Resilient Communications with Lightweight Signature Synchronization on MPSoC Radios
In highly dynamic and contested RF environments, communication systems must swiftly adapt to fluctuating spectral conditions while ensuring network quality of service (QoS). Maintaining link synchronization and spectral efficiency during waveform adaptation is particularly challenging due to the high mobility and autonomy of devices, coupled with the possibility of operating in GPS-denied environments. In this demo, we introduce a scalable, high-speed FPGA-based parallel decoding algorithm that leverages the HORNets signature adaptation protocol to address these challenges. Our solution preserves link synchronization within a multi-node network and enables efficient, lightweight waveform adaptation without reliance on GPS. The algorithm's resilience and effectiveness are demonstrated using a three-node cluster configuration, all subjected to non-colored or colored intentional interference.
Authors
- Maxwell McManus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3477-3840)
- Prem Sagar Pattanshetty Vasanth Kumar
- Nicholas Mastronarde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8474-7237)
- Dimitris A. Pados (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8959-6450)
- Hatef Nouri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1965-8529)
- Elizabeth Serena Bentley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0972-9933)
- George Sklivanitis
- Zhangyu Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6134-215X)
- Sidharth Santhinivas
Institutions
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
- Florida Atlantic University (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ccnc54725.2025.10975913
- Primary Topic
- Cooperative Communication and Network Coding
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation