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

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  • Stephen J. Curran

    (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, Florida, USA)

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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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  • Stephen J. Curran, 2015. "Application of Cellular Communications Models and Designs for Use in Disaster-Aftermath Related Scenarios," International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN), IGI Global, vol. 7(3), pages 46-56, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jitn00:v:7:y:2015:i:3:p:46-56
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