Wireless mesh networking: A key solution for emergency & rural applications

Proceedings - 2009 2nd International Conference on Advances in Mesh Networks, MESH 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 143-149

  Yarali, Abdulrahman ^c   Ahsant, Babak ^a   Rahman, Saifur ^b  

^a Mobile Communication Company ^*  (Iran)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Disaster recovery; Emergency communications; Public services; Wireless mobile communications

Indexed keywords

BROADBAND ACCESS; COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS; DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; DISASTER RECOVERY; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS; EMERGENCY SITUATION; FULLY OPERATIONAL; KEY SOLUTION; MAN-PORTABLE; MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS; PUBLIC SAFETY; PUBLIC SERVICES; REAL-TIME INFORMATION SHARING; RESIDENTIAL SECTORS; RURAL APPLICATION; TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTERS; WIRELESS MESH NETWORKING; WIRELESS MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY; WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKS (WLAN); WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS (WMN); WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 70350776673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MESH.2009.33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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