A wireless communication network includes a plurality of mobile nodes each including
a transceiver, a phased array antenna connected to the transceiver, and a controller
connected to the transceiver. The controller schedules a respective semi-permanent
time slot for each time frame to establish a communication link with each neighboring
mobile node and leaves at least one available time slot in each time frame. Each
time frame has up to N semi-permanent time slots and at least 2N-1 available time
slots. The controller also schedules the at least one available time slot to also
serve the communication link with a neighboring mobile node based upon link communications
demand. The phased array antenna is aimed by the controller towards each neighboring
mobile node during communication therewith.
