Title :
Cellular ad-hoc relay for emergencies (CARE)
Author :
Janefalkar, Anand A. ; Josiam, Kaushik ; Rajan, Dinesh
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Southern Methodist Univ., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
Emergency services are being improved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by obligating wireless service providers to be E911 compliant by December 2005. We propose a system which is not only compliant with the E911 requirements, but also provides enhanced functionality to relay an emergency call arising from a user outside the cellular coverage area via another user within the range of the network. Simulations based on the GSM wireless technology are described and results show that cellular ad-hoc relay for emergencies (CARE) achieves a system efficiency of over 90%.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; cellular radio; emergency services; radio repeaters; E911 compliant; FCC; Federal Communications Commission; GSM; cellular ad-hoc relay for emergencies; cellular coverage area; emergency call; wireless service providers; Batteries; Collision avoidance; Downlink; FCC; Frequency synchronization; GSM; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Power system relaying; Relays; Telephone sets;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 2004. VTC2004-Fall. 2004 IEEE 60th
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8521-7
DOI :
10.1109/VETECF.2004.1400585
