Link activation protocols for a mobile communication network with directive/adaptive antennas

A noncentralized fully distributed mobile communication network with directive/adaptive antennas is proposed. The spatial and temporal synchronization of transmitting and receiving antenna beams is accomplished by employing the global positioning system information and a synchronized spatial search algorithm. The link setup between a communication transmitter (CT) and a communication receiver (CR) depends on the success of both forward and reverse links. A two-way communication link protocol is defined as a basic agreement for the link activation in the network. Two link search algorithms, for additive white Gaussian noise channels, are proposed for use in hostile communication environments as follows: (1) a sequential ascending search power algorithm using an optimal set of link power levels and (2) a sequential Bayesian search algorithm (SBSA) using Bayes rule to update the CR location information. The optimal SBSA can be obtained by using dynamic programming, but the computational complexity is unfeasibly high. The experimental results in which the CT uses a noncoherent matched filter receiver for spread-spectrum code acquisition and the unfriendly interceptor uses a wide-band energy detector for both link search algorithms are presented.