SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING OVER MESH NETWORKS USING WAVEFORM-ENHANCED, LINK-STATE ROUTING
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1. A communications system, comprising:
- a plurality of mobile nodes forming a mesh network;
a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together;
each mobile node comprising a communications device and operative for transmitting data packets wirelessly to other mobile nodes via the wireless communications link from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and multiple waveforms.
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Abstract
A communication system includes a plurality of mobile nodes forming a mesh network. A plurality of wireless communication links connect the mobile nodes together. Each mobile node is formed as a communications device and operative for transmitting data packets wirelessly to other mobile nodes via the wireless communications link from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and multiple waveforms
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1. A communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of mobile nodes forming a mesh network; a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together; each mobile node comprising a communications device and operative for transmitting data packets wirelessly to other mobile nodes via the wireless communications link from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and multiple waveforms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless nodes forming a mesh network; a plurality of wireless communication links connecting the mobile nodes together; each wireless node comprising a communications device and operative for transmitting data packets wirelessly to other nodes via the wireless communications link from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and a base waveform by predicting 1-hop neighborhood connectivity based on a heuristic regarding packet reception characteristics and waveform performance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for communicating, comprising:
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forming a mesh network from a plurality of mobile nodes; and transmitting a data packet across the mesh network from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and multiple waveforms. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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