TY - GEN
T1 - Design of a mobile ad hoc network communication app for disaster recovery
AU - Goncalves, Allan
AU - Silva, Carlos
AU - Morreale, Patricia
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The utility of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) during disaster recovery is well-known. Dynamic networks offer particular advantages in post-disaster circumstances, permitting first-responders to prioritize the use of humanitarian and repair resources in emergency situations caused by extreme weather such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and snow storms. Real-time data and information sharing, using a mobile app, has been expanded from the individual point-to-point communication or 'hot-spots' to dynamically built, with virtual hub-and-spoke topology, mobile ad hoc networks. The MANET approach, supported by a mobile app, makes the disaster recovery more efficient, both in monitoring the scope of the damage and in coordinating appropriate recovery and relief missions. The integrated approach of a mobile app and MANETs can ultimately save lives and reduce the time needed for critical service to be restored.
AB - The utility of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) during disaster recovery is well-known. Dynamic networks offer particular advantages in post-disaster circumstances, permitting first-responders to prioritize the use of humanitarian and repair resources in emergency situations caused by extreme weather such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and snow storms. Real-time data and information sharing, using a mobile app, has been expanded from the individual point-to-point communication or 'hot-spots' to dynamically built, with virtual hub-and-spoke topology, mobile ad hoc networks. The MANET approach, supported by a mobile app, makes the disaster recovery more efficient, both in monitoring the scope of the damage and in coordinating appropriate recovery and relief missions. The integrated approach of a mobile app and MANETs can ultimately save lives and reduce the time needed for critical service to be restored.
KW - disaster recovery
KW - mobile ad hoc networks (MANET)
KW - mobile app
KW - real-time network data
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904497196&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/WAINA.2014.26
DO - 10.1109/WAINA.2014.26
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84904497196
SN - 9781479926527
T3 - Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 28th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, IEEE WAINA 2014
SP - 121
EP - 126
BT - Proceedings - 2014 IEEE 28th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, IEEE WAINA 2014
PB - IEEE Computer Society
T2 - 28th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications Workshops, IEEE WAINA 2014
Y2 - 13 May 2014 through 16 May 2014
ER -