TerraKinesis offers PULSE, a server‑less mesh networking microservice that creates self‑healing communication links for up to 1,000 nodes in denied or low‑bandwidth environments. Using NACK‑based messaging and a beehive clustering algorithm over UDP multicast, it provides sub‑millisecond repair and guaranteed delivery without satellite or central servers, targeting defense C2 and autonomous vehicle applications.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Current multi-domain command and control systems rely on centralized base stations and mandatory satellite links, causing network fragmentation and loss of capability when links fail or bandwidth is limited. Distributed applications without servers also collapse after a few dozen nodes, limiting scalability for large fleets of crewed, uncrewed, or sensor platforms.
Solution
TerraKinesis’s PULSE is a software microservice that creates a self‑healing, server‑less mesh network for up to 1,000 nodes operating in denied, degraded, intermittent, and limited‑bandwidth (DDIL) environments. It guarantees message delivery using a negative‑acknowledgment (NACK) protocol that reduces overhead by 95‑99 % and a “beehive” dynamic clustering algorithm that groups nodes into colonies of 15‑25, lowering scaling complexity from O(n²) to O(n). PULSE runs over UDP multicast on existing edge transport infrastructure, requiring only two to four weeks for integration. The platform supports real‑time operation with sub‑millisecond local repair, enabling reliable command, control, and data exchange without reliance on satellite communications.
Target Audience
Primary customers are defense and government agencies that need resilient multi‑domain command and control, as well as commercial manufacturers of autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial robotics requiring high‑reliability, low‑latency mesh communications.
Features
- NACK‑based messaging that signals only missed packets, cutting network traffic by up to 99 %
- Beehive dynamic clustering that forms self‑healing colonies of 15‑25 nodes, simplifying scaling to 1,000+ participants
- UDP/multicast transport layer that leverages existing edge radios and eliminates the need for servers or SATCOM
- Sub‑millisecond (<1 ms) local repair times for rapid fault recovery in the mesh
- Compatibility with defense C2 standards (NGC2, TAK, Lattice, JBC‑P, C2FIX) and commercial ITS/V2X radios
- Enables vehicle‑to‑vehicle messaging for autonomous and connected‑infrastructure applications without cellular hub‑and‑spoke latency
- Supports edge‑computing workloads such as drone swarms and warehouse robotics with guaranteed delivery at 142 fps under burst jamming