Public Safety (PS) organizations bring value to society by creating a stable and secure
environment. The services they provide include protection of people, environment and …

In post-disaster scenarios, for example, after earthquakes or floods, the traditional
communication infrastructure may be unavailable or seriously disrupted and overloaded …

Designing a reliable, resilient, and quickly deployable emergency communication network is
a key challenge for post-disaster management. In this paper, a UAV-assisted emergency Wi …

The performance of wireless communication network is important in emergency rescue
operations while ensuring optimum usage of limited wireless resources. Due to the …

One of the key features of next-generation mobile networks is the ability to satisfy the
requirements coming from different verticals. For satisfying these requirements, 5G networks …

Natural and man-made disasters have been causing destruction and distress to humanity all
over the world. In these scenarios, communication infrastructures are the most affected …

This paper discusses the design, implementation and field trials of WiMesh, a resilient
wireless mesh network-based disaster communication system purpose-built for …

Future wireless networks should facilitate efficient communication for rapidly growing
bandwidth intensive applications. The existing layered protocol stack lacks efficiency in …

In this paper, we discuss the challenges and opportunities of using cross-layer techniques
for enhancing wireless network security. Cross-layer approach has gained considerable …

Wireless mesh networks present an attractive communication solution for various research
and industrial projects. However, in many cases, the appropriate preliminary calculations …