Iterative method for allocating radio channels in a communication network

A method of allocating radio channels among tactical networks of radio transceivers which uses fuzzy logic to evaluate quality of communication and which uses a genetic algorithm to find an optimal channel allocation plan. The method generates plural plans which each have a random allocation of the radio channels to the networks, and evaluates each plan to provide a goodness vector for each of the plans. The goodness vector is a vector of goodness values which are continuous from best to worst and may relate to such things as communication quality and multipath quality. The channels are allocated in accordance with the top ranked plan. Top ranked plans may be iteratively manipulated, or mutated, to generate even better plans, these iterations ending when no appreciable improvements result from further manipulation.