Multiple telescopes/satellites (orbiting nodes) each stream noisy observational data toward a central hub. In "Fused" mode the hub combines correlated measurements, boosting confidence roughly as √N while filtering discards low-quality packets.
Confidence_fused ≈ 1 - (1-c)/√N_active
Latency ≈ base + Σ(packet_size)/bandwidth
- Data sources — number of orbiting instruments streaming data packets to the hub.
- Data rate — how frequently each source emits a packet (affects throughput).
- Noise filter threshold — packets below this quality are dropped before reaching the hub, trading volume for cleanliness.
- Fusion mode — toggles between passing raw packets through vs. cross-correlating them into a single fused estimate.
Real-world application: this mirrors how observatories combine multi-wavelength and multi-instrument data (e.g. gravitational-wave + electromagnetic follow-up) into one confident detection.