Communication devices for network-hopping communications and methods of network-hopping communications

A method of communicating data comprising:

• a) communicating data with a first wireless device using a first communication network for a first predetermined amount of time;
• b) subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using a second communication network for a second predetermined amount of time;
• c) said step of communicating data with said first wireless device using said first communication network comprises communicating data through a first software-defined radio;
• d) said step of subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using said second communication network comprises communicating data through a second software-defined radio;
• g) establishing a first connection with said first communication device on said first communication network using said first software-defined radio, prior to said step of communicating data with said first wireless device;
• h) synchronizing a communication network-hopping call table with said first communication device, using said first established connection;
• said communications network-hopping call table comprising a plurality of communication networks;
• said plurality of communication networks comprising said second communication network;
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• i) establishing a second connection with said first communication device on said second communication network using said second software-defined radio, prior to said step of subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device.

A method of communicating data comprising:

• a) communicating data with a first wireless device using a first communication network for a first predetermined amount of time;
• b) subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using a second communication network for a second predetermined amount of time;
• c) said step of communicating data with said first wireless device using said first communication network comprises communicating data through a first software-defined radio;
• d) said step of subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using said second communication network comprises communicating data through a second software-defined radio;
• e) reconfiguring said first software-defined radio to communicate data with said first wireless device on at least a third communication network;
• f) reconfiguring said second software-defined radio to communicate data with said first wireless device on at least a fourth communication network;
• g) subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using said third communication network for a third predetermined amount of time;
• h) subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using said fourth communication network for a fourth predetermined amount of time;
• m) establishing a first connection with said first communication device on said first communication network using said first software-defined radio;
• n) synchronizing a communication network-hopping call table with said first communication device, using said first established connection;
• said communications network-hopping call table comprising a plurality of communication networks;
• said plurality of communication networks comprising said second communication network, said third communication network, and said fourth communication network;
• o) establishing a second connection with said first communication device on said second communication network using said second software-defined radio prior to said step of communicating data with said first wireless device using said second communication network;
• p) establishing a third connection with said first communication device on said third communication network using said first software-defined radio prior to said step of communicating data with said third wireless device using said first communication network;
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• q) establishing a fourth connection with said first communication device on said fourth communication network using said second software-defined radio prior to said step of communicating data with said fourth wireless device using said first communication network.

A method of communicating data comprising:

• a) communicating data with a first wireless device using a first communication network for a first predetermined amount of time;
• b) subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using a second communication network for a second predetermined amount of time;
• c) said step of communicating data with said first wireless device using said first communication network comprises communicating data through a first software-defined radio;
• d) said step of subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using said second communication network comprises communicating data through a second software-defined radio;
• e) reconfiguring said second software-defined radio to communicate data with said first wireless device on at least a third communication network;
• f) subsequently communicating data with said first wireless device using said third communication network for a third predetermined amount of time;
• g) said step of synchronizing a communication network-hopping call table further comprises synchronizing said communication network-hopping call table with a plurality of communication networks comprising a fourth communication network with said first communication device;
• h) after detecting a dropped connection of said first established connection with said first communication device on said first communication network:
• i) reconfiguring said second software-defined radio to communicate data with said first wireless device on at least a fourth communication network;
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• i) establishing a connection with said first communications device on said fourth communications network using said first software-defined radio prior to said step of communicating data with said first wireless device using said fourth communication network.

A wireless communication device, comprising:

• a) one or more software-defined radios;
• b) each said software-defined radios capable of communication over a plurality of communication technologies;
• c) a system controller coupled to each said software-defined radio;
• d) said system controller selected from the group of system controllers consisting of a general purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), programmable logic component, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof;
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• e) a storage media coupled to said system controller and comprising a computer programming code configured to cause said system controller to configure and reconfigure at predefined intervals said one or more software-defined radios to operate using at least a subset of said plurality of communication networks according to a selected sequence defined in at least one wireless network-homing call table.