Performance considerations in totally mobile wireless

This paper discusses a novel a two-level 'totally mobile' wireless communic ations architecture which is motivated by the need for low cost rapidly dep loyable communication structures. The system's capabilities for intelligent survivability and adaptive connectivity in a highly dynamic mobile environ ment are discussed. We design and evaluate algorithms for base station move ment as well as for terminal handoff based on robot motion planning and wir eless power control. Performance metrics considered include the coverage of mobile terminals by the base stations, the effectiveness of call handoff, and the usage of communication power by the mobile terminals. (C) 1999 Else vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.