Human-mobility enabled wireless networks for emergency communications during special events

Pervasive and Mobile Computing

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 472-483

  Cacciapuoti, Angela Sara ^a   Calabrese, Francesco ^b   Caleffi, Marcello ^a   Di Lorenzo, Giusy ^b   Paura, Luigi ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b IBM RESEARCH   (Ireland)

^c CNIT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Human mobility; Measurement; Small world; Urban

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR TELEPHONES; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MEASUREMENT; MOBILE DEVICES; MOBILE PHONES; TELEPHONE SETS;

CONNECTIVITY; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION; HUMAN MOBILITY; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH; PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS; SMALL WORLDS; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; URBAN;

MOBILE AD HOC NETWORKS;

EID: 84878659264     PISSN: 15741192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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