DARPA Solicitation - Mobile Networked Multiple Input-Multiple Output Technology

Recent developments show Multiple Input-Multiple Output (MIMO) technology to be immensely promising in a wide range of military applications. DARPA seeks to convert the potential demonstrated in the first phase of the current DARPA MNM program into practical military systems that exploit the adaptability of MIMO capable systems for both vehicular and handheld applications. Toward that end, DARPA seeks to identify technologies that will result in a system of communications devices and software that are built from the ground-up to support the requirements and potential flexibility of a MNM enabled network. The system should be able to intelligently adapt all of its radio and processing resources to support the user's communications needs. These adaptations should include, but are not limited to: spatial diversity for higher data rates, spatial diversity for low power spectral density, spatial diversity to increase range, frequency agility, bandwidth agility, interference suppression, beam forming, and multiple simultaneous beams. Additionally, the system must support a tactically relevant network implementation that can also adapt as the environment and mission change. DARPA also seeks to explore the synergy of MNM technologies with advanced spectrum access and management approaches such as those being researched in the DARPA Next Generation Communications Program. Read more