Neural network-based node mobility and network connectivty predictions for mobile ad hoc radio networks
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1. A node for use in an ad hoc communications network including a plurality of connected said nodes, said node comprising:
- an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) element;
a storage unit communicatively coupled to said ANN element; and
a wireless communications unit communicatively coupled to said ANN element, said ANN element being capable of predicting a link life for direct connection to at least one other said node.
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Abstract
A self managed ad hoc communications network nodes and node mobility management. Nodes include an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) that determines connection to other network nodes. The ANN may use free space propagation link life estimation, inverse modeling for partition prediction, Stochastic Approximation, and/or coarse estimation. The node includes storage storing network tables and matrices indicating network connectivity and connection to other nodes. Also, a wireless communications unit provides for wireless communicating with other nodes.
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39 Claims
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1. A node for use in an ad hoc communications network including a plurality of connected said nodes, said node comprising:
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an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) element; a storage unit communicatively coupled to said ANN element; and a wireless communications unit communicatively coupled to said ANN element, said ANN element being capable of predicting a link life for direct connection to at least one other said node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An ad hoc communications network comprising:
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a plurality of nodes comprising an Artificial Neural Network (ANN), each node in communication with other said nodes of said ad hoc communications network; a plurality of network clusters, each cluster including one or more nodes of said plurality of nodes, one node in each cluster determining link life for connections for other nodes in said cluster and reconnect times for previously disconnected nodes; a storage unit in each said node, said node storing network tables and matrices indicating network connectivity, cluster and connectivity connection between said one or more nodes; and a wireless communications unit in each said node, said node communicating with at least one other said node wirelessly through said wireless communications unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A mobile communications station, said mobile communications station being mobile and comprising:
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a wireless communications unit; an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) element connectively coupled to said wireless communications unit, said ANN element being capable of predicting a link life for direct connection to at least one other said mobile communications station; and a storage unit connectively coupled to said ANN element. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A node for use in an ad hoc communications network including a plurality of the nodes, said node comprising:
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an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) element; a stochastic approximation engine (SA Engine) measuring propagation loss with another directly connected mobile communications station and training said ANN element; a storage unit communicatively coupled to said ANN element; and a wireless communications unit communicatively coupled to said ANN element. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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