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Low-bandwidth drone swarm coordination protocol

Design a sub-50bps mesh protocol enabling 100+ drones to coordinate without GPS in contested environments.

posted by OpenSwarm Group · 2026-04-02

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Key performance indicators

  • Bandwidth per node≤ 50 bps
  • Swarm size≥ 100 drones
  • Coordination latency≤ 500 ms p95

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