Self-configuring deployable cellular network for field
This technology creates a self-organizing wireless network where each radio device can automatically decide whether to act as a mini base station or as a regular mobile terminal, depending on what it detects in its environment. Devices that find no nearby base station elect themselves as one, while others register under an existing one, forming an ad-hoc cellular structure without requiring fixed infrastructure. The system uses dynamic spectrum access to avoid interfering with other users and can scale geographically by linking into existing networks. The result is a resilient, flexible mesh-like cellular network that can be deployed rapidly without pre-built towers or access points.
What you could build
A self-configuring tactical or emergency communications kit where ruggedized radios automatically form a cellular network in the field; primary buyers would be military units, first-responder agencies, and disaster-relief operators needing instant connectivity without infrastructure.
Who in Virginia should care
Defense contractors and system integrators headquartered in Northern Virginia (Booz Allen, CACI, Leidos, SAIC) and naval/military communications programs at bases across the state would have direct interest in self-forming tactical radio networks.
Readiness: Lab validated
Concept — described but not yet demonstrated. Lab validated — supported by experimental results in the patent. Prototype likely — the text describes a built, working embodiment.
Readiness is inferred from the patent text, not from a lab visit.
The record
- Inventors
- Ying Wang, Charles W. Bostian
- Granted
- January 10, 2012
- Status
- Granted patent
- Patent number
- 8094610
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