Flyphones

Flyphones is a method for managing a wireless communication network (such as a national mobile phone network) in a decentralised, self-organising way. Instead of having 'headquarters' make all the decisions about which radio frequencies are available to which base stations, the base stations themselves are allowed to talk to each other to compete for frequencies. This can have significant benefits in some situations. It's called 'Flyphones' because it is inspired by the way the cells of a developing fruitfly negotiate with each other to decide which will make bristles in the adult fly. The correct overall pattern is produced without any central control.