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Research and Application of Self-Organizing Communication Networks in Onsite Power Grid Rescue

Chuang Deng 1, Jun Liu 2, Xuesong Tan 2, and Fuxiang Li 3
1. Sichuan Electric Power Corporation Power Emergency Center, Chengdu 610041, China
2. National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Communications, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
3. State Grid Sichuan Information & Communication Company, Chengdu 610041, China

Abstract—Emergency communication and information technology has been an important research field in power emergency disposal industry. The existing onsite power emergency communication is based on satellite communication technology, which is expensive and lack of flexibility. In this paper, we propose to incorporate the technology of broadband wireless self-organizing networks into onsite power emergency communication systems. By analyzing the network architecture that can realize self-healing and high flexibility of onsite coverage, we develop a lightly hybrid networking protocol with the advantages of proactive and on-demand routing. Furthermore, we also design an interactive application software for mobile sharing of multimedia information. Software testing shows that the proposed emergency communication scheme can improve the performance in information submission, command scheduling, and rescue decision-making.

Index Terms—Emergency communication, power grid rescue, self-organizing networks, networking protocol, mobile applications

Cite: Chuang Deng, Jun Liu, Xuesong Tan, and Fuxiang Li, "Research and Application of Self-Organizing Communication Networks in Onsite Power Grid Rescue," Journal of Communications, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 615-620, 2015. Doi: 10.12720/jcm.10.8.615-620