Patent ID: 7190672

Claim:
A mobile wireless ad-hoc communications network, comprising: a plurality of nodes for communicating with each other, wherein each of the plurality of nodes comprises a memory for storing a spreading algorithm and a plurality of spreading sequences, and a transmitting node comprising: a controller for using said spreading algorithm along with information pertaining to an address of another one of said nodes and at least one other factor to select a spreading sequence from said plurality of stored spreading codes, and for applying a said spreading sequence to said communications signal to spread said communications signal, and a transmitter for transmitting said spread communications signal to said plurality of nodes; and said another one of said nodes comprising: a receiver for receiving said spread communications signal, and a controller for using said spreading algorithm along with information pertaining to said address of another one of said nodes and said at least one other factor to identify said spreading sequence from said plurality of stored spreading codes, and for applying said spreading sequence to said communications signal to despread said communications signal.