Distributed wireless communications for tactical network dominance

• US 8,254,847 B2
• Filed: 04/16/2008
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Department 13, Inc. (Department 13 International Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Department 13 LLC (Department 13 International Ltd.)
• Inventors: Sen, Robi
• Primary Examiner(s): Milord, Marceau
• Application Number:
  US12/103,983
• Publication Number:
  US 20080261509A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,595 Days
• Field of Search: 455/67.11, 455/450, 455/80, 455/557, 455/556.1, 455/414.4
• US Class Current: 455/67.11
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/302 gathering intelligence information for situation awareness or reconnaissance
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/033 of the user plane, e.g. user's traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/80 Arrangements enabling lawful interception [LI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Ad-hoc networks employing cooperative signal processing are configured for detecting, identifying, and visualizing radio communication networks used by an adversary, such as enemy combatants or criminals. These networks are further configured for performing a non-passive tactical response to an adversary'"'"'s communication capabilities. Such ad-hoc networks are particularly useful for identifying radio communication resources, establishing radio links, and subverting an adversary'"'"'s communication capabilities in environments lacking available communication infrastructure, including battlefield environments, and locations where communication infrastructure is non-existent or has been compromised by natural disasters or terrorists attacks.

Claims

1. A tactical network dominance method performed by a plurality of wireless transceivers communicatively coupled together, the method comprising:

providing for coordinating the plurality of wireless transceivers to cooperatively detect an external radio communication link,

providing for monitoring the external radio communication link,

providing for identifying the external radio communication link,

providing for assessing the external radio communication link for determining an assessed threat,

providing for determining a non-passive tactical response to the assessed threat, and

providing for coordinating the plurality of wireless transceivers to execute the non-passive tactical response targeting the external radio communication link, wherein at least one of providing for assessing, providing for determining, and providing for coordinating the plurality of wireless transceivers to execute the non-passive tactical response is dynamically reconfigurable based on at least one of transceiver locations, historical value ranges, and recent measurements.

2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein providing for coordinating the plurality of wireless transceivers to execute the non-passive tactical response further comprises at least one of a set of actions, the set including notifying personnel, sending codes to activate or deactivate automated systems, track users of the external radio communication link, and generate a visual representation of data gathered by the plurality of wireless transceivers.

3. A server computer configured to perform the method of claim 1.

4. A computer-readable medium comprising a program code configured to perform the method of claim 1.

5. A computer-readable medium comprising a program code for causing a computer system to collect radio-signal data from a plurality of transceivers, perform signal processing on the radio-signal data for detecting radio transmissions, perform an identification function on detected radio transmissions for determining at least one external radio communication source, and coordinate the plurality of distributed transceivers for performing a non-passive tactical response targeting the at least one external radio communication source, wherein at least one of determining, and performing the non-passive tactical response is dynamically reconfigurable based on at least one of transceiver locations, historical value ranges, and recent measurements.

6. The computer-readable medium recited in claim 5, wherein the computer system comprises the plurality transceivers, each of the plurality of transceivers having computational capabilities.

7. The computer-readable medium recited in claim 5, wherein signal processing comprises determining the presence of energy signatures in a predetermined spectral region.