Methods and systems for implementing and using edge artificial intelligence (ai) sensor collaborative fusion

A sensor gateway node configured for operating in a communication network comprising a plurality of network nodes, the sensor gateway node comprising:

• a point-to-point radio configured for facilitating and/or supporting point-to-point communication within the communication network;
• one or more processing circuits configured for one or both of controlling and processing of data;
• and
• a communication module comprising one or more communication circuits configured to facilitate or support one or both of local communication with one or more local devices that are not part of the communication network, and remote communication with one or more remote systems;
• and
• wherein the plurality of network nodes comprises one or more edge sensor units;
• wherein the sensor gateway node is configured to establish connections with the one or more edge sensor units;
• and
• wherein the one or more processing circuits are configured to process data obtained within the communication network, the processing comprising fusing sensory data obtained by the one or more edge sensor units.