An Ad Hoc Network in the Sky, SKYMESH, for Large-Scale Disaster Recovery

Author

Suzuki, Hirokazu ; Kaneko, Youichiro ; Mase, Kenichi ; Yamazaki, Shigemitsu ; Makino, Hideo

Author_Institution

Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Technol., Niigata Univ., Niigata

fYear

2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

In the ad hoc communication system "SKYMESH", an urgent communication network backbone is built 50-100 meters high over ground by using balloons, taking advantage of good line-of-sight, low interference and long transmission range. SKYMESH is used as an emergency communication network when a large-scale natural disaster occurs. SKYMESH can be used for collecting information on disaster areas for rescue recovery and survey purposes. In this paper, an outline of SKYMESH and the result of the experiment performed at Niigata University campus in November 2005 are presented.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; disasters; mobile communication; Niigata University campus; SKYMESH; ad hoc network; communication network backbone; emergency communication network; large-scale disaster recovery; Ad hoc networks; Cellular phones; Communication equipment; Communication networks; Earthquakes; Interference; Internet; Large-scale systems; Local government; Spine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicular Technology Conference, 2006. VTC-2006 Fall. 2006 IEEE 64th

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0062-7

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0063-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VTCF.2006.496

Filename

4109761