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Application of Cellular Communications Models and Designs for Use in Disaster-Aftermath Related Scenarios

Application of Cellular Communications Models and Designs for Use in Disaster-Aftermath Related Scenarios

Stephen J. Curran
Copyright: © 2015 |Volume: 7 |Issue: 3 |Pages: 11
ISSN: 1941-8663|EISSN: 1941-8671|EISBN13: 9781466677319|DOI: 10.4018/IJITN.2015070104
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Curran, Stephen J. "Application of Cellular Communications Models and Designs for Use in Disaster-Aftermath Related Scenarios." IJITN vol.7, no.3 2015: pp.46-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJITN.2015070104

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Curran, S. J. (2015). Application of Cellular Communications Models and Designs for Use in Disaster-Aftermath Related Scenarios. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN), 7(3), 46-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJITN.2015070104

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Curran, Stephen J. "Application of Cellular Communications Models and Designs for Use in Disaster-Aftermath Related Scenarios," International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN) 7, no.3: 46-56. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJITN.2015070104

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Abstract

This paper is a pilot study on the concept of an aerial base station as a future strategy for restoring cellular communications in the aftermath of a major disaster. The strategy being studied makes use of low altitude platforms (LAPs) or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that can hover or orbit in a relatively fixed position and can act as an aerial base station. Unlike High Altitude Platforms (HAP) operating in a layer of the atmosphere above any existing air traffic, the LAPs or UAVs will be able to operate a few hundred to some thousands of meters above ground level. This paper also describes the functionality of the components comprising the aerial base station.

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