In Alcyone Systems' network topology, nodes are organized into non-overlapping clusters. The clusters are independently controlled and are dynamically reconfigured as nodes move.

In our approach we eliminate the requirement for a cluster-head altogether and adopt a fully distributed approach for cluster formation and intra-cluster and inter-cluster communications. The result of our clustering topology is an interconnected set of clusters covering the entire node population. Namely, the system topology is divided into small partitions (clusters) with independent control.

This adaptive clustering wireless network architecture has three main advantages.

First, it provides spatial reuse of the bandwidth due to node clustering. Secondly, bandwidth can be shared or reserved in a controlled fashion in each cluster. Finally, the cluster algorithm is robust in the face of topological changes caused by node motion, node failure and node insertion/removal. Our test results shows that this architecture provides an efficient, stable infrastructure for the integration of different types of traffic in a dynamic radio network.

This decentralized reconfigurable network topology enhances the location tracking system as well as having the capability to provide real time multimedia communications.