Methods and systems for merging isolated networks

A first network having three states, the first network comprising:

• a first moveable base station transceiver;
• a first network core;
• and
• an electronic processor configured to control the first network to be in one of the three states selected from:
• an isolated state wherein the first network core controls communication between communication devices through the first moveable base station transceiver using first content of the first network core, wherein the first network includes a first coverage area in which network communications occur via the first moveable base station transceiver and wherein the first moveable base station transceiver is located greater than a predetermined distance from a second moveable base station transceiver of a second network that includes a second coverage area such that the first coverage area and the second coverage area do not overlap when the first network is in the isolated state;
• wherein, in the isolated state, the electronic processor is configured to monitor receipt of a location message from the second network;
• a transition state wherein:
• the electronic processor has determined, based on receipt of the location message, that at least one of the first moveable base station transceiver and the second moveable base station transceiver has moved such that the second network is located within the predetermined distance of the first network, and
• in response to determining that the second network is located within the predetermined distance of the first network, the first network and the second network are merged to form a multi-cell network by
• the first network transmitting the first content of the first network core to the second network over a side haul communication channel,
• the first network receiving second content of a second network core of the second network from the second network over the side haul communication channel,
• the electronic processor storing the second content in the first network core such that
• the first network core includes the first content and the second content, and
• the first moveable base station transceiver is capable of communicating with first network components of the first network core and with mirrored instances of second network components of the second network core within the first network core, wherein the mirrored instances of the second network components include the second content received from the second network, and
• the electronic processor establishing a communication interface between the first moveable base station transceiver and the second moveable base station transceiver of the second network;
• and
• a merged state wherein the first network and the second network are merged to form the multi-cell network and wherein the first network core controls communication between communication devices through the first moveable base station transceiver using the second content included in the mirrored instances of the second network components.