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US 11,540,198 B2Granted
Ultra-high reliability wireless communication systems and methods
AssigneeNational Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
InventorsJohn L. Russell, David A. Wiegandt, Dahlon D. Chu, Kevin Robbins, Douglas G. Brown, Dominic A. Perea, Loren E. Riblett, Jr.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for ultra-high reliability (UHR) wireless communications systems and methods are disclosed. The disclosed UHR wireless communications systems and methods make the networked components on a communications infrastructure robust to interference caused by unintentional jamming, intermittent connectivity, weather, and physical barriers.
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A communications system, comprising:
- three or more communication nodes in communication with one another;
- at least one information source providing information to and receiving information from at least one of the three or more communication nodes;
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- at least one client network in communication with at least one node of the three or more nodes;
- wherein the three or more communication nodes each comprise two or more different types of communications based wireless communication devices;
- wherein each of the three or more nodes each comprise a processor configured to select one of the two or more communication devices having different communication methods to communicate information received from the at least one information source based on a determination of the reliability of wireless communications to another node;
- wherein the three or more communication nodes are located on three or more separate corresponding platforms;
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- wherein the processor receives other additional information from a node service system that provides other additional information selected from a group consisting of global positioning system location and time information.
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A method for robust communications, comprising:
- receiving information into one or more of three or more communication nodes;
- determining at least at one of three or more receiving nodes the most reliable communication path type to communicate the information through at least one additional node of the three or more communication nodes;
- communicating the information through the most reliable wireless communication path type;
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- communicating the information to an application that comprises a client network;
- wherein the three or more communication nodes are located on three or more separate corresponding platforms;
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- wherein the two or more wireless communications devices are selected from the group consisting of radio frequency radios and optical communications devices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.