Custom aerial nodes for emergency mesh networking.
Programmable UAV paths that reach remote or dangerous areas with lower risk.
Store-carry-forward with coded packets for short contact times.
Traffic and delay gains measured across 2-site and 3-site scenarios.
Coverage area (H and R)
Hardware specifications and communication configurations for the custom aerial nodes.
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Results taken from E. Yanmaz et al. [1]
[1] E. Yanmaz, R. Kuschnig and C. Bettstetter, “Channel Measurements over 802.11a-based UAV-to-Ground Links,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM’11, Houston, USA, Dec. 2011, pp. 1280–1284.
Push data in DTN bundles so transfer stays reliable when the drone flies away.
Use the drone as a communication channel between two clusters.
Apply Network Coding for efficient data transfer.
DTNC behavior under synchronised and multi-site communication.
WT=2 is optimal; Alice and Bob send a bundle every 2ms and fewer packets are sent.
Waiting time should be slightly larger than sending time. Perfect sync can collide at the relay.
16.6% reduction in traffic
18% reduction in total time
DUMBO routers automatically form self-configuring, self-healing Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANET). OLSR continuously senses topology changes and updates the routing table at every participating router.
Lightweight portable nodes can be carried by people, vehicles, or even animals such as elephants into disaster-affected areas, and can interconnect emergency MANETs via satellite or remaining terrestrial links.
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