile nodes operating as backbone nodes additionally communicate over a dynamically-formed backbone link, and wherein at least some ordinary nodes of said second plurality of mobile nodes and at least some backbone nodes of said second plurality of mobile nodes can communicate by both mobile wireless communication and satellite communication in accordance with an ad-hoc multi-interface dynamic routing which routes data between said mobile nodes by mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication in accordance with respective communication capabilities of said mobile nodes, so as to incorporate satellite communications into said network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A mobile node for communicating within a mobile ad-hoc network, said mobile node having both mobile wireless and satellite communication capabilities, said network being for communication between multiple mobile nodes over both an ordinary communication link and a backbone communication link in accordance with a multi-interface dynamic network routing, the node comprising:
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a topology processor, configured for monitoring network topology and for routing data transmission by said node in accordance with an ad-hoc multi-interface dynamic routing which routes data by mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication in accordance with respective communication capabilities of other nodes of said mobile ad-hoc network; a wireless transceiver in association with said topology processor, configured for direct communication with others of said mobile nodes by mobile wireless communication; and a satellite transceiver in association with said topology processor, configured for satellite communication with mobile nodes over a satellite link, said mobile node being self-selecting between operation as an ordinary node and as a backbone node, wherein; during operation as a backbone node, said mobile node can communicate by mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication over both said ordinary communication link and said backbone communication link, and during operation as an ordinary node, said mobile node can communicate by both mobile wireless communication and by satellite communication over said ordinary communication link and disables communication over said backbone communication link.
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23. A method for node self-management of a mobile node having both mobile wireless and satellite communication capabilities in a mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing, wherein said network comprises a plurality of mobile nodes, the method comprising:
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determining respective node communication capabilities of other nodes in said network, said communication capabilities comprising at least one of mobile wireless communication and satellite communication; alternately operating said mobile node in backbone operating mode and in ordinary operating mode, said operating mode being selected in accordance with said communication capabilities and current network topology, wherein; operating said mobile node in backbone operating mode comprise; identifying one-hop neighboring backbone nodes and respective communication capabilities of said neighboring backbone nodes; establishing communication over a satellite portion of a backbone link to one-hop satellite-capable backbone nodes; and establishing communication over a mobile wireless portion of said backbone link to others of said identified one-hop backbone nodes; and operating said mobile node in ordinary operating mode comprises establishing communication over a satellite portion of an ordinary link to satellite-capable mobile nodes and establishing mobile wireless communication over a mobile wireless portion of said ordinary link with one-hop mobile nodes in accordance with a current ad-hoc multi-interface dynamic routing. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A mobile ad-hoc communications network with multi-interface dynamic routing, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile nodes configured for communication over a mobile wireless link in accordance with a multi-interface dynamic routing, each of said mobile nodes being configured for communication by a first form of wireless communications, and at least two of said mobile nodes being configured for communication by both said first form of wireless communication and a second form of wireless communication, said first form and said second form having differing respective communication capabilities, a plurality of said mobile nodes being dynamically-switchable between operation as an ordinary node or as a backbone node, wherein said mobile nodes communicate with one-hop neighboring nodes over a dynamically-formed ordinary communication link and said mobile nodes operating as backbone nodes additionally communicate over a dynamically-formed backbone link; and wherein data transfer over said ordinary communication link and over said backbone link utilizes both of said first and second forms of wireless communication in accordance with said multi-interface dynamic routing and respective forms of communication of said mobile nodes, so as to incorporate at least two forms of wireless communication into said network. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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