This research project is just beginning. The intent is to employ adaptive beamforming networks to enhance the capacity of cellular-type systems. This work will continue through 4Q99. This is a large scale research effort involving many researchers and various industrial collaborators. Further, the system is designed for total mobility, meaning mobility of both handsets and base stations.
Research is currently underway at all layers of the conventional network protocol stack.
The system is designed around the use of both satellites and UAVs to serve as either relays or intelligent base stations. The scope of the research is quite broad, incorporating wideband spreading, adaptive notch filtering, and adaptive spatial arrays. This work will continue through 2Q98. This work will continue through 3Q98. A TDMA-based, high data rate, wireless LAN , will be designed and its performance analyzed.